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...wanted to keep people engaged, because I know that the language can be tough to get around,” Benowitz says. “So, the hip-hop music, the modern dress, and the dirt are a way to keep the play grounded in a context that the audience can understand, so that they really see what things are relevant.”The plot, which revolves around the forbidden love affair between Giovanni (Tony J. Sterle ’11) and his sister Annabella (Julianne I. Ross ’11), involves a rather convoluted storyline. However...
...Committee continues to anticipate that policy actions to stabilize financial markets and institutions, fiscal and monetary stimulus, and market forces will contribute to a gradual resumption of sustainable economic growth in a context of price stability...
...opening statements, federal prosecutor Brian Skaret emphasized the barbarity of the slaughter, focusing almost exclusively on the events of March 12, and Green's alleged role in it. In the opposing opening statement, however, defense lawyer Patrick Bouldin called attention to what he called "the context of the tragedy." Although Green is pleading not guilty to all charges, Bouldin did not explicitly affirm his client's innocence during his remarks, emphasizing instead to the jury that the events of March 12 cannot be fully understood without appreciating the horrific conditions that Green's platoon labored under, the breakdown in leadership...
...scared for Artur Davis to be the nominee," partly because Republicans will likely try to pounce on his connection to President Obama. Davis will find his toughest proving grounds in the state's largely white northern hill country. "They know his candidacy doesn't make sense in the context of Alabama's history," Browder says...
...able to muster the political strength to pull off a rapprochement with Iran's leaders. "They are increasingly convinced that Obama is serious and that he is pursuing something that is more strategic than tactical," Parsi says. "But the question remains: Can he deliver on this?" Seen in this context, the jailing of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi on spy charges last week may have been a maneuver by the regime to manufacture a crisis in order to test Obama's true resolve in mending U.S.-Iranian relations...