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...have to say, I’ve never been completely sold on the idea that the best way to deal with conflicts of interest is to pretend that they don’t exist. That said, I’ve always been partial to the rather sappy notion that the truth can change the world, and “the truth” is a lot more believable when it’s offered sans agenda...
Staying at home with her infantdaughter, screenwriter Shonda Rhimes discovered pretty quickly that there were basically two things to do: change diapers and watch television. And watch she did--day and night, she confesses. But she found the females on TV a boring bunch. "They seemed to exist purely in relation to the men in their lives," she says. "Women I knew were competitive and a little snarky and had their share of bad days. There wasn't a show out there about women who seemed like them...
...talk to Iran, the U.S. would "absolve the international community of the responsibility to tackle this problem." Opponents of engagement further argue that opening direct talks would confer legitimacy on Iran's leaders--who, aside from their suspected desire to obtain nuclear weapons, deny Israel's right to exist, support terrorist groups and lack support among their own people. Says Michael Rubin, an Iran expert at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank: "The very act of sitting down with them recognizes them...
...These men do exist. They're called "the leadership." Look below the leadership and the glamour wanes even further. Sure, Katherine Harris had a meal that cost more than most people's rent - it also cost more than most Representatives' rent. A surprising number of members live together in ratty Capitol Hill townhouses, and the entry of each new class brings a handful of Washington "color" stories about which newly elected officials are rooming together. This year's featured the Salazar brothers (Rep. John and Sen. Ken, both D, Colo.) - who share a two-bedroom, one-bath "luxury apartment" - along...
...family ties to the Vlaams Belang," says Carl Devos, a political scientist at the University of Ghent. "But the VB is responsible for creating an atmosphere and popularizing the theme of racial tension." He worries that such racially-charged crimes are eroding tolerance in a country that can't exist without it. "It's not like we're living in Beirut," he says. "But we are losing control...