Word: honors
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...before the referendum, a truck mounted with a loudspeaker patrolled villages near Rangoon, broadcasting a folk-style song composed in honor of the upcoming vote. Government officials standing on the back of the truck had another message as well: free transportation in trucks would be provided to villagers who didn't live within walking distance of the nearest polling station. Imagine if those trucks had been redeployed instead for the cyclone relief effort. Or if foreign NGOs were given permission to enter the country and coordinate aid work-something that is happening at a glacial pace...
...Three of the soldiers on your recent cover were killed in the battle for Iwo Jima. Your alteration of this photograph devalues their sacrifice and that of many others. At this time when so many families receive a folded flag in honor of their fallen loved ones, your cover is truly offensive. Richard Putney, Richmond...
...choice to make: in the past month, he has wobbled between the high and low roads, at one point calling Obama the Hamas candidate for President after a member of that group "endorsed" the Senator from Illinois. If McCain wants to maintain his reputation as a politician more honorable than most, he's going to have to stop the sleaze. And if Obama wants to maintain his reputation for honor, he'll have representatives from his campaign sit down with McCain's people to work out a sane, equitable campaign-financing mechanism for the general election - and a robust series...
...essentially this is what we’ve come to expect, and in many ways it’s this predictability that we look forward to the most. This basic desire, it seems, is exactly what Sony Pictures was banking on when they made “Made of Honor.” The problem, however, is that they relied solely on this framework, forgetting that an actual film with developed characters and a substantive plot is necessary as well. “Made of Honor” stars the “McDreamy” Patrick Dempsey...
...expected to qualify but wound up with a fifth-place finish.At the close of the regatta, Harvard’s two seniors were recognized for their performance over the season.Dolbec was named All-New England as a crew, and was also recognized as one of four finalists for the honor of top crew in New England.“It’s really nice to have that recognition,” Dolbec said. “It’s nice to know all the hard work has paid off.”Kovacs took home quite...