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Even before he took office, Obama was being compared to Abraham Lincoln and other historic leaders. Are those kinds of expectations fair? (see the portraits of Abraham Lincoln...
...just realized, as these issues started to come at us," Gregg said, "that it really wasn't a good fit, and that I wouldn't be comfortable doing this, and that it wouldn't be fair to [Obama] to be part of a team and not be able to be 100% on the team." With those words, Gregg offered what may be the most blunt statement of the challenge Obama faces in moving beyond the partisan and ideological divisions that have long defined national politics. Gregg declined to specify the issues or events that made him reconsider...
...punished, he says, but torture is never justified. "We could take some [prisoners in Portugal] on grounds of human rights because of Guantanamo is a cancer which is afflicting society," he told TIME. "I condemn terrorism. It is barbaric. But there are some [in Guantanamo] who cannot get a fair trial if returned to their own countries, or who would be in danger being tortured or even killed. Even the worst criminal has the right to a fair trial...
...strongest on the album.Allen’s confrontational candor makes several appearances on “It’s Not Me, It’s You;” it is manifest even in the title of the album itself. In “Not Fair,” Allen sings frankly about how her boyfriend’s sexual shortcomings eclipse all his other virtues, and in “Fuck You” she bravely denounces some acquaintances for being “small-minded” and “racist,” claiming...
...This “modest little series,” as Coriel calls it, is designed for anyone—with or without a musical background—who wants to better understand the function of the various elements of a song. Although the first class included a fair number of aspiring student lyricists, the focus of the course will be on listening, rather than on writing.“Once you have an understanding of what goes into making these songs and how they reveal themselves, you get more out of it,” says Coriel...