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...Webb's opposition to an invasion of Iraq predates the first Gulf War. "I thought we would empower Iran, and we have," he says. His views are precise but complex. They are based on a lifetime studying warfare, first in the Marines and then as Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Navy. And there were moments in the two debates when Allen and Webb-especially Webb-seemed about to settle into the sort of serious discussion of Iraq that the nation desperately needs, but those moments were fleeting. Moderators interrupted, time limits were imposed, other topics were raised. And then...
...historian who derived much inspiration for his novels from medieval sagas. "Hurin is a very serious book," says Wheaton College's Drout. "It doesn't have any of that lighthearted patter between the hobbits. It's going to show this man was a much more nuanced and complex and deep-thinking writer than he's been given credit for." And fans who think Tolkien was not just a great storyteller but also a great stylist are similarly excited about Hurin. They expect it to be the best example of his mature, fluid prose since The Lord of the Rings...
...important step towards Harvard’s recruitment of “the very best,” as Bronshtein labels them, regardless of socioeconomic, geographic, or—for lack of better term—scholastic origin. It is true; the admissions process is a complex and unwieldy one. Surely mistakes are made in selection. That said, Bronshtein’s attack of admissions as lacking the truly “meritocratic” bent it should have is unfounded and represents the danger of parochial belief in what the Harvard student should be. The College prides...
...Research shows internships help prepare youth for the world of work in other subtle ways. "Collaboration is complex," says Reed Larson, a psychologist at the University of Illinois who studies adolescent development. "Learning to understand a point of view, coordinating strategies, influencing key people - I think it's essential that people start learning these skills at an early age." Schools and jobs at McDonald's don't teach those tools, she adds...
...doctors, environmentalists, automobile companies and the coal industry all at once today when it released new standards on air quality. In a compromise that will likely leave no one totally satisfied, the agency called for a modest tightening of the numbers for what is called fine particle pollution - a complex mixture of everything from smoke to sulfates that is small enough to penetrate deeply into the lungs. But the agency more or less left in place its regulations on larger particle pollutants...