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...Does everything have to be a political statement? Why can't Rowling's explanation that she "always thought of Dumbledore as gay" simply be an author's attempt at explaining her vision of a character and how she imagined a broader fictional life to skillfully shape a written character? I am as bothered by this article as I would be by conservatives complaining that Rowling's statement was part of some gay agenda. Timothy Koirtyohann, Fort Worth, Texas...
...timing of the latest attempt to soothe jangled nerves was not surprising. What may be the decisive phase of the West's diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis over Iran's nuclear program has arrived. This week, Mohammed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is due to report to the United Nations whether Iran has complied with the IAEA's demands for more information about a program that Tehran insists is for peaceful purposes only. Expecting continued intransigence from Iran, the U.S. and Europe are poised to go to the U.N. Security Council for yet another round...
...country, to see how concrete some of the problems we face are.” Teach for America (TFA) is another popular route to brain gain for many Harvard graduates. Those accepted as corps members in the program teach in low-income schools for two years in an attempt to close the achievement gap of American education. This year, Harvard applications to TFA have increased 100 percent, more than twice the national increase. To encourage participation in TFA, prestigious firms like JP Morgan and McKinsey and Company now allow graduates to defer job offers for two years in order...
...business side, record companies have helped artists expose their music to the widest possible audience. It is well documented that record companies risk their capital knowing that only a few artists ever find that audience.Record companies understand that the music industry is changing. They are evolving in an attempt to take advantage of the opportunities that new technologies offer for artists and fans. Record companies are actively partnering with new digital music services and experimenting with new products and business deals with artists to give music fans what they want when they want it. Only the future will tell...
...ntefering's departure will make it more difficult for Merkel's CDU to find common ground with its governing partners. The SPD has suffered more than its conservative partner as a result of the partnership, seeing its support sink even as Merkel's personal popularity has risen. In an attempt to win back voters, the SPD 's party chief Kurt Beck moved the party towards the left, arguing, for example, for increases in welfare spending - over Müntefering's strenuous objections. Business leaders in Germany have also complained that the government is giving up on the kinds of reforms...