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...last several months, attacks against innocent, impoverished civilians in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo had become numbingly commonplace as a rebel group bloodied government troops, capturing and later relinquishing federal military installations. Indeed, chaos seemed to have reached a weary sort of equilibrium as refugees scattered at each outbreak of fighting. Few people in the west seemed to notice, or care...
...only this past week, when the rebels advanced to the outskirts of the eastern regional capital of Goma and routed government troops in embarrassing fashion, that the western world finally started paying attention. Jolted by the rebels' stunning march and the threat it poses to Congolese President Laurent Kabila, western diplomats have descended on the DRC this weekend to push for a lasting truce...
...trailed her fingertips through the clear water of her favorite fountain, in the pool of which a young stone maiden lay prostate at the feet of a scholarly hero, who held an open book aloft in one strong stone hand. Peace settled over Roxanna. And then, from the eastern corner of her garden, came the earthly, foreboding thunk of a steel spade violating the virgin earth. She lifted her skirts—which were, of course, of white muslin—and sprang toward the source of the offending sound. As she approached, the sound grew louder. The pitiful whisper...
...Senator Obama has also conclusively demonstrated a far-reaching understanding of the importance of American leadership in the world–especially in supporting the fragile democracies of Central and Eastern Europe. More importantly, an Obama presidency would restore a sense of symbolic purpose and legitimacy to the United States. As a living example of America’s multicultural and diverse heritage, he would be a persuasive, powerful, and effective communicator of America’s interests and values...
Former Mayor Kenneth E. Reeves ’72 even made an appearance as a model for Eastern Mountain Sports...