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Hot Sauce Cashes in on Bride's Cold Feet May 14, 2005 2:46 PM EDT ATLANTA - Maybe hot sauce is the cure for cold feet. "Jennifer's High Tailin' Hot Sauce," a nod to the saga of runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks, has sold briskly since its debut Wednesday. "I'm in the hot sauce business and this is the hottest thing I've got right now," said "Pappy" David Ryan, who runs Pappy's Peppers in Lawrenceville, Ga. and says he's sold 10 cases of the private-label sauce. He's not the only one cashing in: Herobuilders.com, a Danbury, Conn.-based manufacturer, has sold out of...

Teresa is habitually late for appearances, in love with the sound of her own voice, and believes that she is 'too old to be bossed around.' Friends think she is 'delightful, loving and kind hearted' but her step-daughters, Vanessa and Alexandra Kerry did not hit it off with her at first.'I thought, I love kids, kids love me, I'll be fine.' 'Baloney,' Teresa said. 'You have to treat stepchildren like pets. You're nice to them but don't get too close or they will chew you up. Well, I did it the other way.'In fact, we hear that the gals refer...

Many now consider Cynthia McKinney a heroic figure, and revelations in the 9/11 hearings make her previous comments prophetic. Cynthia McKinney’s March 29 announcement that she would run for her old congressional seat gave a shot of electoral adrenalin to the body politic. McKinney represented Georgia’s 4th Congressional District for five terms before being ousted in the controversial 2002 primary election. The prospect that genuine progressives like McKinney and soon-to-be U.S. Senator Barack Obama from Illinois will be members of the 109th Congress adds considerable cheer to this rather bleak political season. McKinney became infamous for suggesting that members of...