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...Candidates, Two Styles Re "Does Temperament Matter?": Throughout his career, John McCain has shown himself willing to put others at risk to advance his career or his causes [Oct. 27]. Like President Bush, he is a person who shoots from the hip, invites conflict and sees compromise as a sign of weakness rather than a path to progress. His impulsiveness has been evident this fall in rash decisions such as selecting Sarah Palin and suspending his campaign. While his supporters call him a maverick, I call him reckless. And as the past eight years have shown, recklessness is not what...
...asked. Dingman craned his neck forward at the screen as he tried to attach a patriotic pin to his jacket lapel. “For the rest of your life, you’ll remember where you were, what happened,” Dingman said. “No matter what, this is just an historic election,” Hammonds agreed. “The youth have been energized.” When Hammonds and Dingman were asked who they voted for, both declined to answer. “No way—that is so personal...
...recovery. These voices define Spare Change as a cultural institution unique to Harvard Square—an area long known for its pursuit of truth. Through many state, federal, and local administrations and their efforts to eradicate poverty, Spare Change has remained as a bellwether for homeless people. No matter the cost, members of the Harvard Square community should unite to ensure its survival. All it takes is a little spare change...
...pile into buses or trudge across the river to go to the tailgate for a while and then go see The Game. The one day when two Ivy League schools become almost real football schools is highlighted by a game that is always up for grabs, no matter the records, no matter what’s on the line. I get it, believe me, I get it. I wait all year for that third weekend in November to come along. But why don’t we make that day we pretend to be real football schools...
...Pakistan's prime minister warned that the Pentagon must end its missile strikes against militants on Pakistani soil along the Afghan border, or risk losing its war on terror. "No matter who the President of America will be," Yousuf Raza Gilani told the AP earlier this week, continued strikes will fuel "anti-American sentiments." Such ire could doom Washington's efforts to rid Pakistan's lawless frontier of the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces that regularly launch attacks on U.S. and NATO forces in nearby Afghanistan. Highlighting how Afghanistan has eclipsed Iraq as a strategic issue, Baghdad didn't demand...