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...Bill Clinton and George Bush Sr were the same height — towering over tiny Ross Perot, the feisty independent challenger they beat into third place. Bush Sr was taller than Dukakis....
...Others tackling the Reformation this year include Eamon Duffy (Reformation Divided, February), Roy Hattersley (The Catholics, March) and Peter Marshall (Heretics and Believers, May)....
...In a dispute with Thatcher and Mr Bush Sr in 1989 over the modernisation of short-range US nuclear missiles in central Europe, Genscher emerged as the clear victor, persuading Nato to drop the plans....
...One does, however, marvel that a newspaper could take Miliband Sr’s professions of socialism – spiced up with a few grumpy quotes extracted from his teenage diary – as irreconcilable with patriotism....
...At Peregrine Financial, founder and chief executive Russell Wasendorf Sr has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $100m from customers....
...He may have taken his cue from the failed re-election attempts of Jimmy Carter and George Bush Sr. But the more apt example is from 1948....
...In the close-fought 2004 US presidential election, they successfully called the victor in all 50 states. Why?...
...It means articulating qualities in words; Pindar’s odes are not mere brash celebrations of victory, but remind victors of the fleetingness of triumph, and of the dangers of envy....
...“He has this huge liability,” said Jennifer Duffy, an analyst at the Cook Political Report, a non-partisan pollster. “Before he was ambassador he was a dream candidate....
...Nascar is a private company, founded by Brian France’s grandfather, Bill France Sr, in 1948....
...Victor Garber, who portrays Garry in the current staging, is 60. Lost to Los Angeles and television salaries for the past decade, Garber makes a welcome return to Broadway....
...Ed Victor is her literary agent and she is planning a collection of stories, Hotel International, “that are a bit f***ed up. That’s where I’m going to vent my spleen....
...book heaven - Duffy’s lyrical prose matched with Jane Ray’s rich, magical illustrations....
...She has not forgotten the role played by George Bush Sr in encouraging reunification while his European allies were hesitating.”...
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