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Why do you think there's been such a resurgence of interest in American standards? Those songs offer a window into a life that's calmer and more beautiful than the one you may be living. It's like looking through your scrapbook in a way. The memories acquire a...
Heaney’s most striking characteristic is his depth and precision of personal expression. His ability to fluidly summon up whatever phrase or muse fits the moment betrays an artistic keenness that as a rule, college students are only beginning to acquire.
Like nylon tights and oversized T-shirts with V-necks tied at the waist, political correctness is a thing of the past. It has, of late, come to acquire a reputation as a marker of prudishness, self-importance and over-sensitivity. While from time to time this reputation is well...
To hasten the day, Saddam turned his cunning to sanctions busting. He bought into the oil-for-food program in 1996 to acquire hard currency that could salvage his rock-bottom economy and pay for potential dual-use equipment on the black market. He personally doled out vouchers, which allowed...
WHAT WE THOUGHT THEN At the U.N., Powell warned that Saddam had two key components for building a nuclear weapon--the expertise and a working design--and he was doing his best to obtain the third, nuclear material. Powell noted that Iraq had been aggressively trying to acquire aluminum tubes...