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...rupture has been triggered by China's harsh warning to Taiwan, underlined by war games offshore, that it must remain committed to eventual reunification and squelch whatever dreams of independence it might be harboring. True, what is happening off Taiwan is pantomime rather than confrontation: eager to avoid a clash, both sides are merely using their military to lend muscle to political messages. But to date neither Washington nor Beijing has given much indication that it knows the other well enough to ensure that pantomime belligerence does not someday give way to the real thing...
Abdul-Rauf, despite his cowardice, was undeniably coerced to compromise his beliefs. His clash with the NBA demonstrates that his previous statements about oppression and tyranny were not foolish rantings. By making him stand for a ceremony which he personally opposes, the NBA has undermined the ideals of freedom which the "Star Spangled Banner" allegedly embodies. If America was truly the land of the free, Abdul-Rauf would be free not to participate in pre-game nationalistic rituals...
...educational aspect of the rally came at the actual speech. In that sense, the forum is an ideal stage for intellectual and ideological clash. The tough questions about legal immigration asked of Simpson raised the consciousness of students about the issue. Because the audience was about evenly split over the issue of legal imigration, each question and comment forced members of the audience to re-examine their viewpoints...
...last clash of these two titans at Appleton Arena in December, Murphy tacked on a goal and an assist in the Saints' crushing 7-3 defeat of the Crimson...
...resulting concoction of the four obviously maladjusted individuals, all of whom are too grasping and unscrupulous to be endearing in any way, provides for an entertaining clash of personalities. At the same time, one cannot help but respect the characters for their passion and intensity. There is a certain sense of comic pathos to them; they are all, as characterized by Bradley, "unlicked cubs," which is why they are all in show business...