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"U.S. first lady Laura Bush was named one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world on Wednesday, becoming the first wife of an American president to win a place on People magazine's coveted annual list. Laura Bush, 54, joins the ranks of Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez in a list dominated by Hollywood movie stars and pop singers. Bush tells People applies the "less is more" philosophy to her beauty routine as well as her handbag. "Just like every other woman in America, I carry a lipstick, a hairbrush and Altoids," she told People magazine."

Hypocrisy, not contract, is real PUSH outrage March 8, 2001 BY MARY MITCHELL SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST Folks, we can't have it both ways. We can't demand that those who are in leadership be held accountable, but ignore questionable behavior when the person is black. Sadly, that's where too many of us still are when it comes to the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Even when his actions appear to be inconsistent with what he says he stands for, black journalists are supposed to give him a pass. That pass is silence. Not surprisingly, when I pointed out in Tuesday's column that Operation PUSH's ...

Church, State, Bush and O'Hair "Lordy!'' I started to exclaim, before catching myself. Madalyn Murray O'Hair wouldn't have liked such a reaction to the apparent discovery this week of the grave in which a murderous associate stashed her, along with a son and granddaughter. Oh, the attention we formerly paid to what the late Mrs. O'Hair liked (publicity) and what she didn't like (religion)! The Christian grapevine regularly buzzed with rumors of new plots being hatched by the woman who had killed public school prayer. At one point, she was said to be working to stop outer-space prayers by astronauts. ...