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Heidi Zamecnik's "Be Happy, Not Gay" T shirt sent a clear and disenfranchising message to homosexual youth that they are not O.K. This is not the kind of dialogue that should take place in an academic environment. I'd bet that Heidi's intolerance comes from parental influence. If her parents feel so strongly about the issue, perhaps they should enroll their daughter in a parochial school, where church doctrine would dictate academic policy...
...those resumes is that of someone good at making sales, which is different than making compromises. For what it's worth, Romney has probably been more successful in his line of work. But with his newfound willingness to highlight this distinction, McCain is making a not entirely calculated bet that when it comes to electing a President, Americans would rather embrace a hard-nosed dealmaker than a smooth operator...
...biggest market in the world for these runty runabouts. Offering affordability-most are in the $10,000 price range-and impressive fuel economy of around 20 km per liter, Hello Kitty-cute kei could play a big role in the future of Japanese transport. "It's a good bet that minis are going to be an increasing part of Japan's auto market," says Christopher Richter, Tokyo-based auto analyst for investment bank CLSA...
...William Kristol's "The 2008 Formula": His quoting statistics from previous elections will not make good his bet on a hawkish Republican a winner in 2008 [May 14]. Kristol astutely points out that the next election will be an election of change and focused on the war, but he failed to connect the two. The next election will be a "change the war" election. If Republicans are to gain four more years in the White House, they will have to break completely with Bush on the war and foreign policy. If they don't I would be happy...
...Giuliani's move is a clear bet that social conservatives' power in the nominating process will be broken bv Tsunami Tuesday - the Feb. 5 super-primary featuring such mass-market states as New York, California and New Jersey. "He understands that there are a lot of Republicans out there who are sick of everyone kowtowing to the single-issue extremists," said one veteran Republican observer in Washington. "He's breaking from the pack...