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...cannot lose sight of the fact that at this time the American people are talking very loudly,” Steele said. “I’ll do what my mama said when I was a young boy and shut up and listen...
...steward of that Pentagon machine, Gates does not like to lose the narrative or flow of information. Leaks irritate him almost as much as bad performances. But his desire to place some limits on what the public sees has put him at odds with some of this Administration's political supporters, who say Obama campaigned on promises to change the culture of secrecy that marked the Bush years. Many of Obama's liberal supporters were flabbergasted when Obama, through Gates, reversed the decision last year to release photographs from the Abu Ghraib scandal as well as cases of military abuse...
...defense of last resort, the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate carbon emissions directly, but that logistically sticky tack is one Obama has repeatedly said he'd rather not use. "There's increasing concern that if we don't get it together in the U.S., we will lose the clean-energy markets and jobs and growth that come with [a carbon cap]," says David Doniger, policy director at the Natural Resources Defense Council's climate center...
...truth, Wayne’s rap-to-rock and rock-to-rap translations lose significantly more than they gain. The crucial elements of the artist’s past success have been pop grooves that were radio-ready, like “Lollipop”, and aggressive, brash songs you could still bounce your head to and enjoy, such as his first major hit, “Go DJ.” The sort of fun and confidence that were needed to produce these big hits runs contrary to the seriousness of the major theme of “Rebirth?...
...obviously went in as the underdog,” Rosekrans said. “We knew we had no pressure, nothing to lose...