Sharp only made the connection between the white-haired raver and the head of Wikileaks when that photo danced its way onto blogs around the world early this month.

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But I find myself drawn to her relatively simpler and tamer outfits like a sharp white blazer with metallic pants or a form-fitting all-black ensemble.

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The surprisingly sharp topics that arise in interviews (filmed mainly in black-and-white) include eroticism, poverty, mediatized violence, gender equality, gay marriage, the power of advertising, and the deformation of minds and manners by television.

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The bust, called Odore di Femmina - Russian White, contrasts its delicate representation of pretty blooms with their sharp ceramic edges, which, as the artist explains in the adjacent text panel, creates a floral version of the femme fatale.

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Less than a month ago, Congress and the White House struck a last-minute deal to stop a combination of sharp spending cuts and tax increases from taking effect - measures that would have damaged the fragile economy.

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White notes that Hon Hai had invested in Sharp earlier this year to secure LCD panels that White contends are intended for production of Apple-branded TVs.

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The vote comes less than three weeks after Congress and the White House struck a last-minute deal to prevent the so-called fiscal cliff of sharp spending cuts and tax increases.

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The current fight over the debt limit comes less than three weeks after Congress and the White House struck a last-minute deal to prevent the so-called fiscal cliff of sharp spending cuts and tax increases.

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