COMPLAINING has become an industry in our country. Pundits make millions complaining about athletics, complaining about the government, even complaining about the red-carpet clothing choices of B-list stars. The rest of us take cues from these pop-culture critics, and then voice complaints of our own.
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HIS ANGST came and went Sunday, but for a quarterback known for saying nothing, Donovan MacNabb's actions spoke a thousand words. The Eagles had just flubbed a third-and-1 from the San Diego 7-yard line, this time on a well-covered rollout incompletion into the end zone, and their quarterback, who has seen this sort of thing so often over 11 years on the job, had enough.
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Jason Avant doesn't know what Sunday night in his hometown of Chicago will bring. It might bring another 100-yard game, like the one he had last week against the Chargers. Or it might bring a goose egg like the ones he had in Weeks 6 and 7 against the Raiders and the Redskins.
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THE SAN DIEGO game was the first time all season the Eagles' defense was unable to force a turnover, a situation that had something to do with Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers and maybe even more to do with all the guys playing unfamiliar roles, filling injury gaps.
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THERE IS A SCENE in "The Godfather" where Vito Corleone has just called in the favor owed him by Amerigo Bonasero, the undertaker. He is to use all his powers to make the ambushed Sonny presentable for a traditional "family" viewing. He draws back the sheet covering his son and sobs for the only time in the film.
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A TWO-TERM congress- man looking to knock off a five-term senator in a primary election needs a lucky break or two.
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I ASKED STUDENTS in my journalism class what comes to mind when they think of Temple University. "Access" was the first word out of one student's mouth.
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JUST BECAUSE BEARS coach Lovie Smith seems intent on beating his head against the wall, it doesn't mean fantasy leaguers have to do the same.
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I FOUND myself smiling when I heard the usual suspects criticizing the Conference of Catholic Bishops for poking its nose into the health-care debate.
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Dear Harry: My father died in 1981. I am his only child. Until he died, he collected Social Security. This lasted about four years. My mother died before him so she never got a dime of his SS. I'm 51, and I'm too young to collect on my own SS, but it sure
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KATE MOSS IS on the hot seat again, but to her mind, at least it's a small seat. Eating-disorder experts criticized the waifish Moss yesterday after the superdupermodel cited as her motto a phrase used on Web sites that encourage girls to avoid eating.
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Q: With Thanksgiving coming up, I have a family dilemma. I am the mother of a 14-year-old daughter. Big family gatherings (this year at my mom's) always include my cousin and her husband. My kids call him "Uncle Charlie." Uncle Charlie has what
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LAS VEGAS, NEV. - Truth be told, I was more than a little skeptical. I found it hard to believe that anything could be as beyond-words fabulous as "LOVE" was purported to be by both the media as well as friends and acquaintances who had seen the Cirque du Soleil celebration of the Beatles at Mirage Las Vegas.
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THE FIRST was Dinkel Acker. Dale Van Wieren of Lansdale, Montgomery County, cracked open the dark German lager on March 19, 1971, wrote its name in a notebook, poured himself a glass and put the bottle on a shelf.
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WITH APOLOGIES to Sacha Baron Cohen and "Bruno," it's "Star Trek" week on DVD, with two versions of the early summer hit available.
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THE KEY to running a successful bluff is making the story believable. So the key to picking off a bluff is figuring out what doesn't make sense, as young pro Matthew Brady did in this hand from the 2009 $25,000-buy-in World Poker Tour Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas.
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HE IS ALL of 19 years old, the youngest player in the NBA. He is making an ungodly amount of money for someone his age - $1,514,280 - yet he is still required to stop and pick up doughnuts for his teammates. He is lonely at times, bored, too, and missing many things he loved on the other side of the country.
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WHERE'S THE BEEF? For the most part, it's been that kind of season. Things obviously could change in the closing weeks, but right now it looks sort of like 2005, when Texas and Southern Cal seemed destined to face each other from the jump. Only this time it's Texas and whoever gets out of the SEC.
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ONE RACE to go ... 267 more laps ... To become the first NASCAR Cup series racer to win four consecutive championships, all Jimmie Johnson has to do Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway is finish 25th or better. Johnson's consistency and the high-level efficiency of his No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet team make it likely that Johnson will four-peat.
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THE SIDEWALK in front of Northeast Catholic High School can be a loud place to hang out. Torresdale Avenue bustles with traffic, and the clatter and screech of the Market-Frankford El adds to the decibel level.
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KEITH PRIMEAU feels good, speaks clearly, shows less and less of the symptoms that have plagued other professional athletes who have suffered the number of severe concussions that he did as the Flyers captain earlier this decade.
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DONOVAN McNabb played the "must-win" card yesterday. Fascinating, that is. He talks a lot these days about how young this Eagles team is, about how veteran leadership is lacking, and now a quarterback whose tendency is to say nothing (in as many words as possible) has chosen this moment to draw a bright line in the shifting sands. To repeat, fascinating.
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"GUN NUTS" and "gun-hating zealots" will be taking aim at each other before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee today in Harrisburg (check your weapons at the door, please.)
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Before I start this column I would be amiss if I did not thank the hundreds of readers who have e-mailed with prayers and encouragement during my current illness.
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THEY grabbed another pair of sex offenders down South this week, but not before they allegedly killed a young girl.
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Dear Harry: I need your advice on how to approach my credit-card issuers about lowering my interest rates. I have five cards with balances totaling $30,000. I have never been late, and I almost always pay more than the minimum required. I own my home free
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IS IT TIME for you to shake up your old fitness routine? To step away from your step class? End that boring treadmill trip to nowhere? Do you need some new motivation to get moving? Do you need to get your groove back?
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GOT THE HOLIDAY blues? When you're in the mood for a decadent dip, a nip of blue cheese is sure to please. Go ahead. Indulge in a smidgen of high-fat high jinks. If you watch your portion size, an intensely flavorful starring ingredient can help satisfy your cravings for rich, creamy foods without the guilt.
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ONE OF the nice things about being a movie reviewer is that you can be at home watching TV, the phone will ring, and it will be Werner Herzog.
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WOULDN'T YOU love to be close enough to eavesdrop if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ever agrees to have a cup of coffee with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin? One can only imagine that their java summit might go something like this:
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Veteran 6ABC weather anchor Dave Roberts announced his retirement during last night's 11 o'clock broadcast. Roberts, 73, will give his last forecast Dec. 11.
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PROJECT RUNWAY. 10 tonight, Lifetime. I'VE BEEN trying to figure out what's gone wrong between me and "Project Runway," which lately has me wondering if I want to be in or out.
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