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...Yousef knows that evolution exists—even though Texas public schools have told him otherwise—and knows that dinosaurs lived more than 4,000 years ago. He knows that the earth is a precious resource that must be protected from over-pollution. Yousef knows that women and men should have equal rights and that one of those is the right to receive treatment at a hospital, regardless of income. And he’s right...
Johnston has spoken with McCain several times and describes him as “down to earth...
...months, acquired a self-assuredness, a confidence that he lacked during that long summer in 2007 when Hillary Clinton appeared to be the inevitable nominee and his speeches fell flat. This may feel like a Hollywood finish, but if Obama wins, he will very quickly come down to earth: America will return to the sobering reality of an economic crisis and wars on two fronts. His words will still matter, especially in an Inauguration or State of the Union speech, but his legacy from then on will be shaped much more by what he does sitting alone in the Oval...
Residents of the tiny Baltic republic of Estonia have a reputation for being practical, down-to-earth, and forward-looking. The country boasts one of the world's highest rates of mobile phone and computer use. The coding for Skype was written here. But allow the conversation to turn to the supernatural and the stereotypical, and the sober-minded Estonian disappears in an instant. "Of course we have a ghost! This is Tallinn!" Anne Orro, a gray-haired receptionist in the medieval capital, exclaimed one rainy October evening recently. "It's not normal not to have a ghost...
...porter at a small local hotel, converted from a 15 century storehouse, told me. "Don't be surprised if you run into a ghost." Several staff at the hotel have reported hearing babies crying when none were staying in the hotel. Footsteps echo along empty corridors. "What on earth are you doing there?" my 11-year-old daughter sensibly inquired on the phone one day when I explained where I was staying. It's a question all visitors to Tallinn could find themselves trying to answer should they meet one of the more unusual locals...