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    Senior scam?
Confusing changes and ambiguous names set stage for privatization of Medicare and possible fraud.
    
    Nine questions for Congress
Capitol Hill is way overdue for a blockbuster investigation. Veteran journalist James Ridgeway has nine questions to get Congress rolling--if it has the guts. 
    
    Nūz: Santa Cruz News and Politics
Porter Poddy.
    
    Movie preview: Holiday releases
 
Herewith your holiday film organizer with a brain, if not a heart.
    Confessions of a James Bond fanatic
 
A new book says 007's cultural relevance as the savior of the British Empire and the world is over. But one lifelong fan will never say never again.
    Movie review: 'Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus'
 
Director Steve Shainberg imagines the Diane Arbus we never knew.
    Movie review: 'For Your Consideration'
 
The Oscar buzz stings the cast and crew of an indie film in Christopher Guest's latest comedy.
    
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    Music and Nightlife Calendar Picks
    Our critics pick this week's most interesting gigs. 
    
    
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MUSIC AND CLUBS LISTINGS
    
    Dining: The Chaminade
The Santa Cruz restaurant's elaborate, satisfying and potentially decadent fare makes any brunch a special occasion.
    
    
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    Letters to the Editor
    November 22-29, 2006.