Word: adds
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Obama victory on Tuesday would add another layer of significance to the rededication of the Lincoln Memorial, planned for this upcoming February to commemorate the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth. On the steps where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech, speaking in honor of the president who freed the slaves could stand America’s first black president, a man who has tied himself closely to the Lincoln legacy...
...violence and tribal conflict. “It’s not simply about escalation, but about the notion of citizenship,” Elkins responded. “The idea that there were good things that the British did and bad things the British did and that we add them up and decide whether it’s good or bad is silly. It’s about political identity.” But the panelists agreed as to why each conflict is ignored in the reporting of history. “These conflicts are still going...
...appeal—failing at both. During “The Real Snow White” I can almost see The Killers’ Brandon Flowers wailing about “promises made in the heat of the moment” in Robert Smith’s place. Just add a few synths and Flowers would be right at home. Then 11th track “Sleep When I’m Dead” clouds my mind with visions of My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way yelling “I’m not okay?...
Take director Kevin Smith—the genius behind “Clerks” and “Dogma,” who basically revolutionized teen angst flicks—and comedy beast Seth Rogen, throw in a bunch of real-life porn stars, add a handful of Smith’s old crew and Rogen’s posse, and you should get a masterpiece. But as “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” proves, this collaboration is only brilliant in theory. The mixture of these pop icons, each of whom has proven masterful...
...tend to favor higher military spending than their Democratic rivals - receive more donations from defense-company political action committees and employees. You might expect the tilt in McCain's favor to be even steeper than normal, given his 23-year Navy career - including nearly six in a Hanoi prison. Add to that the fact that his father and grandfather both served as Navy admirals, and his extensive service on the armed services committee. Not to mention the fact that Obama has no military background...