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There is, at heart, a crucial difference between intrinsic traits like skin color and gender and philosophical stances like religious conviction. Hatred of a person or a group of people is not the same as hatred of an idea or a religion. It’s the distinction Christians often make when they say, “hate the sin, not the sinner.” It is therefore odious that many Americans would not vote for an African-American, but not necessarily wrong that they would not vote for a Muslim...
...Leaving a game at the most crucial juncture of the contest? Has that ever happened? Maybe I’m naive to the ways of the non-fan folk, but I was raised to see the damn thing through until the end. And what if it’s one of the biggest games in college sports (that’s right, I said it) and the most prominent event at this school every year...
...timing of the successful negotiations are crucial for the nine-month-old Morales government. In the past eight weeks, 23 people have died in mining and coca farming conflicts, blockades and strikes have grown frequent, and a military coup threat was exposed, while the constitutional assembly has remained stalled because of procedural disagreements...
...cover headline for your story on why diarrhea kills millions of children every year was meant to be the remedy for the condition: "A Fistful of Sugar + A Pinch of Salt + A Jug of Water" [Oct. 16]. The formula, however, was missing a crucial word: clean. The lack of clean water is the problem and the real cause of diarrhea in most cases. Anyone who has spent time in a refugee camp knows that it takes a lot of effort to purify water - and that you need the right tools to do so. Nevertheless, congratulations on picking this deadly issue...
...really maintain pressure on the North if Kim's envoys at least keep up appearances at the talks? In the end, the resumption of multilateral negotiations could bring us back to the months of gridlock that marked the early stages of the six-party talks - with one small but crucial difference. This time, Kim Jong Il is definitely sitting on nuclear weapons, which means the price he could charge at the bargaining table has just gone...