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...Chirac as great ladies' men, and [current French President Nicolas] Sarkozy went out and married a top model, but who refers to Giscard as a seducer?" Gaccio asks. "No one - so he's decided to do so himself, with a story whose leading lady is no longer around to debunk...
...around health-care reform. From tales of death panels to myths about covering illegal immigrants, rumors have spread among Americans and polarized the debate. Some have even come to fear reform and perceive the proposal as a government hijacking of their health. Therefore, we were pleased to hear Obama debunk these rumors and clearly articulate his vision for health-care reform. Obama assured us that no death panels will be created by a reform bill, that illegal immigrants would not receive coverage, that federal funds would not suddenly go to pay for abortions, and, finally, that the plan will...
...Some of the stories sounded so tenuous to me. What ended up in the book is just a fraction of my research. But I loved hearing their stories and I loved hearing what the critics said to debunk them. Here's the thing: nearly all of these people were transformed by their experiences. They were more generous, more other-thinking. They had had a transformation of character. Was it scientifically verifiable? No. But it was good for them. As one of them, a comedy writer named Jeff Schimmel, said to me: "It's sad to think that my love...
...spaces on this campus,” Perold said. Fox member Daniel E. Herz-Roiphe ’10, who is also the co-chair of the Crimson Editorial Board, and Spee member John F. Bowman ’11 defended the final clubs by trying to debunk common stereotypes. Both argued that final clubs are more heterogeneous than they are perceived to be, although the two acknowledged that the final club membership is wealthier than the student body at large. “It’s one of the most racially diverse organizations that I know...
There is a lot of mythology about the looting of the Iraq museum. By and large that mythology has been debunked. And I've spent the better of more than 5, 6 years attempting to debunk it. But we should be clear on something: the looting could not have been avoided. It couldn't. It could have been and should have been lessened. But we should also be clear that the vast majority of the items that were removed were removed long before the war. So the war itself is not the reason the sine qua non of the looting...