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...often far more robust and complicated than the lapel-pin nationalism some citizens swear by. Barack Obama hinted at this when he declared in Montana a few weeks ago, "I love this country not because it's perfect but because we've always been able to move it closer to perfection. Because through revolution and slavery ... generations of Americans have shown their love of country by struggling and sacrificing and risking their lives to bring us that much closer to our founding promise...
...expect the headquarters of Telenor, Norway's biggest telecom company, to reflect at least some of its Scandinavian side. Sure enough, meeting rooms are furnished with wooden floors, sleek tables and angular armchairs; there's even a breathtaking view of the Oslo Fjord. But look closer. The small silver plates and golden sculpted boats in one such room are from Bangladesh; the green-and-gold tea set, with its five matching cups, from Thailand. And the black-and-gold rug hanging on a wall is among the finest you would find anywhere in Pakistan...
...terrorists. The police in India are busting into warehouses hoarding rice, while over 50 Bangladeshi workers were injured in hunger riots as even their government was unable to buy any rice at all last week. Crowds in Thailand rioted so much over food shortages that government elections were postponed. Closer to the U.S., Haiti’s Prime Minister was forced to resign following hunger riots that killed 4 and injured 20, and the poor there are now eating mud patties mixed with oil and sugar because they cannot afford anything more...
...together, and in his hazel-flecked gaze she saw a smile dissolve into the ruthless determination of a predator. Deliberately, tantalizing, he let her feet touch the ground. Still he did not release her. Felicity, her whole body trembling, tangled her fingers in his hair and pressed herself even closer. Her eyes closed, and she inclined her lips in invitation...
...myself set out early for a ride when I realized what a beautiful day it was. Do you know how to ride, Viscountess?”Her eye boldly met his. “No. I want you to teach me,” she said.The Stable Boy stepped closer. She could smell him, the sweetness of sweat, the sourness of leather and manure. He leaned against the door frame. If she tottered just a step, if she relaxed her taut body just a little, she would touch him. “As you wish, Viscountess...