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...That sentiment was echoed by Theresa Sharratt, mother of Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt, 22, from Carbondale, Pa. "There's no way that I believe what's being said about that day," she told TIME. "He did what he was trained to do. They're Marines. That's their job. We're at war... He just feels let down. He hasn't told us that; I can see it in his eyes. He did his job and this is what happened...
...they are simulated, his repeated participation in one gruesome end after another highlights the violence and brutality endemic in contemporary life. Meanwhile, in a parallel plot that parodies Shakespeare, the ghost of Valentin's father tells him that he was poisoned by his brother who later married Valentin's mother. While the finale is inevitable - Valentin takes his mother, his uncle and his girlfriend (who has become a bit too insistent about getting married) to a final meal - its setting is not: a Japanese restaurant where he feeds them fugu, a fish that's filled with lethal toxins unless filleted...
...Imaginary Play and Classic Fantasy. Pride of place still goes to such rare items as the Dutch-made Princess Daisy doll (1890), and the two exquisitely detailed tabletop layouts of Chinese rock gardens once owned by the Empress Josephine (1780), which, apart from being handcarved in wood, ivory and mother-of-pearl, look like giant Polly Pocket sets...
...progressive watchdog group Media Matters points out that although the spokesman said Senator McCain would have signed the South Dakota abortion bill, the spokesman continued to say that the Senator would have taken steps to see that “exceptions of rape, incest, or life of the mother were included” in the bill. Once again, McCain stakes out a clearly defined position on a complex and controversial issue and shows that one need not sacrifice conservative principles while engaging in pragmatic politics. Further, the op-ed criticizes McCain’s centrist credentials while ignoring some...
...Paying suspects isn't exactly standard operating police procedure, but hey, this is reality TV. Although Walker's mother, Dorothy Woods, told Muncie's Star-Press newspaper that she felt producers were trolling low-income neighborhoods where residents are more likely to need the cash, Forman says the money is nothing more than a "gesture of goodwill" for people who have signed waivers. His crew also gives away T-shirts. "Most people said it was the most fun they'd had in a long time, " he adds...