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...regulations, Lannoo says the new determination to substitute sobriety for greed may be a harder line to sell to emerging nations. "Lots of countries in Africa, Asia, Middle East, and South America are going to say, 'these are reactions to your problems created by your systems - why should we listen to anything you say now?'," Lannoo says. "The challenge isn't just finding ways to prevent future excess, but also to convince nations like China and India to agree to turn off the music and quiet down when they've only just arrived at the party...
...Maverick vs. the Cool One Joe Klein's piece on Obama's skills in crisis management shows how blind he is [Oct. 13]. McCain is angry at what the Democrats and the Wall Street executives have done to deceive the American people. I pray that the American people will listen to McCain's anger and endorse what he will do as President: freeze spending and cut pork-barrel and other unnecessary spending. These steps are essential for the American people. John Talerico, Middletown...
...presses her objections, Jones has her confined to the psychopathic ward of the Los Angeles Hospital, in the company of other women with the potential to embarrass the cops. ("If we're insane," says Amy Ryan as a prostitute subjected to electroshock therapy for her outspokenness, "nobody has to listen to us.") Her only ally is a preacher and radio crusader, Gustav Briegleb (John Malkovich), who sees Christine's case as another heinous example of the police department's venality...
...speaks with calmness simply because he doesn't know what to say, while McCain speaks with anger because he has so much to say. McCain is angry at what the Democrats and the Wall Street executives have done to deceive the American people. I pray that the people will listen to McCain's anger and endorse what he will do as President: freeze spending and cut pork-barrel and other unnecessary spending. These steps are essential. John Talerico, MIDDLETOWN...
...would have banned racing immediately. “The dog track owners will say whatever sounds good to defend their business; I will say what I believe which is to help dogs,” Dorchak said. “But we’re not asking voters to listen to either of us. The people of Massachusetts deserve to look at the evidence themselves and make an intelligent decision.” —Staff writer Peter F. Zhu can be reached at pzhu@fas.harvard.edu...