Word: note
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...midday. He walks toward what was once a busy junction in the town and claims that the giant swamp that now obscures the ground hides 500 more corpses. To prove his point, he walks over to a marshy landscape of tires, rafters and mud. "There," he says, with a note of triumph, pointing to yet another body, lying in the open. "We are standing on bodies right...
...cigarette smoke," her novel has several scents, some lovely, some harsh. Having had success with self-mutilation and prostitution, she's taking on a less physical anguish in her next novel. It's about a 15-year-old girl whose brother is killed in Iraq. Awards committees, take note...
...They actually give out condoms for free here. PM: Is that because you’re there and you’re such a stud? RR: Absolutely. PM: Are pregnancies down because of the free condoms? RR: Well I haven’t gotten anybody pregnant. On that note, I think this interview is complete. PM: Just remember when you sell out you will have crushed all your dreams and hopes...
...liberal. Instead of immediately writing off international law as irrelevant and advocating an all-powerful executive (as would, say, John C. Yoo ’89 of torture memo notoriety), Kennedy concludes that nations should rather weigh ethical considerations outside of the bounds of the law. Kennedy does note that international law has its importance in determining what constitutes a just war, but he makes a convincing case that the law’s “humanitarian potential”—its ability to prompt humanitarian interventions in places like Bosnia and Darfur—is overstated...
...spokesman for the NSA, told TIME, "Given the nature of the work we do, we do not discuss actual or alleged operational issues as it can provide those wishing to do harm to the United States insight that could potentially place Americans in danger. However, it is important to note that the NSA takes its legal responsibilities seriously and operates within the law." During the HP testimony Committee chairman Representative Joe Barton indicated there was a "good chance" they would pass the pretexting legislation that day - the end of the hearings and the final Congressional session. (Members then left...