Word: doneness
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...reflect critically and question. Too often Americans view these latter qualities as un-American, or being negative in a nation that prides itself on hope and optimism. I believe Obama and his team have the maturity to encourage this honest reflection on what works and what should be done better, and to have Americans own some of these problems and solutions. I hope the election is a clear sign of some collective reflection starting to happen. It is indeed a new beginning. Karina Murray, BASEL, SWITZERLAND...
...Harvard women’s swimming and diving team made a big splash on Saturday, starting fast and never looking back against Cornell and Dartmouth. When all was said and done, the Crimson decisively defeated the Big Red, 198-97, and the Big Green, 181-114, in its first meet of the season at home in Blodgett Pool.“Everybody was so pumped up,” sophomore Kate Mills said. “There was so much excitement behind the blocks. Everyone raced really well, and it was a fun way to start the season...
...thinks he is ready to lead. “He feels he is the best man for the job,” said Jill A. Fairbrother, Ignatieff’s spokesperson. “He’s passionate about his party and his country. He’s done a lot of listening, and he feels he knows what the party needs at this point.” Ignatieff is facing a much smaller field of opponents than he did two years ago. His main adversary is former Ontario premier Bob Rae, who also unsuccessfully sought leadership...
...approved the contentious Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), which provides a legal basis for U.S. military operations to continue in Iraq after Dec. 31, when the U.N. mandate expires. But it's too early to pop the champagne. The bilateral U.S.-Iraqi security pact is by no means a done deal: it must still be ratified by a fractured parliament. The Cabinet vote had only one nay to 27 ayes, but nine Cabinet members chose to withdraw from the final tally, a foreboding sign of the controversy the agreement will face in the legislature...
...went mad - I was so hurt," Taylor said of the Internet affair. "I just couldn't believe what he'd done. I looked at the computer screen and could see his character having sex with a female character. It's cheating as far as I'm concerned...