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...that holier-than-thou attitude that gives America's enemies more ammunition. I don't wish to condone Ahmadinejad's policies, only to say that we will get nowhere by childishly ignoring him. Eventually, no matter how much it deflates our self-esteem, we will have to begin an open dialogue with our enemies. There are too many to simply dismiss them as tyrants and ostracize them from the global community. Currently, our only policies for dealing with hostile nations consist of sanctions and military action, and America's troops are already overextended. Mitchell Kinnen, Cincinnati, Ohio...
...singer, film-score composer and rock promoter Begin at Little India. From Farrer Park MRT station, walk against the flow of traffic and you'll notice plenty of smells, colors, spices and music before you end at Tekka Mall. By then, you should have worked up an appetite. Head to the New 7th Storey Hotel in Bugis, tel: (65) 6333 4900, for an alfresco "steamboat" or hot-pot dinner. The hotel is one the few remaining old landmarks in the area. After dinner, pop over to the Arts House, tel: (65) 6332 6900, on Old Parliament Lane. A theater screens...
Much the same way that owners grow to look like their dogs, sometimes spokesmen begin to resemble their candidates. That's certainly true of Kevin Madden, Mitt Romney's national press secretary, though his neat, Romneyesque looks are quickly belied by a thick New York accent. Shifting seamlessly between sound bites and genial (if sometimes vulgar) humor, Madden, 35, has kept the campaign from getting too rattled by Romney's occasional malapropisms and gaffes. The effortlessness with which he laughs off Romney's missteps (when Romney told Fox News that his favorite novel was a sci-fi tome by Scientology...
...Patrick also introduced in May, she said a long-term plan is necessary to fight crime. “He can provide a strategy that will last beyond the next two to three years,” she said, but declined to enter into policy detail, saying Patrick should begin by devoting more attention to the problem. “There are things in existence that have inadequate funding,” she said. “He’s a smart man.” Lockridge-Steckel said she was optimistic about the impact of the vigil...
...Morton goes through The Crimson’s recycling bins and collects old issues of the New York Times and Fifteen Minutes. Even so, she joins fellow designer Alexandra M. Hays ’09 for a trip to The Garment District later that afternoon, where both begin picking through the massive “dollar-fifty a pound” clothing pile. Mid-treasure hunt, Morton’s model calls for details. “It’s going to be made of newspaper, just to warn you,” Morton cautions with a grin...