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Gore's VP choice brings moral compass and rectitude by Beth Rowen This article was posted on August 8, 2000. Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore, left, and Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn.,…Tips to Save Money on Family Vacations
With the country mired in a recession, many American families are looking for ways to cut back on expenditures and trim their budgets. At the same time, parents recognize the benefits of…On the Road Again
Despite some casualties, there's more than enough music to go around this summer. by Beth Rowen Lilith Fair organizer Sarah McLachlan accepts one of her two 1997 Grammys.With only days left in…30 "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Quotes
Top of Page Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" has been a beloved children's book for generations since its publication in 1964. The story follows a young boy named Charlie Bucket…Brewer's: Tyburnia
(London). Portman and Grosvenor Squares district, described by Thackeray as “the elegant, the prosperous, the polite Tyburnia, the most respectable district of the habitable globe.”…Brewer's: Thatch
A straw hat. A hat being called a tile, and the word being mistaken for a roof-tile, gave rise to several synonyms, such as roof, roofing, thatch, etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Tickle the Public
(To). When an actor introduces some gag to make the audience laugh, “ilchatouille le public.” One of the most noted chatouilleurs was Odry, a French actor. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Tyburn
is Twa-burne, the “two rivulets;” so called because two small rivers met in this locality. Tyburn's triple tree. A gallows, which consists of two uprights and a beam resting on them.…Brewer's: That
Seven “thats” may follow each other, and make sense. For be it known that we may safely write Or say that `that that' that that man wrote was right; Nay, e'en that that that, that `that…The Supreme Court: Warren Court
Warren CourtThe Supreme CourtWarren CourtA Court DividedDesegregating SchoolsMandating Criminal RightsFocusing on Personal RightsLeaving the Court The Supreme Court shifted away from its…Trending
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