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...Perishable Good I agree with Joe Klein's column "Democracy, the morning after" [Feb. 6], which lashed out at President George W. Bush's "love affair with democracy" and its unintended consequences. Democracy, whether American or God's gift, can't be exported like a product; it requires preconditions. During the cold war, the U.S. created and maintained many ruthless and undemocratic regimes that were eventually overthrown by their citizens. During my graduate work in the U.S. 30 years ago, I read in one of the prescribed political-science texts that the U.S. had no formal foreign policy...
...disagree with the experts who claim that children have ''little room for improvisation'' when playing with toys based on TV shows. My sons, ages 9, 6 and 3, are fans of G.I. Joe, Transformers and Voltron and own some of the toys. They spend hours creating their own versions of stories, using wooden blocks, paper sacks, bedroom furniture and whatever else is not tied down. Certainly children's TV could be improved, but some adults overestimate its negative influence. Liane T. Fenimore Bexley, Ohio
...Trouble with Elections In "Democracy, the Morning After," columnist Joe Klein criticized President George W. Bush's policy of promoting democracy in the Middle East [Feb. 6], stating, "From Afghanistan to Egypt, not one country that has had an election in the past year has emerged more stable as a result of the experience." But what is the alternative? Democracy is surely an achievement, and until someone has a better plan for Iraq, I will continue to back Bush's. Tim Savisky Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
...four of Princeton’s baskets came off assists, with Tigers guard Scott Greenman leading all players with six.“We’re not turning the ball over—that’s huge,” Princeton coach Joe Scott said. “We have a point guard that’s playing really well. We [also] have a center—if you want to call him that—playing extremely well....Probably, if you were going to be honest about it, when we were going through our struggles, we didn?...
...Tonight was our night,” Princeton coach Joe Scott said. “I think last night, obviously, Harvard played extremely well [versus Penn]. They had their chance down there. It’s the battle of the Friday-Saturday [fatigue], and it helped us tonight...