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...among them—and America’s turn inward at home. Halberstam convincingly argues that, because of a variety of far-reaching changes in the past three decades—the collapse of the Soviet Union, new weapons which allow the U.S. to conduct military actions from afar, the abandonment of serious foreign news coverage by network television and the rise of a new generation who came of age in a time of peace and prosperity—the country has focused internally once more, shying away from major international conflicts...
...heard no hospital reports, Terry assumed the hospitals were filling up in New York. After listening to news reports and talking to a roommate who worked at a medical clinic this past summer, Terry realized that donating blood would be the most immediate thing that someone could do from afar. He began gathering his blockmates when another idea struck him. If we could get our 15 blockmates together, there is no reason we couldnt get 150 more...
...planes may have struck New York and D.C., but the impact of the destruction and tragedy on September 11 instantly jarred the entire nation. Like so many other Americans, Jason E. Whitlow 99, watched the terrible events unfold on television from afar, helpless to stop the fires or hold up the towers. And as reporters on every station endlessly reported the facts of what had happened and cycled through the chronology of the morning events in excruciating detail, the one question that pounded in peoples brains remained unanswered. Who survived? With cell phone connections down and landlines a scarce commodity...
...lucky enough to get a room with a view, you'll see it right away. A shimmering monument of white, it floats above the shabby city of Agra. From afar, the Taj Mahal is as beautiful as the poets promise--a glowing tribute to obsessive adoration and a symbol of India around the world. But up close, the picture begins to crumble. Acid rain and condensation from the former Mughal capital's coke-fueled factories and, environmentalists say, a nearby oil refinery are eating away the marble and turning what remains the color of unloved teeth. The famous canals...
...Mexican government, they patiently answered questions about their village of rutted streets and shuttered shops, donning ski masks and bandannas only when it came to picture taking. "As indigenous people, we are threatened and exploited," said council president Lucas Hernandez Ruiz. "We are happy you have come from afar to witness our resistance...