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Victor S. Navasky, former publisher of The Nation, agreed...
...Achilles’ heel, Palin assured the audience of her “experience as an executive” and “connection to the heartland of America,” before conceding that “we are not perfect as a nation. But together, we represent a perfect ideal. And that is democracy and tolerance and freedom and equal rights. Those things that we stand for that can be put to good use as a force for good in this world.” Whether this evasion was deft or dubious, Palin’s answer certainly...
...week. She will serve a three-year term as head of the nation’s largest pediatrics organization in addition to fulfilling her responsibilities as a physician and Harvard professor. To win the position, Palfrey successfully navigated a nine-month-long process that included rigorous interviews and a nation-wide campaign culminating in an election before the 60,000 members of the academy. “Because you’re going to be the rep for all the children, they want you to hear their views,” Palfrey said. “It was inspiring...
...Galveston Island bringing up to 20 feet of Gulf waters over the low-lying land, killing a still yet to be determined number of residents - several hundred remain missing - and inflicting billions of dollars in damage. The television satellite trucks and cable news stars are gone and the nation's collective eye has turned elsewhere. But thousands of area residents now live in a stench-filled world where the incongruous is normal and the dangerous real...
...like, 'Oh, man, I hope no one sees me here, it's embarrassing,'" says Jessica Makolin, 21, an advertising major who will graduate from Michigan State in December. Makolin says she eventually grew more comfortable patronizing Michigan State's Student Food Bank, the only food bank in the nation run for students by students. The Lansing organization experienced a nearly 15% increase in traffic this past school year, with the number of visits topping out at more than 4,000 in 2007-2008. Students' need for food assistance is on the rise around the country. For example, at Texas Women...