Monday, Jun. 18, 2001

Here & There

By Melissa August, Kathryn Hoffman, Ellin Martens, Julie Rawe, Alex Smith, Sora Song, Heather Won Tesoriero, David Thigpen and Kadesha Thomas

THERE Vladimir Zhirinovsky, eccentric Russian Liberal Democratic Party leader, posts a letter offering unsolicited advice "as that of an uncle to his nieces" to the Bush daughters, deriding their underage drinking as a "disappointment" and warning that he'll follow their "future life and will write letters when necessary."

HERE Jonathan Bush, uncle of President George W., writes a letter offering unconditional support to his great-nieces, deriding the ban against drinking under the age of 21 as "the worst law in the books."