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...reform. What critics deride as a "special path" to citizenship, he said in his speech, is special only in the sense that "it is harder, longer and more expensive than the path offered to those immigrants who come here legally." The Senator also went to unusual lengths to sympathetically portray the yearning for a better life among immigrants. In emotional terms he described the deaths suffered by those attempting to cross "the trackless deserts of Arizona, people who broke our laws, not to harm us, but to possess for themselves the ideals and opportunities cherished here...
...America that I know." His words weren't enough to dent the outrage of Muslims who wondered why he failed to apologize. A day later Bush finally said he was sorry, but America's image in much of the Arab world may well be irredeemable. U.S. officials tried to portray the sordid scenes as the isolated acts of a few low-ranking soldiers who were violating U.S. policy. The military, they pointed out, has already rooted out the offenders and is disciplining them. "Please don't for a moment think that's the entire U.S. military, because...
Gorbachev will portray a yes vote in the referendum as evidence that Yeltsin is defying the will of the people by obstructing the Union treaty. Though conservative deputies have forced a vote of confidence in the Russian parliament for March 28 to threaten Yeltsin's hold on the chairmanship, his position will be greatly strengthened if Yeltsin becomes an elected president. The stalemate could then be prolonged. Yeltsin, however, has limited administrative and no police power and cannot enforce Russian laws on radical economic reform, for example, if they conflict with the Supreme Soviet's legislation...
...They reversed his name in the way that you would say it in Korean, where you put the family name first,” Pak said. “That’s not how he nor his family referred to him. The fact that they were doing that portrayed him as less American,” he added. The Asian American Journalists Association, a non-profit organization that seeks “fair and accurate coverage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders,” issued a statement urging media outlets to avoid unnecessarily identifying the shooter?...
...affords.' Cregg seems to be more interested in the merits of a performance than the size of its audience, however. She recalls her involvement in “Autobahn” as her favorite Harvard role. '"Autobahn" was my first chance to tackle something really challenging. I got to portray two very different characters, with very different personalities—one younger character getting manipulated, and the other was sort of the manipulator.' In contrast to those extremes, Cregg’s character in “Reception” tries to steer events in the play but finds this...