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Behind the new front, McCain and his aides believe a straight-talk hiatus, a few necessary policy reversals and some standard-issue political attacks are small concessions to expedience, considering the stakes of the election. The race may turn on economic matters - and McCain seems to be learning how to talk about gas and housing prices with passion - but his driving issue is America's honor in a dangerous world. He has framed his support for the surge in Iraq - and Obama's unrepentant opposition - as proof of his superior qualifications to be Commander in Chief and of Obama...
...Ebert's own health problems began in 2002, when he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his salivary gland. He was able to continue doing the show afterward but was forced to take another hiatus in June 2006, when the cancer resurfaced and part of his jawbone had to be removed. While he was still in the hospital, his reconstructed jaw collapsed and a blood vessel ruptured. Emergency surgery saved his life, but because of a breakdown of tissue surrounding the artery, he has been in a constant state of treatment and recovery ever since, which has affected...
...American kids flee the tyranny of the classroom bell for lifeguard stands, grandparents' homes and sleepaway camps. But summer vacation hasn't always been a birthright of U.S. schoolchildren. In the decades before the Civil War, schools operated on one of two calendars, neither of which included a summer hiatus. Rural schooling was divided into summer and winter terms, leaving kids free to pitch in with the spring planting and fall harvest seasons. Urban students, meanwhile, regularly endured as many as 48 weeks of study a year, with one break per quarter. (Since education was not compulsory, attendance was often...
...cure for Carrie Bradshaw Syndrome? Ironically, it may be in a show considered by some to be the inheritor of Sex and the City’s place in our zeitgeist: Gossip Girl. The CW show returned to the air on Monday after a painfully long hiatus due to the writer’s strike. The return was celebrated by New York Magazine, whose cover this week features a picture of the cast overlaid with the words “Best. Show. Ever...
...events—like the 200-meter dash—which prevented it from holding close with the Bulldogs.Having taken last week off, junior Derek Jones continued his outdoor season dominance in the 400-meter dash, which yielded two consecutive wins prior to last weekend’s hiatus, by claiming the first position at 48.26.“[Derek’s] starting to come into his own in the event,” Holmquest said. “Once you start winning and you know how that feels, you don’t want to stop...