E-mail a friendDecember 25, 2006
Missouri Senator-elect Claire McCaskill says she plans on reviewing the federal budget management issues. Little Children star Kate Winslet critiques her acting.
Senator-elect Claire McCaskill
Senator-elect Claire McCaskill
Two years after narrowly losing a gubernatorial bid, Claire McCaskill became Missouri's new U.S. senator. She was previously a two-term state auditor, county prosecutor and, at age 29, state representative. McCaskill is a 4th-generation Missourian, who worked her way through school and, except for three years in private practice, has worked in the public sector since graduating from law school. The embryonic-stem-cell research issue in her election campaign generated national attention.
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Being a celeb was not something to which Kate Winslet aspired. But, her role in the blockbuster film, Titanic, and being the first actress to earn four Oscar nods by age 30 have made her famous. The British native is a 3rd-generation thespian who made her debut at age 11 in cereal ads. She's played a wide range of diverse characters, including her role in the new drama, Little Children. Winslet also sung in 5 of her films and won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for Children.