In homage (or a sacrifice) to Hurricane Jimena (350 miles away at 12:00pm HST), I went looking through my collection for “Stormy Weather.” I found it on Portrait of Sinatra, a two-disc collection of recordings done while he was on the Columbia label. Say what you will about his personality and temper, the man could …

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Does the President’s claim to be a “compassionate conservative” have any merit? …some religious supporters of Mr. Bush say they feel betrayed by promises he made as a candidate and now, they maintain, has broken as president. “After three years, he’s failed the test,” said one prominent early supporter, the Rev. Jim Wallis, leader of …

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