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...people will swear that it finally holds the solution. And they will believe it. It's part of the optimism Americans have about progress. It's the same attitude that allowed people to pour money into the Google IPO and watch Showtime TV shows. So I have to admit that even though these diets will never work, there is something beautiful in that people believe each time. I'd rather have a society with that attitude, after all, than one in which everybody and his brother looks good in a half shirt...
Irshad Manji's Essay "When Denial�Can Kill" succinctly captured the complex issue of Islam's intertwinings with terrorism and noted that Muslims, of which she is one, need to admit that Islam might be motivating suicide bombers [July 25]. As a Muslim, I find it not only refreshing but also encouraging to read an article that challenges what Manji referred to as a "dangerous denial from which mainstream Muslims need to emerge." Perhaps other Muslims will follow Manji's lead and be less hesitant to create a much needed bridge of "cross-cultural understanding...
...Rauscher, now a consultant on shareholder-advocacy issues, is convinced that the approach works--even though companies seldom admit it. "There are a lot of good companies out there," he says. "They just have some things we call 'warts' that need to be removed." Aquinas is prepared to remove them, one by one. --By G. Jeffrey MacDonald
...part of the settlement, Weitzman did not admit guilt in the case—but this did not bother the manure’s rightful owners...
Harvard itself was cleared of the fraud allegations but still faced damages for breaching its contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In the agreement signed Wednesday, the University did not admit any liability but agreed to pay the full $26.5 million by Saturday. A Harvard spokesman said it was the largest settlement the University has ever paid...