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...everyone in Iraq is eager to speed things up. Crocker and senior U.S. military officials in Iraq have repeatedly warned that reducing troops too quickly risks renewing sectarian violence, which has fallen to its lowest levels since the U.S. invasion in 2003. The ambassador stressed the point again, saying insurgent forces in Iraq remained deadly and poised to reassert themselves. Moreover, Crocker said, a hasty departure of U.S. forces might deepen doubt among Iraqis, who tend to see the current security gains as fragile. "I think it would have a chilling effect on Iraqis," Crocker said...
...Each actor played multiple characters, which ranged from members of the Tectonic Theater Project to police officers to the murderers themselves. The actors were able to switch between characters with ease. Sam L. Linden ’10, in particular, strikingly portrayed two very different characters: Jedadiah Schultz, an eager university drama student who learns about his own prejudices against homosexuality and works to correct them, and Fred Phelps, a conservative minister from Kansas who preaches against homosexuality at Shepard’s funeral and his attackers’ trial. Linden successfully captured both Schultz’s desire...
...players are adept at creating a joyful, holiday mood with their modern and old-fashioned musical instruments. One of the main debates over tradition and change in the show emerges from the addition of a new musical instrument to the church’s store of objects: some are eager to embrace the “new-fangled harmonium” while others anxiously await its impending presence. The question of having Mummers perform a skit during the Christmas festivities is another debate over abandoning tradition for something new. As these issues are brought up, it becomes evident that...
...bash these folks too hard. Before unveiling the creation, Moore explained her purpose to a crowd of eager do-gooders: "With this ... I think that we try to plant a seed in hopes of sparking a desire for all of you to give your pledge." Not good enough? There's more. The video, complete with a Michael Jackson-style note - "You are not alone!" - at the beginning, will be presented to Obama during the Inaugural festivities. Much like the call-to-action videos of campaign yesteryear, Moore asks others to post their own videos and add to Eva Longoria Parker...
...five state governments, the FDP has elbowed its way up to the table and can block laws in the upper house. FDP chairman Guido Westerwelle, who meets Merkel this week for talks, is eager to test his new power by forcing Merkel to revise her €50 billion economic stimulus package to include deeper income tax cuts and fewer cash incentives to consumers, such as the €2,500 handout designed to persuade Germans to trade in their old cars for new models. Whether or not Westerwelle prevails, the shifting balance of power will have an impact in Germany...