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...after learning of George's death, I flipped idly through TV channels. And there was George, in his final movie role, as Ryan Philippe's character 60 years later in Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers. Gasping for air, a tube up his nose, a good man making needless apologies to a loving son, George was doing what many an actor finds himself doing: rehearsing his own death. It was just pretend - his usual consummate acting job. Dying on film, he lived again...
...Obama took this tack: "There are folks who will shift positions and policies on all kinds of things depending on which way the wind is blowing," he told the crowd. "Even your Senator from New York wasn't clear about the Yankees. I know who I'm rooting for." Needless to say, Obama wasn't taking on Chuck Schumer...
...Dutch parliament now has the power to force a popular vote by turning against the national cabinet’s decision, just like it did some years ago with the constitutional vote. The legislative body should learn from its past slip, bypassing needless popular consults and fast-tracking approval. Because, considering all implications, the outcome is paradoxically more democratic without popular consultation...
...year financial aid, the foundation organizes several leadership and mentoring programs throughout the year. Christina M. Gibbs ’08, a Jackie Robinson Scholar, has gone with Robinson to the networking weekend held every year in New York. This consists of career seminars, resume workshops, group activities, and, needless to say, personal introductions. “Everyone goes around and says their name,” says Gibbs. “When Jackie goes, there’s a silence. Then a burst of laughter. And then, ‘Really? Really...
...Needless to say, the squad exceeded expectations yesterday...