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...Bach Society Orchestra, which Adams conducted as an undergraduate, opened the event with a performance of the work that was the focal point of the event...
This was not a small election. This was a big election. But McCain talked about earmarks instead of about changing the tax code. When the issue was energy independence, his focal point was drilling instead of getting us off this addiction...
...Moreover, Senator Obama has a keen sense of the complex dynamics at work within the Middle East. His grasp of the situation in Pakistan and Iran indicates his knowledge of the region; months before Operation Shock and Awe commenced, Obama knew Iraq was far from the focal point of American strategic interests. The invasion of Iraq distracted the world from Iran and other threats; John McCain and the Republicans’ refusal to pull troops out will only sustain that diversion. Obama has repeatedly said that he will not tolerate a nuclear Iran, and there is no reason to believe...
...response to suggestions from residents and city officials, Harvard planners made connectivity, permeability, and sustainability the focal themes of their revised master plan for development in Allston, which was presented to the community at a packed task force meeting last night...
...ostensibly political film, the movie is overwhelmingly centered on its own documentarian. Part of the problem may lie in overlap; having already covered the Bush presidency in 2004’s “Fahrenheit 9/11,” Moore seems unable to find a focal point. Yet this film is so inexorably tied to that previous work—numerous scenes include fans gushing about “Fahrenheit 9/11”—that it still winds up feeling like a retread. Perhaps it was his lack of cohesive vision that led Moore to dedicate...