There once was a magic mirror which would kill your if you lied to it. One day a brunette was doing her makeup and said to herself "I think I'm the smartest woman ever!" She immediately dropped dead. The next day a redhead was doing her hair and said to herself "I think I'm the prettiest woman alive!" She immediately dropped dead. Finally, the following day, a blond was flossing her teeth. She stopped and said to herself "I think," and dropped dead.
WASHINGTON - The White House expressed confidence Sunday that President Barack Obama's deal with Republicans will pass by year's end, averting a Jan. 1 increase in income taxes for nearly all Americans, even the highest earners. In a sign of fading resistance, a Democratic leader said the lame-duck House will try to make changes, but won't block the bill.
Meanwhile, the European Central Bank said that for the first time in 12 years it would require its members - national banks - to add $6.7 billion to boost the central bank's reserves to $14.3 billion. The central bank has recently purchased $96 billion worth of European government bonds.
European Union leaders are meeting Thursday and Friday in Brussels to address the continent's debt crisis, which has already included international bailouts for Ireland and Greece. Some fear that Portugal and Spain might be the next countries to need help.
The dramas The Fighter, starring Mark Wahlberg as American boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and The Social Network, about the creation of Facebook, tied for second with each receiving six nominations, including Best Drama.
For television, Glee, a popular American show that focuses on students who perform in a high school glee club, leads the nominees with five nods, including Best Television Series for a comedy or musical.
"Actually I love my job," says West. "Sometimes it seems not to be work. But it is work."
"I like the fact that I work around music all day, that my job involves music," adds Jernigan. "It involves the support of music, and it involves the education of music."
The two have worked together for almost 20 years. This year alone, they estimate they've fixed 450 instruments and tuned about 125 pianos.
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