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Rebels with applause: how stand-up political comedy stopped being subversive. - book review SERIOUSLY FUNNY: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s by Gerald Nachman Pantheon, $29.95 NO ONE, I THINK, PLANS TO BECOME A stand-up comedian ......(Continue Reading) Desparately seeking status: with a clever lawyer, you too can start a 9-11 charityand give nothing to the victims YOU CAN SQUINT AT THE FINE PRINT. You can click on every link. But even the keenest eyes won't find mention of September 11 relief efforts on the web ......(Continue Reading)How the West is won: the increasing importance of western states in presidential elections On the 2000 presidential election map, the Rocky Mountains were awash in a sea of Republican red. ********** Only New Mexico--a state Democrat Al ......(Continue Reading)Organizing a fundraiser Cake raffles, concessions, raffle tickets, dances, sucker sales, pizza sales-the list goes on and on. Fundraising is almost a dirty word to some advisers, ......(Continue Reading)Accentuate the positive: how Laura Miller was elected Mayor of Dallas with a "small things" agenda of change - Case Study When ron kirk announced he was stepping down as mayor to run for the state's open U.S. Senate seat, Miller jumped in the state's open U.S. Senate seat, ......(Continue Reading)
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