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...then, a new source of hope appeared. A campaign pledge from President Barack Obama to close the U.S. facility holding suspected terrorists at the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, became an executive order. Quickly, the jail's backers made a new pitch. Why not house those 240 detainees at Two Rivers? Hardin's City Council last week passed a resolution to entice the detainees their way, saying they could provide "a safe and secure environment, pending trial and/or deportation." Hardin naturally assumed their federal politicians would lobby their cause. (See behind-the- scenes pictures of President Obama's first...
...books I can fit inside it. I don’t care that it reads like a real book—because I still like real books. I don’t even care that it’s convenient and easy to carry. That sounds like a sales pitch for a handgun.As part of the Kindle’s advertising, Amazon, without a hint of irony, had Toni Morrison talk about why she likes it. At one point during the three minute clip, the Nobel Prize winning author says, “When you are interactive with a book...
...ability to change people's lives for the better. But not everyone. Bernie Madoff is on this year's list. So is one of the world's most notorious drug dealers. In the end, we tried to cover as much ground as possible--and to match our subjects with pitch-perfect writers: Oprah Winfrey on Michelle Obama, Ted Turner on T. Boone Pickens (and vice versa), Roger Federer on Tiger Woods, Angelina Jolie on Cambodian activist Somaly Mam. All bring passion and expertise to their portraits. Some, like filmmaker Michael Moore on the aforementioned Madoff, bring a note of polemics...
...game were meant to be a comprehensive review of the team’s season, yesterday’s matchup against Northeastern at O’Donnell Field featured the best and worst that the Crimson’s 2009 campaign had to offer.There were the all too familiar pitching and defensive breakdowns that prevented Harvard from positioning itself among the Ivy League’s elite and contending for the Rolfe Division title this season.But there were also the offensive outbursts and late-inning rallies that pulled the Crimson out of the Rolfe basement and marked...
...dressed down for class, wearing summer clothing instead of his normal suit, take one shot. Also, playfully acknowledge his effort by taking off your shirt. 4. By this time of the semester, your professor’s voice may sound only like a mild buzzing that occasionally changes in pitch slightly. Approach this like it is a power hour. 5. Ask your TF penetrating and thoughtful questions about their summer plans. For every minute you get them to indulgently divulge, everyone else has to take a shot. Stealing questions is fair game. 6. Sit behind the girl that?...