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...says General Mark Kimmitt, the military's chief spokesman in Iraq. Kimmitt and other U.S. officials in Iraq increasingly believe Islamic radicals have taken charge of orchestrating the violence as Saddam Hussein loyalists fade from the scene. Their intent is to push the country into anarchy, where extremism can flourish...
...says, "keep simple things simple." When he first saw Howard play at the 1999 Pan Am Games, Coton liked not only his obvious quickness and agility - a basketball-honed athleticism that allowed him to adjust to high and low shots - but also his lack of flourish, his no-nonsense ball distribution. Then last spring, disillusioned with World Cup hero Fabien Barthez and on the prowl, Coton watched a tape of Howard's recent performances that, by the end, had him perched on the edge of his chair. He found Ferguson and said, "You've got to see this." Coton didn...
...Experience is key for any director trying to tackle the Mainstage,” Blocker wrote in an e-mail. And to that end, Blocker says he has emphasized preparing and planning productive rehearsals and creating an atmosphere that allows for the creativity of collaborating members to flourish as crucial jobs for a director in any setting...
...work for Jack-O-Lantern was breezily collegiate, rarely sophomoric. As editor-in-chief he acknowledged with a third-person flourish that "He writes only for the extreme left wing of college student, for the man of social perversity." He composed a droll piece that literally translated French to English. (Everyone French student who thinks himself a wit tries that, but Geisel's was good.) He offered raffish etiquette tips: "a man should not sit down before a lady. It is, however, advisable to violate this rule if the lady expects to sit on his lap." He did lots...
...organized religion’s many positive effects on American society, should never be indirectly controlled by government support of obviously doctrinaire curricula. The Court is not discriminating against religion. It is just ensuring that the tradition of religious pluralism on which this country was founded continues to flourish...