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...despite its flaws, Beijing Doll opens a window to the seemingly aimless lives of China's urban youth. Chun doesn't fight to defend her freedom by marching on Tiananmen Square; she does it by skipping school and dyeing her hair bright red. In China today, that's what passes for rebellion...
...after the victory. "Mary Lou was an open book," says Bela Karolyi, who coached Retton and whose wife Martha put together this year's women's team. "Carly is a little more stubborn." Stubborn enough to keep winning meets and--unlike many young, burned-out women's champions--perhaps defend her gold in four years. But don't expect a new temperament. "I don't know what I'd change into," says Patterson. "I'm going to stay the same Carly. It seems to be working...
...determined. But they are people, human beings. The so-called “war on terror” is not a battle against evil-incarnate. It should be a campaign to prevent desperate, angry people from taking up arms against us—and when they do so to defend the world from their attacks. It should not be a war of preemption against a list of potential adversaries; it should be a program of crucial preemptive action against the poverty, ignorance and political oppression which create the conditions under which terrorist groups thrive...
...happy with Bondi. UBS says it believes its transaction was "entirely valid" and that it will vigorously fight the case. Citigroup says that "Mr. Bondi's hostility toward the banks is a cynical tactic." Deutsche Bank says Bondi's suit is unfounded and that it "fully intends to defend" its position. Already, some U.S. bondholders are crying foul: while the restructuring plan gives them and other Parmalat creditors just a few cents on every euro that they put into the company, the holders of bonds of two subsidiaries are being offered the chance to convert 100% of their debt into...
...grand arguments. But the challenge of the moment was about demeanor, not substance. Kerry had to present himself as a plausible, positive--and not unpleasant--leader. His success was evident in the mostly mingy responses of his opponents. He rushed through the speech, some said. He didn't defend what Republicans describe as his liberal-liberal-liberal record in the Senate, said others. To my tired ears, the speedier tone was a refreshing change from the molasses pomposity of Kerry past. And I doubt that we'll see George W. Bush explain or defend his "Bring 'em on" or "Mission...