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...before starting at Harvard this fall, says first hand experience in the complex and emotionally charged conflict allowed him to approach college with a greater appreciation for dialogue.“I personally believe very much in the importance of dialogue. My service in the army strengthened that belief, and I think Harvard is a great place for dialogue,” he says...
...Venezuelans," she says. And that belief, widespread as it is in the barrios, ought to ensure Chavez a comfortable victory on Sunday...
...more politician who wanted to leave his mark on history, at the cost of neglecting the country's failing health-care system and the problems of unemployment. Cheryl Bartlett-Büttner Niedersachsen, Germany The admiration that Czech president Vaclav Klaus' article showed for Margaret Thatcher's belief in human freedom made me snigger. I've chosen, however, to forgive him for the narrowness of his insight. Obviously, Thatcher's unswerving belief in human freedom did not extend to the repressed and disenfranchised blacks of South Africa when she refused to support sanctions against the apartheid government. She remained steadfast...
...chat. But I'd be willing to bet that more people were introduced to the concept of cloning from reading or watching Jurassic Park than from the news stories and academic papers that have followed the research for years. He performs a service when he acts on his belief that science is too important to leave to the scientists and he invites a mass audience irresistibly into some of the Most Important Conversations We're Not Having...
Joseph Ratzinger has never been known for his flexibility. As a university theologian and the Vatican's top doctrinal watchdog, the German prelate consistently stuck to his intellectual guns, sometimes stepping on sensibilities in the process. That unbendable belief in his own truth may have indeed gotten the now Pope Benedict XVI into trouble with his provocative September speech about faith and violence that sparked anger throughout the Muslim world. But the papacy often requires old men to learn new tricks. And so on Tuesday, as he set off on the most delicate mission of his life, the 79-year...