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...representatives suggested Bush broach the issue at an Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that he and Chinese President Hu Jintao attended today...
...issues may not have the gravitas of incipient revolution, but talk radio addresses far more than a political need. Traditional Asian culture is chock-full of taboo subjects: sex, religion, sex, suicide and sex. Talk radio allows the shy and curious alike to discuss issues they would never dare broach even with their closest friends. Ye Sha hosts a late-night radio show in Shanghai, a city where the neon present collides with Confucian tradition. These days, many of her calls are from wives and mistresses on either side of the extramarital divide. With fewer neighborhood spies to keep track...
...Harvard community have held their peace. Those in positions to ignite a campus-wide debate have, on the whole, kept silent and allowed the University to descend into an apathetic lull. Yet this impending threat warrants that some authority figure on campus build up the courage to broach this issue and engage students in a discussion about the oncoming conflict...
Even if you do hold yourself together, goodbyes are never easy to execute. They can’t be too long and painfully drawn-out, or too short and callously impersonal. But do you just engage in normal conversation? Or do you broach new topics? Or spend the entire time reminiscing? Time becomes more precious than ever in the final hours, and it’s nearly impossible to say farewell to everyone near and dear. So is there blame to assign? Guilt to suffer? And even if you plan for a final goodbye, it’s inevitable that...
...compensations. On his days off, Malia wakes him early, and they head off to a lake where a buddy has a boat. "She outfishes us both," he boasts. Deryck Miller, a youth counselor in Eagan, Minn., who has custody of daughter Nashan, 13, wasn't sure how to broach the subject of menstruation. In the end, he says, a Girl Scout manual "gave me the best breakdown." His advice to other dads: "Get to that other side, and don't stay stuck on that male macho-ism." It's a pointer that any single father, whether hopscotching or serving...