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...Bush did more than just free up money. In August 2001 he addressed the issue in one of the most morally serious speeches ever delivered by a U.S. President. Political speeches are generally constructed - I know; I used to write them - so that facts are stacked from the very beginning to lead you inexorably to the foregone conclusion. In contrast, Bush's nationally televised address presented both sides of the question with such fairness and respect that three-quarters of the way through the speech you found yourself without any idea where the President would come...
...Compared to the sports-obsessed Australia, there is a sense that the nation, or at least the capital, hasn?t quite embraced the Games. Lots of Athenians, as is usual, have left the city for August vacation - though, remarkably, traffic remains as bad as ever. There don?t seem to be as many banners and Olympic paraphernalia. For the most part, Athens has given a collective shoulder shrug to the whole extravaganza...
Regardless, Kerry did not experience a significant increase in poll standings following the convention. According to a post-convention CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll conducted between July 30 and August 1, 57 percent of Americans had a favorable view of the Massachusetts senator, a 2 percent spike from his standings prior to the convention...
...mail addressed to members of both the men’s and women’s squads following Russell’s firing, Associate Athletics Director Steve Staples had said that he aimed to land a replacement by August 15—less than a month prior to the start of the men’s fall season...
...would think it was Christmas in August. But instead of at the North Pole, Santa's workshop is tucked away in a suburban Omaha, Neb., office park where a red-bearded elf named Chip Davis is getting ready for the big day. Creator of the phenomenally successful New Age band Mannheim Steamroller, he is arranging a 12-city Yuletide concert tour and the fall release of his new Celebration CD, a compendium of what has become the best-selling Christmas music in America...