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...interview Thursday, a hoarse and weary Yarmuth said economic issues - not his support for gay marriage or abortion rights - were what mattered most to voters during the nasty campaign. "I can count on the fingers of both hands the number of times issues like gay marriage and abortion and flag burning came up," he said. "Voters wanted to know about health care, job security, and rising tuition instead...
...Alaska Klub in a little-known (and perhaps made-up-on-the-spot) northern pastime called “Big Ball.” The two teams convened at the Weeks Footbridge, the Canadians sporting red and white garb and removable tattoos of their homeland’s flag, and the Alaskans in shorts. “We’re going to dedicate our victory to taking back the Alaskan Panhandle,” said Canadian Club member Alexander D. Rafael ’07-’08, “also known as the British Columbia Coastline...
...stoner epiphany: that everything is, like, connected, dude. But it also rings true with our lives, which are linked to those of strangers around the world today in ways we sense but can't quite comprehend. We are at "war" against loose networks of enemies with no uniform or flag. Our jobs are at the mercy of vast global webs. We make sprawling (if shallow) ties through social-networking websites. We worry if our emissions will come back to us as global warming, if our foreign policy will come back to us as terrorism. A guy halfway around the world...
...book in which he discusses the “fierce culture war between those who embrace traditional values and those who want to change America into a ‘secular-progressive’ country.” He’s sporting a blue windbreaker with an American flag conspicuously behind him. Oh Bill, stop trying so hard. We know you’re patriotic. Why can’t you just wear a suit like everyone else...
...great to represent Canada,” she says. “It was a dream that I’ve had since I was twelve. When we won and they raised our flag and played our national anthem, it was unbelievable...