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...George W. Bush used their student deferments to remain in college until 1968. Clinton did not serve, and Bush was on active duty in the National Guard for two years. If time in uniform is any measure, Wright, much more than Cheney, Clinton or Bush, embodies Obama's ideal of "Americans [who] have shown their love of country by struggling and sacrificing and risking their lives to bring us that much closer to our founding promise...
...Chinese have been quick to perceive and exploit France's vulnerabilities. The demonstrations against the Olympic torch were as spectacular in London and San Francisco as they were in Paris. Yet the Chinese have singled out France as the ideal place to post their defiant message to the world. "You have to respect us because we are a big player now!" China seems to say. "We have become stronger as you became weaker; you need the oxygen of our huge markets and the support of our financial institutions...
...sure, the fuels of the (near) future will have to outshine in a number of areas even the best options we have now. The ideal fuel will annul the feed-versus-fuel debate by complementing, not compromising, the global food supply. Old-fashioned energy politics may still be at play, but scientific advances and increasingly distressed socioeconomic systems signal a readiness to move towards more efficient, less destructive sources of energy. We must now call for an intelligently executed transition from chasing the easy, expedient answers, to seeking the best ones...
...Ideal Date: Meeting at a bar already drunk so things progress quickly...
Nancy O’Neill, the director of programs in the Office of Education and Institutional Renewal at the AACU, said that the survey found a disconnect between peoples’ ideal courses and the reality of implementation...