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...excesses of democracy. The media, despite Musharraf's recent attempts to bring them to heel, are now a real force in the country, both shaping and amplifying public opinion. The state of the judiciary, too, also contains a kernel of hope. Yes, last year Musharraf dealt it a devastating blow by dismissing the country's most senior and independent judges. But the reaction to his move - a courageous and visible protest movement led by lawyers and civil society, and supported by the media - has emboldened politicians to push for the restoration of the judiciary, a task at which now, after...
...crown.Freshman Kate Buesser knocked in the game-winning goal with just five minutes remaining in the game, breaking a 1-1 tie and propelling Harvard to its fifth ECAC regular-season title.“We understand [other teams] are going to bring their best. No one wants to blow anyone out,” head coach Katey Stone said. “We want to play close, intense hockey games.”And in the Crimson’s seventh game in two weeks, a close, intense game is just what it got.“What...
...operation was intended to strike a blow for law and order. On Monday more than 1,000 French riot cops raided apartments in several suburban housing projects north of Paris, arresting 33 of the 37 suspected leaders of ultra-violent rioting in the region last November. But along with cheers, the spectacular dawn raid reaped plenty of scorn. Former Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal called it "spectacle politics;" it was a mix "of justice and stage craft" in the opinion of centrist leader Francois Bayrou. Normal enough, of course, for the opposition to carp at government action. But this time...
...with a shocked glare on his face.The weeks passed, the critics raved, and “Juno” did well in the box office. Everyone loved it; it was like “Little Miss Sunshine” had grown up and made some bad decisions.The largest blow to my sense of the moviegoing public, though, came just recently, when the Academy Award nominees were announced.Among several disappointments, including the snubs of “American Gangster” and “Into the Wild,” were four nominations the horrible movie that everyone so desperately...
...GORE An Obama nod from Bubba's Veep would be a tough blow to Clinton's campaign...