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...sight-seers (myself included when I travel) tend to appreciate when they visit a place. Tourists often want to know what they are seeing and why it is important in one minute or less—as if to say, “Good, now we’ve done this. Next.” The way the Roman forum is set up does not allow for that. One has to sit or stand, staring and discerning, guidebook in hand, perhaps even imagining things long past. There’s no handholding here...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman | Title: In Defense of Ruins | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

...including from President Barack Obama—and added that the department took its professionalism seriously. He said that such attention is "not the kind of notoriety we want to come to this city," and maintained that Sergeant James Crowley, the officer who made the arrest, had done nothing wrong in his handling of the incident...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child and Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Police Commissioner Defends Officer but Will Assemble Panel To Review Gates' Arrest | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

...with a broad array of pro-life and pro-choice advocates. But getting opponents to sit down and talk about abortion is only the first step. So instead of reinventing the wheel, Obama should use the newly introduced House bill as the model, DeLauro says, adding, "We've already done all the work here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finding Common Ground on an Abortion Bill | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

When I was taking over Nightly News, some mutual friends had a small dinner, and Cronkite rose to offer some advice. "There will be nights," he said, "when you think you've done a brilliant job on a big story. You'll leave the studio with the echoes of praise from your colleagues ringing in your ears. And once outside in New York, you'll realize there are millions of people in this city alone who didn't watch and who don't give a damn what you just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Walter Cronkite, a No-Nonsense Newshound | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

...Netanyahu clearly believes he can force the President to back down. And in doing so, the Israeli leader has taken a position from which he'll find it difficult to retreat. Netanyahu will get strong political support within Israel for standing up to Washington on Jerusalem (as he has done by resisting pressure for a settlement freeze), and he expects that the more symbolically powerful issue of the Holy City will win him support in the U.S. from Jewish leaders and Christian conservatives. In introducing Netanyahu via a video link at the annual conference of his Christians United for Israel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jerusalem Threatens Obama Peace Plan | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

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