Word: deliverence
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It is not unusual for an Asian politician to find himself in a defensive crouch. The day of the strongman has passed. For more than two decades, countries throughout the region have been undergoing transitions from authoritarian, patriarchal regimes to messy democracies that sometimes seem to be almost ungovernable. Asians...
Despite a persistent drizzle, a lively audience—including more than its typical share of youngsters—gathered under an assortment of University shields in Tercentenary Theater to hear the author of the acclaimed “Harry Potter” series deliver the Commencement address.
At any of the 62 cheerful, modern, orange-and-red Teremok restaurants or 70 Teremok kiosks in St. Petersburg and Moscow--which provide an equally cheerful customer experience--teenagers in red uniforms greet customers with a smile. Then, according to highly specific instructions laid out in the company handbook, they...
John McCain, speaking first in New Orleans, said he was proud to call Hillary Clinton his friend. Then he borrowed her kitchen knives and sharpened every one, attacking Obama for his naivet, inexperience and general wussiness. Obama may be young and cool, McCain said, but his ideas are "old" and...
Tuesday night, John McCain, who turns 72 in August, began making the case that the answer to all those questions is yes. With Barack Obama running on the slogan "Change We Can Believe In," the four-term Senator from Arizona might have chosen to avoid the reform motif entirely, to...