Bang the drum slowly - In honor of the Oscars: Sports movies

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TV critic's pick: She scores!
"Bang the Drum Slowly" (2:30 pm, TMC), the 1973 movie starring Michael Moriarty and Robert de Niro, chronicles the relationship between a pitcher and ... read more

Hot Stove NY Sports Pop Culture Quiz II
What was the name of the New York baseball team in the movie Bang the Drum Slowly? George Steinbrenner mistakenly thought that George Costanza was dead and ... read more

In honor of the Oscars: Sports movies
The first novel in the series, The Southpaw, was a better book than Bang The Drum Slowly, but this almost certainly was a better choice for a movie. ... read more

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Immigrant direct - Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Rise And Immigration-Related Fall

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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Rise And Immigration-Related Fall
Roughly 20000 illegal immigrants are doing stretches in state prisons, representing 11 percent of all inmates. California absorbs about $1 billion in direct ... read more

CARIBBEAN CROSSROADS: Stop deporting law-abiding Haitians!
Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami (FANM), or Haitian Women of Miami, Inc., the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, and Catholic Charities Legal Services recently sent ... read more

ICE Program Shifts Immigration Costs, Abuses
It also makes the feds responsible to “supervise and direct” all local activities. In 2005, ICE began enlisting criminal law enforcement agents – from ... read more

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Snarky - Sparky and Snarky

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Nobody does a snarky literary spat like the French
The opening chapter is a contortionist act, defining the term "snarky" to fit Denby's rather boring and unexceptional tastes. ... read more

Sparky and Snarky
If you're lucky, Snarky may give you some other "spice it up" suggestions; she's been known to teach the Bryn Mawr grrls a trick or two. read more

Solipsism made easy
By Kenton Robinson Here's some news for the 12 of you who spend your days sitting alone in your underwear and posting snarky remarks to the theday.com. ... read more

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