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...100th anniversary of the birth of Eric Blair, known to posterity as George Orwell, it seems appropriate to ask whether he got it wrong. In 1984 Orwell was worried about all-powerful governments, but these days multinational corporations are richer, scarier and more ruthless than many mere nation-states. Has Big Brother left public life for a more lucrative position in the private sector...
...DIED. LARRY LESUEUR, 93, intrepid former CBS World War II correspondent best known for his coverage of the D-day invasion and the Allied liberation of Paris; in Washington, D.C. After the war, LeSueur won two Peabody Awards in 1949 and 1950, respectively, for his radio broadcasts of the birth of the United Nations...
...strong response? Thousands of people die anonymous deaths every day, some after living for years in abject poverty or with devastating illnesses. There is no outcry or 24-hour news coverage for those people. Why is the death of someone who is separated from the pack, either by birth or accomplishment, so much more compelling than the death of another, more anonymous person...
...Arroyo recently dipped a toe into these charged waters. In a speech she wrote for the 4th World Meeting of Families opening ceremony on Jan. 22, Arroyo asserted that poverty and the birthrate are indeed connected and that the government should promote "fertility-awareness education" using "modern technology" and "birth spacing." Her words seemed intentionally vague, but the church, hearing contraceptive allusions, snapped back. "I want the President to make clear what she means," said Teodoro Bacani, a bishop in Manila, adding that he was "hurt" by her remarks. Arroyo, herself a devout Catholic, quickly qualified her statements, saying that...
...can’t believe this project is over. I feel as if I have just given birth,” Redd joked...