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Although Estevez’s use of real images of RFK’s life, speeches, and death frames the movie and provides a portrait of the impassioned politician, the film itself does not actually focus on the inspirational figure. It instead chooses to highlight the “normal” Americans affected by the tragedy. However, Estevez’s heavy pen of righteousness bleeds through every line...
...Istanbul is where Pope Benedict XVI chose to make his first visit to the head of a church. He was driven, observers say, by a desire to further the healing process begun in 1964 between the churches of East and West, and, more controversially, to highlight concerns over Christian minorities in the Muslim world...
...protecting Israel had been a key goal of the Administration's policies, it is hard to see how they have helped make the Jewish State better off today. Having gotten rid of Arafat, they have instead to face Hamas. And continuous rocket attacks from Gaza have highlighted the limits of what Israel can achieve through its plans to unilaterally redraw its borders. The confrontation in Lebanon over the summer and the messy engagement in Gaza also highlight the limits on the deterrent capacity of Israel's military advantages. Spreading instability in the region is not in Israel's long-term...
...Friday night’s game against Quinnipiac will tell you that 17:33 into the second period, freshman Alex Biega scored the game-winning goal, with junior Mike Taylor contributing an assist. What it doesn’t say, however, is that it was Taylor’s highlight-reel puckhandling that allowed the play to develop, leading to perhaps the most important goal of the season for the Harvard men’s hockey team and a victory over the top-ranked team in the ECAC. “When you lose some games, mentally you become...
...election to the Duma. The continuing conflict in Chechnya has given rise to a slew of allegations about human-rights abuses. And there's a strong impression - real or not - that free speech is potentially dangerous once again, especially if it is used to openly criticize the President or highlight alleged abuses taking place under his aegis...