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...But at least Alex finds his Mexican father (Clifton Collins Jr) and president mom (Uma Thurman) supportive of his life choices — and isn’t it grim that a female commander-in-chief and a Latino first gentleman...
...“The story was, you’d spend 10 minutes on business and 30 on hockey in a 40-minute meeting,” he says....
...The Washington Post’s always sage EJ Dionne Jr captures the stakes — and utter recklessness — and points out that “the cruelty is the point”....
...I’d love to incorporate it into my normal diet, but I’d add a few kilos if I did....
...In 1995, local philanthropist Mitchell Wolfson Jr opened The Wolfsonian, a South Beach museum devoted to 19th and 20th-century objects and design....
...Competing for the title of most dazzling suit was Leslie Odom Jr, nominated twice for One Night in Miami, who wore an all-gold Brioni look....
...Conventions hosted the crowds, without the guests of honour — until Franklin D Roosevelt broke with tradition in 1932, appearing in person to promise “a new deal for the American people"....
...The idea of “packing the court” has been mooted since Franklin D Roosevelt was president, but has usually been dismissed by moderate Democrats as unfeasible or politically dangerous....
...D Roosevelt ushered in the New Deal....
...“I’d been in therapy for a long time and it grew out of my experience as a patient.”...
...Franklin Roosevelt had to wait five months before taking office. It took a constitutional amendment — the 20th — to change that (from a March 4 inauguration to January 20)....
...(It was the start of a scandal that would eventually lead to Falwell Jr’s resignation from the university.)...
...“It’s been a lot of work, but if I had to describe it, I’d say it’s been joyous. The kids are just adorable. It’s going to be something we really miss.”...
...I’d like to ask you, again, the reason, again, you did not indict President Trump is because of a longstanding tradition that you not indict a standing president, correct?...
...The Beach Boys and Aretha Franklin joined the queue for the services of Reedman and his production partner, Nick Patrick....
...Quote of the week “I’d rather be agreeable....
...Lionel Shriver, novelist I especially enjoyed Amy Bloom’s White Houses (Granta, RRP£12.99/Random House, RRP$27), which makes Eleanor and Franklin D Roosevelt into real people....
...Of her commissioned work, Bellefield, the 18th-century house adjacent to the home of former President Franklin D....
...Two Republican senators — Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky — have already come out against the bill, while several others remain on the fence....
...Truman’s and Bush Jr’s look like mausoleums, JFK’s could be compared to a rocket launch pad and Reagan’s to a California outlet mall....
...Larry M Spring Jr, North Miami city manager, says that MoCA has hired a consultant to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the museum, which includes finding the “right leader”....
...“Usually you see speed when the nation tends to be in terrible crisis like Franklin Roosevelt in the Great Depression....
...By the turn of the century Benjamin Franklin, Casanova and Rousseau had all produced accounts of their lives....
...Kornegay, Jr. Senior vice-president, supply management, Hilton Worldwide 11. Ken Olisa Chairman, Restoration Partners 12....
...In 1979 “To Love Somebody” received an earnest rendition by Hank Williams Jr, giving it country credibility....
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