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...Vail-like resorts, where the rich play and others stay away. Denver's Roman Catholic Archbishop J. Francis Stafford wrote in a pastoral letter last fall, "We risk creating a theme park 'alternate reality' for those who have the money to purchase entrance and around them sprawls a growing buffer zone of the working poor...
...more they can be encouraged." During the discussions, when it was pointed out that Chelsea Clinton's bedroom was on the vulnerable Pennsylvania Avenue side of the White House, the first response was to suggest that she be moved to the south side, where the huge lawn is a buffer. But secret reports of threats to the President and his family and the chilling calculations of the damage from a truck bomb were overwhelming. "It had to be done," said Coleman. "It would have been irresponsible not to have taken the action...
...most tense moment of the night occurred as the Nation of Islam member accused West of being a "buffer" between the Black community and the Jews. The audience member asked his comments be addressed by Lerner and was angered when West repeatedly responded...
...demilitarized, democratically self-ruled Tibet would create an enormous, sensible buffer state between two future powers, China and India. And as China begins an uncertain period of transition (hopefully towards democracy--and any real political freedom would necessitate the Tibetan choice of freedom), it should look to making Tibet an issue which will defuse international discord and gain respect...
Bickerton said: "Removing the buildings wouldupset the buffer they provide between residentialand commercial areas. It would destroy theequilibrium...