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...they reach Sule Pagoda. Then they're off again, coursing through the city streets in a solid stream of red and orange, like blood vessels giving life to an oxygen-starved body. Their effect on Rangoon's residents is electrifying. At first, only a few brave onlookers applaud. Others clasp their hands together in respectful prayer or quietly weep. Then, as people grow bolder, the monks are joined by tens of thousands of Burmese, some chanting their own mantra, in English: "Democracy! Democracy...
...aides, frequent visitors to the Oval Office, were struck literally speechless with respect, so communication was mostly by body language. All were concerned about the protocol of this once-in-a-lifetime moment. One of them said it was so surreal she was unsure if she was supposed to clasp the Pope's hand the way she usually does because she didn't know if she should touch his ring. While the Pope and First Lady exchanged gifts of silver platters and boxes of rosaries, the press pool was given rosaries in vinyl cases...
...camped out through the damp and chilly night. The image of Benedict XVI in his popemobile appears on the giant video screens. He is somewhere here, in this gathering of Woodstock scope called World Youth Day, 15 miles outside of Cologne. Some cheer the sight on the screen, others clasp their hands in prayer. There are also plenty who seem to simply gravitate toward the physical presence of their Holy Father-some running in the direction of the faraway stage, others walking in a head-up, open-mouth trance. Whether he likes it or not, Pope Benedict...
...earliest days of the cold war, each American President, each Kremlin leader, has felt compelled to counter every move by a countermove, every new weapon with a newer weapon, every show of strength with a greater show of strength. The two hands that control the planet's survival may clasp in a show of summit cordiality, but measurable progress to curtail their nuclear arsenals requires far, far more than ceremonial displays of goodwill...
Harold M. Agnew's elbows make a pair of wings for his head, on top of which his hands fold in a clasp. The elbows are covered by suede patches sewn onto a brown tweed jacket. The collar of his brown polo shirt is worn over the jacket collar. There is a Western-style belt of silver and turquoise, and something of a belly: the paunch of a man of 64 who was an athlete 40 years ago. He looks like Spencer Tracy now. His desk looks like a pile of raked leaves. On walls and tables...