(CNN) -- Nightlife-driven souls looking for Floridian action point their convertibles toward the likes of Fort Lauderdale and Key West. But a certain quieter, off-the-radar destination on the state's Gulf Coast holds a different kind of allure. The cult-fave town of Boca Grande is a throwback, an Old Florida time warp that defies the clichÃ©s of Florida beach towns -- all the sloppy, party-hearty aspects -- while embodying the best of what the state has to offer. In the free and easy days of summer, the quest for a great American beach town like Boca Grande is a national passion. Beach towns are a mainstay of the hot months, a beacon for countless citizens looking for a reprieve from the daily grind. The Great American Beach Town, apart from being idle as all get out, is also resolutely democratic, conscious that the sand belongs to all. These spots serve as emblems of our God-given right to get too much sun and to eat tasty -- if nutritionally unfortunate -- fried food.

Eat: A funky

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- Alabama spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- American spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- Boca Grande spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- CNN spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- Campobello Island spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- Florida spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- Floridian spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- Fort Lauderdale spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- God spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- Great American Beach Town spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- Gulf Coast spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- Gulf Shores spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- Hawaii spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- Key West spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- Roosevelt spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- Sunset Beach spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
- clichÃ spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.
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Florida spot with character, Temptation -- think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign -- serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.


Editor's note: Fawaz A. Gerges holds the Christian A. Johnson Chair in Middle Eastern Studies and International Affairs at Sarah Lawrence College. His most recent book is "The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global." This is the first of two pieces by Gerges on the Iranian election. Fawaz Gerges says Iran's president is vulnerable on the economy and broken promises of women's rights. (CNN) -- In Iran, as in every country, all politics is local. While there exist few substantive differences among leading presidential contenders over foreign and nuclear policy, there are divisions over the economy. With uncertain and declining oil revenues and a global financial crisis, Iran has fallen on hard times.

A reformist woman and a former member of parliament said in a newspaper article that the president's days are numbered: "The women's movement in Iran is gaining momentum and these elections may be the first step towards

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- Ahmadinejad [being] forced out."
- CNN [being] forced out."
- Christian A. Johnson [being] forced out."
- Far Enemy [being] forced out."
- Fawaz A. Gerges [being] forced out."
- Fawaz Gerges [being] forced out."
- Gerges [being] forced out."
- Global [being] forced out."
- Iran [being] forced out."
- Iranian [being] forced out."
- Jihad [being] forced out."
- Middle Eastern Studies [being] forced out."
- Sarah Lawrence College [being] forced out."
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Ahmadinejad [being] forced out."


(CNN) -- During the Olympic Games in London, which will end with Sunday's closing ceremony, there have been many memorable moments: The triumph of Michael Phelps. The dazzling talent of Gabby Douglas. The countless displays of lustrous skills honed by the world's finest young athletes over years of arduous practice. But one of the most lasting memories may be the one provided by an 86-year-old woman who was not exactly an obscure footnote to history when the Games began. Queen Elizabeth II, in her now-famous James Bond scene, was a highlight, if not the highlight, of the opening ceremony. Her deadpan grace was something that many an accomplished actor would envy.

In the Bond movies, it's the Bond character who, sometimes literally, always symbolically, makes the turn, and reveals to the audience who he is: "

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- Bob Greene.
- Bond.
- CNN.
- Daniel Craig.
- Gabby Douglas.
- Games.
- James Bond.
- London.
- Michael Phelps.
- Olympic.
- Olympic Games.
- Queen Elizabeth.
- Queen Elizabeth II.
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Bond.