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...tired.” Denenberg recalled the Passover of his freshman year, when two matches toward the end of Passover followed by a practice proved a bit more than matza could support. “We almost collapsed,” said Denenberg. Perhaps the burden of remembering the past was too heavy. Given matza’s tendency to fiercely resist being sufficiently eaten, those who live the unleavened life (not quite the Miller High Life) have to find ways to part the sea of blandness to arrive at the promised land of taste...
...deficiencies in large-scale government response to the politician epidemic have forced small private organizations to carry the burden of keeping our streets clean of politicians. The IOP has served as a model for this cause by attempting to rehabilitate the politicians with the most pressing conditions who fall through the cracks. The institute finds individuals who have returned from exile in the swamp reservation or by a few votes avoided imminent exile. These individuals hope to turn around their lives, and with the assistance of mentors who have successfully kicked their political habits, the politicians enter into an intense...
Will TIME publish a cover image depicting John F. Kennedy crying over "How the Democrats Went Wrong?" I'm sure Kennedy believed it when he said, "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." But few contemporary Democrats have shown the will to apply his determination in Iraq. Mark Shreeve, DANDRIDGE, TENN...
...have "doubt" about the first. Jurors might themselves be able to conjure the image of the defendant's innocence, but most need help from his lawyers. Since the defendant isn't required to offer any scenario at all, the very use of the word doubt may put an unfair burden...
...Nol Forgeard, who was fired last summer. The restructuring plan Gallois unveiled seeks to eliminate duplication and reduce the 16 manufacturing plants to 10. His plan carefully distributes the job cuts. Immediately, politicians and unions in France and Germany started sniping over which side should bear the biggest burden. The three main candidates in the current French presidential-election campaign then promised more intrusion in Airbus' affairs...