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...alignment through pre-approved scientific tools. I had watched a coming-together, but it also made me sharply aware of a growing-apart, as the crowd that had so easily formed suddenly and easily dispersed. I was a little sad to return to my frigid office, with the constant background chatter of computer keys, and wrap up the event by writing my story. I wondered what it would be like to go to the moon instead, and look back on earth for that one day each century, to see the world eclipsed by the people coming out of their self...
...natural advantage over Christie, who boasts no policy experience and in fact seems to delight in telling crowds, "I will never be the smartest man in the room." But with Wall Street (and in particular Goldman Sachs) being blamed for much of the financial crisis, Corzine's professional background has turned into a major liability. His unpopular moves of late - he's raised taxes and cut services, and New Jersey still faces massive budget deficits - have only made things worse, and even before last week's fireworks, Corzine was trailing Christie by double digits in some polls. "The economy...
...Back in my homeland after 18 years in three countries on three continents, I have still not reached the material level of my parents, but I have not had a boring life; I've never had to apply for unemployment benefits and my children are happy about their multicultural background. A bad situation creates wonderful chances. Benno ter Kuile, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS...
...Each initiative is significant in its own right, but together they combine to support a larger U.S. interest. Against the background of a stubborn stalemate over Iran's nuclear program, the moves raise the pressure on Iran to come to the table for talks. (Read "Don't Worry So Much About Iran's Nukes...
Some Alaska pols, however, say that could be just what the state needs. Parnell is a steadfast social conservative and has nearly a decade's experience in the state's House and Senate-a background that could help him reopen channels of communication between the governor's mansion and the legislature that all but closed during Palin's final months. "I think his understanding of how to communicate is going to do him well," State Rep. John Coghill told the Associated Press July 26. "That's one of the things [Palin] has struggled with. I think he will just...