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...pages of trade legalese left readers wishing for the shiny simplicities of the spin doctors and politicians. In a perfect world, Australian Prime Minister John Howard would say to President George W. Bush: "Let's have free trade." Bush would nod, they would shake on it and alert the press. The agreement, with all the seals and signatures, would fit on one page, and the two countries would instantly become a single market - no tariffs, no quotas. But the deal struck last month is not so pure. Amid the hype and hysteria of supporters and critics, here's what...
President Bush’s official announcement late last month to support the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would rewrite the Constitution to prevent same-sex marriage, came as no surprise. In fact, it is almost humorous that CNN would send out a breaking news update to alert its subscribers of this fact. Bush has danced around the issue of same-sex marriage for months, attempting to allow conservative analysts the time to calculate his political strategy. His State of the Union address this year offered a hint at what was to come, but shied away from any explicit statements...
...their Rembrandts just at a time when such beauty is most potent for good. I know the risk, but I believe it would be worth it.” Soon the trustees agreed, and brought out Titian’s Noli Me Tangere, rushing it downstairs for each bomb alert...
...policies through witty and strategic media and theater campaigns. Launched during the 2000 presidential campaign as “Billionaires for Bush or Gore,” it uses a wily combination of satire and facts to communicate through grass-roots organizations and the Internet. The campaign aims to alert the public to the fact that Bush is, in fact, not the ordinary, down-to-earth guy he purports to be. Instead, they claim, he is a power-hungry, lobbyist-pleasing politician. Their intriguing tactics are reminiscent of Jonathan Swift. By pushing for the deregulation of elections, defending big business...
...weeks of practice on the subway, I could get to the end of taped 15-minute exercises and have no recollection of the train's having stopped. In our third of five sessions, Fremon pinched me while I was deeply relaxed. I felt nothing. When I was alert again, she pinched me as hard as before. I pulled away. Ouch...