Howard Lincoln of Sacred Heart in Palm Desert, California told me.

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That even this conservative city in the middle of a geographically and culturally hostile desert has a local food scene got me thinking.

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It's personal, and it goes something like this: If you run away from me on health care, the Republicans will tie you to me anyway and the Democratic base will desert you.

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And about one-third of the musicals appearing on Broadway this season are based on films, including Catch Me If You Can, Sister Act and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which opened this year.

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