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...Specialty theatres in the Boston area also have a broad base of support, a network that Hinkle attributes to the number of devoted students and film enthusiasts. And while fundraising for non-profits are a concern during the current economic situation, Hinkle remains optimistic, recognizing the importance of such a resource of film buffs, whose donations currently sustain the Brattle...
...racial barriers that have long been entrenched in America. But it is also worth tempering those expectations. Standing in the crisp breeze along Chicago's Michigan Avenue, on the night of Obama's election, Freddie Arnett, a 51-year-old maintenance supervisor, expressed hope that Obama would show concern for urban affairs. But Arnett acknowledged, "I know it's going to take time...
...Critics of cutting high school short, however, worry that proposals such as New Hampshire's could exacerbate existing socioeconomic gaps. One key concern is whether test results, at age 16, are really valid enough to indicate if a child should go to university or instead head to a technical school - with the latter almost certainly guaranteeing lower future earning potential. "You know that the kids sent in that direction are going to be from low-income, less-educated families while wealthy parents won't permit it," says Iris Rotberg, a George Washington University education policy professor, who notes similar results...
...Efforts to anticipate Obama's foreign policy priorities are eclipsed only by concern over the stuttering global economy. "The U.S. is undeniably one of the most important economic entities in the world, and with the ongoing financial crisis, people want someone who can lead the U.S. out of the pit," said Mr. Li, the editor of a Chinese newspaper with a degree in international relations from Beijing University. "Obama showed an obvious advantage over McCain on economic policy during the debates, and in this age of globalization, the U.S. coming out of the recession will benefit everyone...
...that his life was endangered both in his native Saudi Arabia and in Egypt, where he currently resides, the British were apparently unmoved by his plight. The embassy rejected the petition on the grounds, according to several British newspapers, that his presence in the country would cause "considerable public concern...