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...leaving Islamabad on Sunday. The President left for New York where he will attend the U.N. General Assembly, and will meet with President Bush on the sidelines. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, meanwhile, flew to the eastern city of Lahore. "Political forces need to join hands at this moment," says Talat Masood, a retired general turned analyst. "There should have been a day or two of meeting with the political parties and religious parties to try and develop a consensus [on the issue of combating terrorism...
...have the first taste of the bread directly from the market. He would hold the loaf in one hand, looking at it with reverence, and then harshly tear off a chunk of the bread and stuff it in his mouth. Roxanna’s knees always trembled at this moment. Frederick chomped the bread with such manly determination, and yet there was something tragic in his chewing and in the little crumbs of bread that dropped from his laboring jaws. Roxanna sensed he was tearing at the bread only so as to avoid tearing at himself.As she entered the study...
...words can’t do justice.I was strolling through when I saw a vendor pull a live snake from a bag, gut it, and hand it to a paying customer, who then headed to find some fresh onions for his reptilian dinner. There was nothing fake about that moment, and for some reason, I feel much more comfortable in Shanghai having seen it. Chinese beer tastes better to me now, I can hold my chopsticks with more confidence, and when a patch of sweat appears under my arm in the crippling Shanghai heat, I feel more like a real...
...around to renting this one. “Righteous Kill” is a tragic unity of two great actors that accomplishes nothing for either their careers or the detective genre. The saddest part is that “Righteous Kill” is the first true moment that De Niro and Pacino have joined forces. Despite the tendency of critics and fans to lump them together, De Niro and Pacino have shared credits in just two movies, “Heat” and “The Godfather Part II”—and even then...
Given the stakes in this election, many voters may still wait until the last moment rather than rushing to cast a ballot as soon as early voting begins in their state. After putting up with the race for this long, one would think, Why would voters head for the polls before even hearing the two presidential candidates address each other directly in a debate? Then again, after being subjected to almost two years of near endless campaigning and media coverage, the option of just voting and being done with it all may be harder to resist than either candidate...