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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...nature of bruising national politics. However, when we as unbiased political observers say that Geraldine Ferraro seems a hypocrite and a bigot in making these conspiratorial accusations about not one black politician, but all of them, we would appear to be justified by factual evidence. After all, these men confront the same sort of barrier to entry that she came upon two decades ago. One could argue that theirs is even higher...

Author: By James M. Larkin | Title: A Tainted Legacy | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

...project was clearly a challenge. For one thing, Minghella would have to confront the question that dogs any filmmaker on the continent: What is the real Africa? Is it the sunsets and savannahs of Out of Africa (which won Pollack his director's Oscar)? Is it the chaos and savagery of Hotel Rwanda, Last King of Scotland and Blood Diamond? Or is it the white man's shame of Cry Freedom and The Constant Gardener? Minghella knew that No. 1 Ladies' demanded a fresh approach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magical Mystery | 3/12/2008 | See Source »

...Love” reality show host and noted MySpace tramp Tila Tequila’s new video, such as the economical digital camera work and lyrical pearls of wisdom like “some just want some layin’.” Therefore, it behooves me to instead confront the deeper issues that this video raises. The chorus—“We all want the same thing”—seems to posit an idyllic utopia populated by both strippers and ex-boyfriends that would bring a tear to V. I. Lenin?...

Author: By Alec E Jones, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Tila Tequila | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

...matter an individual’s background, we believe that it is important to empower them to find and express their own opinions on the challenges and ideas they confront in life. In doing so, we hope it will inspire other organizations and groups to do the same. We invite all members of the community to join us in our efforts to actively engage in dialogue with Israel and look forward to seeing where this important discussion will lead...

Author: By Sarah B. Joselow | Title: Repairing the Silence | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

...Hispanic, Catholic family in Mexico.”Lam, the Coalition’s treasurer, is half Chinese, and says that students who have made friends with people in generally unreceptive ethnic groups might feel conflicted joining the gay community: on the one hand they must confront the difficulty of a new sexuality, and on the other, they must address this sexuality in a way so as not to isolate themselves from the people they formerly identified with. Lam says that because she wasn’t “raised Chinese,” she doesn?...

Author: By Charles J. Wells, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: It's Cold Out There | 3/5/2008 | See Source »

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