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...deeply held; if he really is out of touch with the young, migrants, the poor and Aborigines, then so are many people who have shared his experience. Listen to John, 66, a former solicitor, of Kirribilli House, Sydney. "I had a middle Australian life and upbringing. I didn't grow up with a chip on my shoulder. But equally, I didn't grow up in excessively privileged circumstances. Comfortable. I was lucky I had two very devoted, patriotic parents and I had a comfortable upbringing in a lower-middle-class suburb, Earlwood." He stays in touch with average people...
...that could help defuse the fraught racial politics of the rebuilding process. Those grow out of the fact that many of the city's most flood-prone areas, like the Lower Ninth Ward, are home to a substantial number of its African-American residents, who look long and hard at any sign that the city may forbid them to return. The city has been eager to discourage piecemeal redevelopment, in which a handful of residents here and there try to re-establish themselves in vulnerable neighborhoods. But after Mayor C. Ray Nagin hinted last year that he would consider declaring...
...singer launched a fuel called BioWillie, a blend of diesel and vegetable oil that he says is more efficient and burns cleaner than conventional diesel. Any diesel engine can run on BioWillie, which is available at gas stations in four Midwestern states. "It's better for the farmer to grow fuel than for us to go around starting wars to get it," says Nelson, who concedes that cars powered by his diesel blend emit fumes that can smell like French fries. Vehicles that run on grease have crossed the Atlantic too. Trucks used by the British supermarket firm ASDA advertise...
...drama. "We try harder to be actresses in the roles we dance," says Mary Carmen Catoya, a Venezuelan with Miami City Ballet, "to seduce the audience a little more, make our eyes talk a little more, use a little more of our bodies." The Latin men, who didn't grow up with the mystique of machismo for nothing, exert a commanding presence on the stage. They have become even more prominent than their female compatriots. The U.S. hasn't trained enough top-flight male dancers to stock its companies, so there are plenty of openings...
...argue that Hamas' victory is a sign of surging hard-line extremism in the entire Muslim world. But Hamas did not win because the people wanted militants to rule their country. The Palestinians voted against the corruption and inefficiency of the previous Fatah regime. But now Hamas has to grow up and deliver on its promises. It is no longer the opposition. It will have to take full responsibility for any failures in the future. Hamas has to start by improving and strengthening the democratic institutions in its area. It can win the support of the world by accepting Israel...