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...When I speak of a ‘kinder and gentler conservatism,’ that has nothing to do with going back on my views and beliefs or watering them down, but simply presenting those beliefs in a positive and attractive light,” said Pakaluk...
...various American officials assess the Saudi counterterrorism efforts depends on what grading scale they use. Darker judgments come from those who compare Saudi Arabia unfavorably with other American allies. Kinder pronouncements are made by those whose expectations are tempered by the reality that this is a country named for a family. Another factor is the assessor's rank; top-level officials commenting on the record tend to be more generous than hands-on investigators speaking privately. Armitage has said that since May 12, "cooperation on things that are internal to Saudi Arabia has been magnificent." On the other hand...
Sonnenberg said that as unsympathetic as he seemed towards the defense attorneys’ questions, he was no kinder to the prosecutor’s cross-examination...
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina—Earlier this summer I remember sitting on the number four metro in Paris; I am nearly finished reading page 87 of Dubravka Ugresic’s The Museum of Unconditional Surrender. A single word strikes my fancy: “Kinder-Eggs.” I read on and finally realize that the author is not going to explain what a kinder-egg is. I smile in my secret delight. But the secret that I share with Ugresic does not last long...
Unless you have spent much time exploring grocery stores in Europe (or by chance know an irreverent importer of childish chocolates in America), there is a good chance you have never come across a kinder-egg or know why they are so neat. Some 150 pages later Ugresic finally describes the candy: “chocolate eggs with a smaller, plastic egg inside, and in it the tiny parts of little plastic models which have to be put together.” Like this egg with a hidden treasure, the little toy of knowledge I had was precious, and something...