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...Creek, the polygamous compound where Bill and Nicki were raised, Nicki's brother Alby, the sect's new leader, entered into a dangerous liaison with Dale, the man charged with examining the books of the UEB, the Juniper Creek business arm. And Bill pursued his latest messianic or suicidal mission: risking exposure as a polygamist, and the ruination of his family, by campaigning for a State Senate seat...
Throughout the series, Bill has displayed the charm, belief and obsessive drive of a born politician - or a dictator, whose ego is rarely clouded by the saving grace of self-doubt. For any man on a God-ordained mission, whether he's a Muslim or a breakaway Mormon, the end justifies the means, however shabby. Earlier this season, he pressured Don, his friend and business partner in the Home Plus stores, to "take the bullet" by outing himself as a polygamist, allowing an unsullied Bill to proceed with his campaign. Friends' lives ruined, his son ostracized: it must...
...since last year, when the democratically elected Tandja, whose second term in office was about to expire, suddenly assumed emergency powers and changed the constitution to extend his term by three years. As is the habit of autocrats, he justified his actions by saying he wanted to continue his mission of serving the people. And they need serving: Niger's population of 15 million is growing at the fastest rate in the world (an average woman there gives birth to seven children). Nigerians are also among the world's poorest, subjected to periodic droughts and famine. But Tandja's claims...
Ryan R. Thoreson ’07, former co-chair of QSA (then known as BGLTSA) and currently on the board of the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus, says that the new mission statement’s emphasis on inclusivity and collaboration is a step in the right direction for queer activism at Harvard and beyond...
...John Wayne-style golden prairies where strength, independence, and cleverness are rewarded, rather than suspected. Surface theatrics aside, the Tea Party is nearly alone in asking serious questions about the meaning of politics in America. After all, it takes a great deal of gravity in one’s mission to confidently employ such public, attention-grabbing techniques...