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...ordinary Sicilian women who hung white sheets from their balcony railings bearing a single word: basta (enough). Strolling the colorful streets of Palermo today, one sees a new outbreak of draped sheets that simply read: rita for president. The message driving the challenger's campaign couldn't be clearer. "We need to break with the past," Borsellino told Time. "We have a system based on pure political patronage that makes people think they have to go ask 'Please' for something that should be their right." She believes there is a fundamental link between low-level favor swapping and Cosa Nostra...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sicily Says Enough | 5/21/2006 | See Source »

...trash, and her kid brother (Rory Culkin, “Mean Creek”) sees a role model. The film traces the melancholy trajectory of this dysfunctional family’s interactions once they come into contact with Harlan, with the psychological motivations behind each of the characters becoming clearer as the plot wears on.The beautiful cinematography serves a dual purpose: sometimes it focuses the viewers’ attention on the mental and emotional states of the characters, while at other times it takes the film through tangential episodes that look really amazing but serve no purpose to the plot.The...

Author: By Mollie K. Wright, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Down in the Valley | 5/4/2006 | See Source »

...enough about getting a bill passed in the face of conservative resistance. "They're governing against their base, so they've got to tap dance very carefully," the strategist said. "They've left the impression that once the issue is joined in conference, they'll be much crisper, much clearer about what they want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will the Boycotts Hurt Immigration Reform? | 5/1/2006 | See Source »

...League Red Rolfe Division picture became a little clearer on Friday afternoon, removing one hurdle for Harvard in its attempt to repeat as division champion...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Yale eliminated from Red Rolfe race; Harvard moves one step closer to repeat | 4/28/2006 | See Source »

...line. In minor league baseball staying healthy and improving so that you can make it to the major leagues is the ultimate goal. Of course every kid that picks up a bat and ball wants to play in the Majors, but at this point the picture becomes much clearer. Sacrifices need to be made to see these goals through. In my own case, I am currently limited to sixty pitches per outing. Now if I had stayed at Harvard I would likely be throwing a hundred or more pitches every time I took the mound. As a pitcher you pride...

Author: By Frank Herrmann, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BALLPARK FRANK: Every Man for Himself In Pros | 4/25/2006 | See Source »

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