Maybe you eat takeout - whatever - six nights a week. But on the seventh, maybe you have people over and have something really fancy - you've got to have an outfit.

The hostesses in the '50s were hip to that.

They were clearly fashion accessories. And that's what they are now.

What the people of Iraq have accomplished to date is historic and impressive, and we're confident that they'll put that same commitment and dedication to work in enacting the laws that will enforce this constitution.

According to a news account last month, people leaving the Democratic National Convention asked a Boston policeman for directions. He replied, "Leave here - and go vote Republican."

Even though it's improving, there's still an awful lot of people who dropped out of work force and are waiting to be pulled back in.