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...right, of course, about the third alternative, and a very sensible one it is—working out some system of fooling the grader, although I think I should prefer the word “impressing.” We admit to being impressionable, but not to being hypercredulous simps. His first two tactics for system-beating, his Vague Generalities and Artful Equivocation, seem to presume the latter, and are only going to convince Crimson-reading graders (there are a few and we tell our friends) that the time has come to tighten the screws just a bit more...
...feature film debut opposite American comedienne Sandra Bernhard in 1994. Five years later, with blond streaks and a bikini, her career was launched as Heath Ledger's love interest in Gregor Jordan's King's Cross crime caper Two Hands. Another five years on, she's the first to admit that Troy "is not much to do with the women." It's all about Brad. "He's really actually ugly in real life," she says deadpan, before letting out one of her donkey-like laughs. "I'm just kidding. In real life he's like a horse...
Rumsfeld may still lose his job over this. And so may the President. Strategists in the Bush campaign do not believe the abuse scandal per se will hurt the President's political standing, but they admit that the nearly daily disclosures of depravity contribute to the feeling that Iraq is becoming a bigger mess. More important, the flare-ups from the conflict are blotting out positive developments. On the day Rumsfeld's testimony dominated the airwaves and the New York Times called for his resignation, it was announced that 288,000 new jobs were created in April. Bush heralded...
Prisoners and human rights groups have described various coercive methods used by the U.S. on captives held overseas. U.S. officials admit to some of them...
...expect bush or any other official to apologize for terrorist attacks. But true leaders admit their strategic errors and try to fix them, especially when they cost billions of dollars and American lives. The combination of arrogance and simplistic, black-and-white thinking ensures that this Administration will never recognize error in its radical policies. If the climate in Washington is poisoned, it is because of the meanspirited, self-righteous tone set by the Bush White House. There is a failure of leadership. JOHN T. COMPTON New York City...