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...Agreeing, Eleanor H. Broh ’08 spoke of an “edge of panic” prominent in the mainstream Harvard culture...
...execution of Charles Brooks, Jr. in a Texas prison last week was handled in a bizarre manner by the mainstream news media. In the New York Times and on network television news shows, the fact that Brooks was the first American to be executed by lethal injection often sidetracked the press into focusing on the “ethical questions” raised by a doctor’s participation in taking Brooks’s life. A second tangential issue that received prominent play was whether or not pumping deadly chemicals into Brooks was more “humane?...
...Ridha Jawaad Taqee, the official spokesman for the mainstream Shi'ite political bloc aligned with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government, stressed that nothing about the agreement has been finalized. "There is no absolute rejection against the agreement," said Taqee. "It's still under discussions, studying and consulting...
...face, there's a Kimbo victim lying dazed and bloodied on the ground) drew over 10 million hits on YouTube. ProElite signed him up, and he has dominated his first three MMA fights. The 250-pound ball of fury might be the first Internet-generated athlete to reach mainstream superstardom. "I never thought it was going to blow up like this," he says...
...want to talk down to the hard-core fans, but we also can't alienate first-time viewers." Also, the network isn't exactly offering the sport prime real estate on the schedule, though CBS insists this is the best way to ease novel programming into the mainstream. "Because it's new, Saturday nights is a way for us to dip our toe in water," says Kahl. "Saturday night fights just felt right. And the whole idea of trying to revitalize the night is appealing...