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NEW YORK – For many Americans feeling the slump of recession, the first casualties have been life’s little luxuries. Jim Smith, a 39-year-old Indianapolis father of four, has dropped movies and eating out from the family budget, as well as grocery extras like soda. Michelle Marchena, 29, of Sunnyvale, Calif., …

Richard Widmark Richard Widmark, Best Actor in Any Decade Here’s thefirst column for 2002. Hard to believe, no? We’re two years into the 21st century but few things have actually improved. Movies and popular recordings are worse than ever. (Let’s not even discuss air travel.) The past looks rosy for …

Two very big speeches today: President Bush at the U.N. on Iraq and Alan Greenspan at the Capitol on the economy. I think the president made his point. I’m still wondering if Alan Greenspan had a point. President Bush laid out a measured and forceful plan for going after Saddam …