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...Bootleg Series,” he both seizes and relinquishes ownership of his work—is he bootlegging himself, pillaging his own legacy?There is a troubling possibility that Dylan will never release another studio album. His career has flourished and faltered for nearly five decades, and no matter what 2009 or any other year has in store for Bob Dylan, his greatness will outlast many of the contemporaries of his youth, and even more of the contemporaries of today. But if “Tell Tale Signs” indicates an icon fading away, it?...
Coleman: I would argue that voters expect temperament to matter more now. And that you could trace back to the compressed timelines for decisions now and look at the nuclear age, the push-button age ... There is a reason now that the whole 3 a.m. phone-call test resonates...
...HEART OF THE MATTER...
...refused to hear or even comment on the case—a bold statement by omission that reinforces our contention that the death penalty is flawed. The applicability of the death penalty is unjustifiable given the extreme uncertainty in the case of Davis, or in any case for that matter. So long as a fallible justice system remains, the death penalty will be an unjust means of punishing criminals. Three primary, practical arguments exist against a state-imposed death penalty. First, the finality of the death penalty undermines procedural considerations and the possibility of revisiting new evidence. Since the introduction...
...problem for McCain was that no matter how hard or how crisply he punched, it would not last. In the end, the gravity of the debate returned to Obama. The turning point was when McCain finally brought up the issue of Obama's ties to former anti-Vietnam War terrorist William Ayers. All McCain accomplished was to swing the spotlight away from himself back to the engaging newcomer. Predictably, Obama had a mild answer ready - as straightforward and uncontroversial as it was soothing. Was it entirely candid? Who asks that of Cary Grant...