But do they get frequent flyer miles? Undercover federal air marshals routinely fly first class on commercial flights, a practice airlines are trying to end because they say it is expensive and unjustified by current security concerns. The trade group Air Transport Association and the heads of several airlines recently asked the Federal Air Marshals [...]
Democratic strategists think they know what will lure young, liberal voters to the polls in 2012: legal pot, or at least the potential for it. A ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana in certain quantities has fired up 20-somethings in California, and as a result Democrats are considering pushing for similar measures in swing states [...]
In the past, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has said he would “rather have 30 Marco Rubios in the Senate than 60 Arlen Specters.” For those who believe it is vital for Republicans to recapture the majority, that comment was controversial, to say the least. Now, by backing Tea Party candidate Christine O’Donnell for U.S. Senate [...]
Last week, Suzi wrote about Wonder Woman’s newest sartorial incarnation. Missing the super-heroine’s old crime-fighting uniform, which had all the practical function of something from Frederick’s of Hollywood, my WomanUp colleague wrote that the golden-lasso twirler was an American icon not to be messed with or made over. See, the thing is, big-girl panties mean [...]
Do we ever really know the people we marry? I wonder. Now, I’ve known my wife Fran for 15 wonderful years, 10 of them in the most beautiful,…
Wonder Woman has a new costume, and my mom does not like it. “Gross,” she said, closely examining the leggings, bolero jacket and everyday-Jane haircut. “That is not my Wonder Woman.” Her Wonder Woman is the raven-haired 1940s Amazonian goddess in a red and gold corset with red boots and star-spangled panties. Actually, when Mom [...]
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