Word: jacksonism
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...Continent's leaders - and more importantly, its voters - have taken as an article of faith the idea that conflicts are best settled by dialogue and diplomacy, with war reserved as a last resort. In Europe, the past is always present. Retired British General Sir Mike Jackson, the former British army chief who commanded NATO forces in Kosovo and U.N. peacekeepers in Bosnia, notes that "it is easy to be disparaging about Germany's contribution, but one shouldn't underestimate ... the sight of German soldiers in far-flung corners evoking unpleasant memories...
There could be one more explanation for the limited if ardent appeal of Perry's films: they're not very good. He casts some prime scene stealers--Cicely Tyson, Janet Jackson, Angela Bassett, Louis Gossett Jr., Jenifer Lewis, Maya Angelou--but rarely draws their best work from them. Most of the actors could wear tags describing their characters: work-obsessed wife, philandering husband, saucy slut, overweight sweetie, bombastic uncle ... and Madea (a conflation of Mother Dear), the wise, wisecracking granny from Heck...
...organizations who are interested in sexual assault prevention, according to Van Niel.HMAR has led male-only workshops during freshman week, co-sponsored the White Ribbon Campaign to end male violence against females, volunteered during Harvard’s production of the Vagina Monologues, and organized a March presentation by Jackson Katz—an advocate of anti-violence against women. HMAR will also be organizing activities for the Take Back the Night campaign in April that promotes awareness of gender violence.Though HMAR members said they would like to get its name out more on campus, they treasure the little successes...
...politics, the most important things almost always go down to the wire. And sometimes past it. Texas, it now appears, will be no exception to that rule. As Jesse Jackson once said as he made his own way to the Atlanta convention in 1988, clinging to nearly 1,000 delegates and stubbornly refusing to give up the fight, "It ain't over till its over. And even then it ain't over...
...Obama, taking nothing for granted, spent Monday campaigning in Jackson, Greenville and Columbus, where his town hall meeting drew a crowd of 1,700 people, according to Columbus fire marshal Todd Weathers. He has seven offices statewide and is running two TV ads plus radio advertisements. "I think you can expect to see Obama win in a fairly easy fashion," Brown said. "Mississippi is not exactly what you would call 'Hillary country,' and I suspect she is viewed with some suspicion even among Democrats, most of whom are fairly conservative...