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...surprisingly he did not cite the expansion of EU influence in the Balkans, but instead accused NATO of too much ambition in trying to replace the U.N. Furthermore, Russia enjoys good relations with Germany, a major EU state. Chancellor Merkel was the first foreign head-of-state Russian President-elect Dmitry Medvedev met with after his election. Merkel and Medvedev talked about cooperation and “open doors” between the two countries. Their friendly relations suggest that a purely European organization could enjoy better relations with Russia than NATO does.The EU is ready, or soon will...
...loathing that subtly defines many Harvard students’ view of their own success in the college admissions cockfight. We are selfish when it comes to rooming and selfless on the subject of transfer admissions because we’re embarrassed to be among higher education’s Elect, the less-than-ten percent of the applicant pool that did the impossible and got into Harvard...
...more people who across the board had anti-American sentiment. And it just wasn?t the case. There were people who were very upset about our country?s government and about the foreign policy of our country, which I would say to them, Well the people elect government. They would say, Yeah, but at the same time you don?t know what?s going to happen once people get into office. They were very astute at making a distinction between people and the government. What was even more incredible was that a lot of people who were very anti-American...
...cradle Catholic, I have waited 72 years for an American Pope. I do not consider a person born in Germany to be "The American Pope." In America we elect our leaders. Catholics do not elect the priests who will become bishops or bishops who become Cardinals or Cardinals who become Popes. I doubt the Catholic Church, in spite of the priest shortage, will ever have women as priests or as Pope. Nancy Cox, Mapleton Depot, Pennsylvania...
...cradle catholic, I have waited 72 years for an American Pope. I do not consider a person born in Germany to be "The American Pope." America is a democracy in which we elect our leaders. Catholics do not elect the priests who will become bishops or bishops who become Cardinals or Cardinals who become Popes. Even if I live as long as my mother, who was over 100 years old when she died, I doubt the Catholic Church, in spite of the priest shortage, will ever have women as priests or as Pope. Nancy Cox, MAPLETON DEPOT...