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Columbine had the great hook: kids, especially the unfortunate girl who professed her belief in God and became an instant martyr.
Also testifying about al Qaeda in a U.S. court was L'Houssaine Kherchtou, who told of breaking with Bin Ladin because of Bin Ladin's professed inability to provide him with money when his wife needed a caesarian section.
Exempted from Novak's observation might be executives at Reebok, who last year professed to have been unaware of connotations associated with the name they gave to a new women's running shoe: "Incubus."
The Post asks whether Bradley's criticisms of Gore's policies belie Bradley's professed "rectitude," his "desire to be super-clean," and "his image as an above-the-fray politician."
George Bush--a professed admirer of TR--is the Tarzan of our day: A patrician Yalie (Lord Greystoke), and at the same time a Texan redneck (Tarzan), engaged in wildcatting (could there be a more metaphorically resonant term?)