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...been curtailed, a casualty of government efforts to conserve fuel that make refrigeration of vaccines impossible. As a result, children are dying of measles. Yet in the slums, people do not complain of physical hardship; they speak instead of spiritual malnourishment. "Titid gave us dignity and hope," says a barefoot man, referring to Aristide by his popular nickname. "Keep the embargo. We are ready to suffer if it means Titid will come back." A moment later, he implores, "He will come back...
Unlike Baghdad, where much has been rebuilt, Basra has undergone little repair. Many bridges lie in ruins, and sewage-pumping systems wrecked during the war have not been repaired. Streets in the city's slums are flooded with filth, and barefoot children often play in the foul roads; disease is spreading...
...state attorney general and in 1979, at 32, the youngest Governor in the country. Two years later, he was the youngest ex-Governor; he had impressed some of his constituents as an arrogant whiz kid who had surrounded himself with a bunch of outsiders who looked on Arkansans as barefoot hicks. In 1982 a chastened Clinton came back, apologizing to voters for developing a swelled head but vowing to reform; he has won every election since...
...rest of us, will summer ever be lighthearted again? Will no shirtless youth dive gallantly into the peonies to catch a Frisbee? Will no maiden swish barefoot across a dewy moonlit lawn? Eventually, yes, when poultry or medicine comes to the rescue. But not this tick-plagued summer, not just...
...lights dim for the beginning of the April 19 Harvard-Radcliffe Dance Company recital. Three women walk barefoot into the performing area. The tall one on the right, Erin Ryan, has an acoustic guitar and cracks a few jokes. Then the group sings a few songs, which they describe as "jazz-influenced, blues-influenced, gospel-influenced, folk pop and pop folk...