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...ammunition into the burgundy-robed demonstrators. The official government death toll was 31, although international observers believe the actual figure was far higher. For months after the massacre, soldiers patrolled the streets, flushing out suspected dissidents and crushing small protests against the upcoming constitutional referendum. But in the immediate aftermath of last weekend's storm, troops were almost nowhere to be seen. One foreign NGO worker who was in Rangoon recalls that he saw just one military truck on the streets in the hours after the cyclone abated. The truck drove up to a downed tree blocking the road, paused...
...like an easy way to stir up votes among those dissatisfied with Bush’s response post-Katrina, especially from those whose lives are still defined by the Katrina disaster. Yet just as McCain once called for circumspection in evaluating the government’s role in the aftermath of Katrina, he should call for circumspection again, this time from himself. Taking a step back from the campaign trail, McCain should recognize that his integrity and straight-talking reputation is worth more than a few cheap votes...
...ordinary” girl is determined to overcome.Similarly, Megan, who truly earns her role as a bitch throughout the earlier parts of the film, is revealed to have experienced a serious family tragedy. The death of a loved one, and the regret that Megan feels in its aftermath, allows the audience to better appreciate why this diva acts the way she does and transforms the most repulsive character in the film into one of the most sympathetic.Burstein edits the film together in a very balanced way, giving ample room for each student’s storyline to develop and interweaving...
...recovered her breath in the aftermath of the race, but at his touch she almost purred. Yet Felicity feigned disdain. “I can get off by myself...
...Vinci Code heretics the Vatican suspects. We look instead to the Boccaccio Code, especially in the wake of the abuse crisis. We've learned to conform to the Catholic faith instead of the Catholic hierarchy. And if the Pope's visit and its aftermath indicate anything, it's that we aren't likely to change that stance until the church, with deeper structural and doctrinal reform, changes its own. As the Pope returns to Rome, a common question here will be, Did he make American Catholics feel any better about their church? But just as common an answer...