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...quite surprised when I heard McCain's choice for Vice President. To me the United States of America have always represented an ideal of modernity, liberty, freedom and equality of chances, and I have always tried to persuade my relations that if we could put aside some sad facets (anti-abortion, evangelism, creationism) they remained our closest allies and friends in this world. Tragically my convictions were put to the test when I discovered that a possible Vice President of the United States represents all those tragic values. Does it really seem wise, in an age when the bonds between...
...live directly below the site of the fire. “All the water is in my working room, on my computer, in my laptop,” DiBella said. “My books are all swimming in the water.” Neighbors of the elderly woman heard alarms and rushed to her aid. “There was just black smoke pouring out of the apartment on the top stairs,” said Joe J. Mancini. Mancini said he and another resident broke down the victim’s door in an attempt to rescue...
...away from the mass media would have been much more rewarding than savoring the political landscape as I did. The least I can do to make my “vacation” worthwhile is to transcribe a few of the fallacies and suspicious statements I’ve heard in recent weeks...
...heard a loud, loud bang," says Shah Hussain, 25, a waiter who had been serving guests their evening iftar meal to break the day's Ramadan fast in the Marquee Hall at the back of the hotel, where 14 people died. Within moments of the blast, the roof collapsed over the diners. "Everyone was crying and screaming, helplessly. Some of the guests were killed instantly," adds Hussain, whose white tunic uniform is stained with blood after helping carry the wounded out through the emergency exit and on to hospital. "Thank God that they were stopped at the gates," he continues...
...brazen nature and devastation wrought by the attack has provoked a level of public condemnation not heard since the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto last December. Local headlines labeled the atrocity "Pakistan's 9/11," and in his first televised address since assuming office, President Zardari urged Pakistanis to "make this pain your strength". "This is a menace, a cancer in Pakistan which we will eliminate," he declared. "We will not be scared of these cowards...