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No Comment Prescription for the New Economy "Why don't they get new jobs if they're unhappy-or go on Prozac?" said Susan Sheybani, an assistant to Bush campaign spokesman Terry Holt, reports...
...com, says: "You don't support Democrats...
...W Ketchup comes in one flavor: American...
...Please send original clippings or photocopies and give name and date of publication...
...Why should your ketchup...
...He wasn't wearing any underwear...
...In a nation with limited Internet access, over 1,000 Afghans are gambling online, and while we are still scratching our heads at Casino Fortune, our accountants are jumping for joy...
...Lost in Translation California's Secretary of Education Richard Riordan stopped at the Santa Barbara Central Library to promote a summer reading program and chat with students...
...Airport police said a security screener was waving a metal-detecting wand over Miller's pants area when Miller pulled his shorts down to his ankles...
...Order your absentee ballot today...
...Military Makeover The New Yorker reports on a little-known benefit of being in the military: free cosmetic surgery...
...The Army's rationale is that, as a spokeswoman said, 'the surgeons have to have someone to practice on.'" A Vote of No Confidence The Florida GOP is encouraging voters to use absentee ballots in the November election instead of touch screen voting, reports the St...
...But it's not abnormal for people to become frustrated with the screening process.'" Conventional Wisdom "Some of the best lobbying in the world is done at these conventions," Don Fowler, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a delegate from South Carolina, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch...
...It means stupid, dirty girl," Riordan replied, reports the Sacramento Bee...
...One girl named Isis asked Riordan if he knew what her name meant...
...We've never had anybody do that before,' said Airport Police Lieutenant Matt Christenson...
...A Patriotic Vegetable Finally the perfect condiment for freedom fries: W Ketchup...
...The product's website, www.wketchup...
...Church Handouts "Not everyone had a burning bush to tell them their life's calling," reads a brochure from the Department of Labor to religious groups...
...If we do not suppress the Detroit vote, we're going to have a tough time in this election," said State Representative John Pappageorge, Republican of Troy, Michigan, reports the Detroit Free Press...
...Flashing Security From the AP: "Daryl Miller didn't make it through airport security because he couldn't keep his pants on...
...Michigan, the Next Florida...
...Spoils of War Online gambling is booming in Afghanistan, says Dennis Rose, senior vice president of casinofortune.com: "A very surprising outcome of the war in the Middle East has been a tremendous increase of Afghanis gambling online...
...Out of religious respect, until very recently, we did not accept players from Muslim countries, but lifted the Afghan ban in June, and a flood of hundreds of players a week from Afghanistan downloaded software and began hitting the blackjack tables...
...The guide explains how they can apply for federal grants, reports The Washington Post...
...It is a tremendous boon for special interests...
...The Republican Party of Florida sent out a glossy mailer featuring two pictures of President Bush and the words: "Make sure your vote counts...
...According to the Army, between 2000 and 2003 its doctors performed 496 breast enlargements and 1,361 liposuction surgeries on soldiers and their dependents...
...Submissions cannot be acknowledged or returned...
...said Susan Sheybani, an assistant to Bush campaign spokesman Terry Holt, reports Reuters...
...Readers are invited to submit No Comment items...
...Petersburg Times...
...The comment was in response to a question about low quality jobs for American workers...
Vol. 68 • September 2004 • No. 9