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...inability to persuade the U.S. and European countries to curb their trade-distorting agricultural subsidies. We used to think that the problems of underdeveloped countries could be solved just by reducing their debt. But this would merely be a gift to their tyrannical leaders. I would like to see Bob Geldof and Bono tackle the issue of reducing the rich world's agricultural subsidies. They are truly unfair. Sergio Elia Abbiategrasso, Italy Power Failure I was pleased to read "The Man Who Wasn't There" by political commentator Alain Duhamel [Nov. 28]. It's rewarding to see that a French...
...they used to call Deep Throat." W. MARK FELT, deputy director of the FBI during the Watergate scandal, disclosing after more than 30 years that he was the famed secret source relied upon by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein...
...cushion to three goals midway through the period. Meanwhile, the Crimson struggled to generate quality scoring chances against a stingy Big Green defense despite earning three man-advantage opportunities through the first 40 minutes. “Penalty killing is a work ethic thing,” Dartmouth coach Bob Gaudet said. “It’s keeping your stick down, it’s having smart players, but it’s also getting really good saves. I thought we did all of that—we worked hard.” The Crimson offense finally broke...
...world Bob Cratchit makes out like a bandit,” Cramer says, referencing Charles’ Dickens’ The Christmas Carol. “He pays for Tim’s operation, and he’s not beholden to me. And he buys his own Goddamn fucking turkey. He gets rich. In ‘A Christmas Carol’…he’s just a beneficiary of Scrooge’s munificence. In my world, he’s Scrooge’s equal partner...
...votes in their attempt to override the filibuster. As the clock ticked down Thursday night, the GOP leadership launched a last-ditch effort to swing Senators, threatening to let the law's sunsetted provisions expire entirely. "Tomorrow's vote is going to be the only vote," warned Frist aide Bob Stevenson...