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...Americans are wonderfully confident about things - about ourselves, our kids, about our plans; I sometimes think it's our greatest asset. But it can also be our greatest weakness. That confidence was one of the things that helped fool many of us into thinking we could march into Iraq and make everything swell. It could now fool us into thinking that it's going to be relatively easy to get out. Coming or going, our storied confidence blinds us to all kinds of problems we can't see or imagine. And Iraq, more than most places, is full of those...
...smooth relations with the Bush White House aren't the priority they used to be. In the upcoming Congress, with every Republican Senator seemingly running for re-election or for President, proof of one's independence from the White House will be an asset, not a liability, especially if Bush's approval ratings remain mired in the mid-30s. As he was campaigning for the whip job, Lott says, he told his colleagues that when it came to White House pressure, "there's nothing they can do to me or for me that they haven't already done...
...Khanfar: The Qatari foreign minister criticized us in many cases. I consider that an opinion, not pressure. The only asset we have right now is our editorial independence. If the editorial independence is compromised by the Qataris, Al Jazeera will lose its edge over the rest of the Arab media. The status that Al Jazeera has given Qatar is high and very useful...
...party” looked much more like a scam for a free $100 from the UC than a contribution to Harvard’s social scene. (The residents did not answer calls made to their listed room telephone number last night.)The UC party grant fund is a great asset to campus social life, and it is particularly valued because it leaves party-planning in the hands of eager students. The UC has a list of reasonable regulations that a party must meet to be funded, including that it must be advertised. But incidents like the Cabot N-33 fraud?...
...Bassett says. “I would have been crazy to not take it.”KATHRYN FARNIAt 5’10”, Kathryn Farni is one of the tallest players on the team and yet height is not this Minnesotan’s only asset. As a two-time All-State selection in high school, Farni proved that she can play. She graduated from Hopkins High School with the school record in career goals—and she’s a defender.Harvard is going to benefit from her services on both ends of the rink...