Kirsten Gillibrand sworn in as new U.S. senator

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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
WASHINGTON - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called the economic crisis her top priority after she took the oath of office Monday in her sudden and unexpected transformation from little-known upstate congresswoman to appointed heir to Hillary Rodham Clinton as junior senator from New York.

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First grandmother

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What do you get when you put an outspoken grandmother in the West Wing? This may sound like the premise of a snappy sitcom, but it’s not: President Obama’s mother-in-law has moved into the White House, too.
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Photos:Celebrity Birthdays Week of Jan. 25, 2009

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Looking for a Girlfriend

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When I was 14, I hoped that one day I would have a girlfriend.

When I was 16 I got a girlfriend, but there was no passion. So I decided I needed a passionate girl with a zest for life.

In college I dated a passionate girl, but she was too emotional. Everything was an emergency; she was a drama queen, cried all the time and threatened suicide. So I decided I needed a girl with stability.

When I was 25 I found a very stable girl but she was boring. She was totally predictable and never got excited about anything. Life became so dull that I decided that I needed a girl with some excitement.

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Female Dictionary

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Argument (ar*gyou*ment) n. A discussion that occurs when you’re right, but he just hasn’t realized it yet.

Airhead (er*hed) n. What a woman intentionally becomes when pulled over by a policeman.

Bar-be-que (bar*bi*q) n. You bought the groceries, washed the lettuce, chopped the tomatoes, diced the onions, marinated the meat and cleaned everything up, but, he, “made the dinner.”

Blonde jokes (blond joks) n. Jokes that are short so men can understand them.

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Brilliant Little Beauty Tricks

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We’re all forced to be recessionistas right now. But skimping a bit here and there doesn’t have to cramp your style. To show you how easy it is to look sexy on a budget, try these cheap beauty tricks from savvy experts and Cosmo readers.

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Fix a scuff for small change.

“When a French mani chips, you can save money and time by touching up with Wite-Out instead of going back to the salon.” —Farnoosh Torabi, author of You’re So Money: Live Rich Even When You’re Not

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Skimp on makeup remover.

“Johnson’s Baby Shampoo with the No More Tears formula is a great, gentle way to take off your eye makeup. A big bottle costs less and lasts much longer than tiny bottles of actual eye-makeup remover.” —Makeup artist Kimara Ahnert

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