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...This is not your grandfather’s Cross pen anymore,” Dryden said, pointing to a wall of colorful pens at the back of the store, that did, however, include classic Cross products...
...classic devices in situation comedy—and some tragedy—is for a character’s solution to a simple problem to prove worse than the problem itself. Rather than accept the consequences of a mistake, the hero comes up with a solution that makes things worse, until things escalate into a climax either with hilarious consequences, or catastrophe, depending on the genre. Either way, it’s becoming a familiar script for this White House, which now routinely embarrasses itself not just by making the wrong choices, but by refusing to face them later...
...9/11 hearings are a classic example. If liberals are honest with themselves, they will admit that they, too, could not have seen the attacks coming. Had Bush attacked Afghanistan in early 2001, as some say he should have, people like me would have protested furiously (I know I did when Clinton tried to). Obviously, it’s bad that Bush took a long vacation after reading a memo entitled “Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside U.S.” and that Attorney General Ashcroft proposed cuts in counterterrorism funding on 9/10. But it wouldn?...
...Move were stacked together at the top of the pop charts--the first time since the Beatles' arrival 40 years ago that two songs by the same band had so dominated the country's consciousness. The Way You Move was an instant R.-and-B. classic; Hey Ya! was something greater. You don't expect universality from a song about the agony of monogamous relationships, but the mix of a surf-rock guitar, hand claps and a retro catchphrase captivated not just the Beyonces and Lucy Lius but also soccer moms, NASCAR dads and a former NATO supreme commander...
...exchange was classic Arbour: a singular balance of strength and empathy. During her three years as chief prosecutor of war crimes before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, this remarkable Canadian stood up to the bullies and stood up for the victims. She demonstrated courage and tenacity, compassion and tact. Above all, she demonstrated persistence. By working to bring to trial former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and many other government officials, Arbour was instrumental in raising the profile of the tribunal from relative obscurity to what many believe to be the most effective international criminal court...