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...fact seems to be emerging, that George W. Bush is an enigma. No one seems to really know how he ticked, who was in power and making decisions, and how much Bush himself understood about what was going on. Could his idiot façade have been a ploy? Sandy Britton, ATHENS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel's Way Forward | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...includes some of the most bluntly misogynistic one-liners imaginable. The title of the song, however, is somewhat ambiguous: does it imply prostitution or a promise of raunchy sex for Common’s “suga”? The lyrics are not particularly helpful at deciphering this enigma, suggesting both the former and the latter. Lines like, “I don’t mind bein’ behind,” “I’ma touch you where the sun don’t shine...

Author: By Mark A. Vanmiddlesworth, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Common | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

...press too hard for the closure of illegal Jewish settlements inside the Palestinian territories. John McCain, a solid advocate of Israel and like many Israeli politicians an ex-soldier, appeared a better bet to security-minded Israelis than a black American with a Muslim middle name. "Obama's an enigma to us," said one Israeli official. "We're trying to figure out what his victory means." Radical Palestinians are at least as lukewarm, believing Obama will maintain Bush's pro-Israeli stance. ("McCain and Obama are both awful," one Hamas official declared.) But ordinary Palestinians are heartened by Obama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World Sees Obama's Victory As a New Beginning for America | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...knows exactly who it will be facing when it takes the field for its final non-conference contest. “Which team shows up will be interesting,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “They’re a little bit of an enigma, but from what we see and what we experienced last year, they’ve got plenty of athletes.” The Mountain Hawks (2-3, 1-0 Patriot) are coming off an emphatic 45-24 win over defending Patriot League champion Fordham, in what may have been a breakout...

Author: By Brad Hinshelwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mountain of a Showdown | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...planning, in which his advisers are sketched in varying styles, from wicked parody (Thandie Newton's Condoleezza Rice) to creepy acuity (Richard Dreyfuss's Dick Cheney) to an absolving rectitude (Jeffrey Wright's Colin Powell). All these scenes show Bush in action but not inside. The person remains an enigma. The movie is an X-ray of an invisible man - by the film's end, the W. still stands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oliver Stone's Verdict on George W. | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

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