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...International Red Cross.Still, Cheek is determined. Though he realizes that he is “a relative newcomer to the issue,” he realizes the impact celebrities can have, especially on teenagers and college students.“It’s absolutely absurd that people should hear anything about Africa from a speedskater and an actor,” Cheek exclaims, referring to a recent conversation with George Clooney. “But it may be easier for someone like myself to appeal to certain parts of the population.”There are times when mass...
...Mexico, this process took an absurd turn when an Austrian archduke was installed as Emperor of Mexico by the French forces of Napoleon III. After defeating the Habsburg Emperor, local conservatives argued that the hero of the résistance, Benito Juárez, concentrated too much power. So, they brought the army general to the foreground. Porfirio Díaz deposed the dictator-to-be, and became “President.” He then ruled unchallenged for thirty years...
Holding signs such as "Don't waste paper" and "I will not make a sign," the six Penn students marched through campus and generally left everyone "befuddled," the Daily Pennsylvanian reports. And as if things couldn't get more absurd, there's this: Raviv said the group was told to quiet down as they walked over the Compass, where Sociology professor Samuel Preston was delivering a 60-second lecture as part of a series organized by the School of Arts and Sciences.What? Where's the story on that? But don't worry, the Columbia protest had its moments of absurdity...
...would-be bombers by confiscating their toothpaste—it took months of old-fashioned gumshoe detective work—the day heralded a new set of irrational security restrictions. Our shoeless security circus, where minimally qualified federal screeners leer at passengers and seize fruit blenders, only grows more absurd...
...Ranch training camp, Owens admitted he was a bit vague about details of what happened Tuesday night at his downtown Dallas loft, but cut off talk about his mental state. "There was no suicide attempt," he said, a thin smile showing. "The rumor of me taking 35 pills is absurd...