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...sake, and the world’s, we must provide an emergency loan package to reverse Ronald’s retreat. Unfortunately, any relief legislation will likely be snagged up in partisan pettiness. Republicans, who hate everything associated with Bill Clinton, will never lift a finger to help his favorite restaurant. While at the same time, the small Tory party will prefer the Burger King to the plebeian clown. And the legislation will lose feminist support unless there are matching funds for Wendy?...

Author: By Jonathan P. Abel, | Title: Ronald Retreats | 12/11/2002 | See Source »

...Expecting those who have not left Hussein of their own accord—whose own shifted sympathies or self-interest play no part in coming here—to give us helpful information is something like writing “spaceship” on an Oldsmobile and waiting for lift...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, | Title: Defective Defection | 12/10/2002 | See Source »

...society, which means I give them space and freedom." It surprises some non-Muslims that these home truths transcend sectarian lines, she says. "None of us want our children to be druggies. Most don't want our girls sleeping with boys when they are 15." We just have to lift our own veils - of stereotype and preconception - to see. - By JEFF...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Many Faces Of Islam | 12/8/2002 | See Source »

...balls that he ran through his mouth, the boredom that often accompanies live electronic shows was nowhere to be found. The pair, who are well known for using sounds as diverse as inflating balloons, liposuction surgery and amplified crayfish nerve tissue as musical elements, used the projector screen to lift their music out of the anonymous studio...

Author: By Ryan J. Kuo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Strange Sound of Music | 12/5/2002 | See Source »

...aware that this suddenly was going to emerge as such a heavy impediment to a timely response in the region." The publicity surrounding the Zambian decision may actually hurt the anti-GM cause. To avoid an American challenge at the WTO, the European Parliament voted last week to lift the E.U. moratorium. "The repercussions have not been good for anybody," says the Brussels official. Least of all for Zambia's hungry millions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Eat or Not to Eat | 11/24/2002 | See Source »

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