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...opening words of your lead article on Obama's victory are astonishing [Nov. 17]. Last week a conservative columnist in the British press complained that many commentators were comparing Obama with Jesus Christ, and I thought he was exaggerating. But then I read in TIME: "Some princes are born in palaces, some are born in mangers. But a few are born in the imagination, out of scraps of history and hope." Your writer thus places Obama on a more exalted pedestal than Jesus! Surely some sense of proportion is called for? Michael Grenfell, VENCE, FRANCE...
...depended on economic indicators such as gross national product. It turned out I was wrong. Back in the days of apartheid, South Africa was regarded by the outside world as a First World country. When the black majority took over in 1994, however, it was instantly reduced by the press to a Third World country, although the economy performed better than before. So the designation seems to depend more on the skin color of a country's rulers than anything else. Following this logic, America has now, by the election of a black President, changed her status to that...
...Enquirer, Hildy Johnson (Ryan P. Halprin ’12), strolls in smugly with the news that he is leaving the crummy newspaper world, getting married, and moving to New York to enter the glamorous advertising industry. Yet just as Hildy, suitcase in hand, is ready to leave the press room forever, news suddenly breaks: Williams has escaped, and a scramble to find him ensues throughout the whole city. Unable to resist the temptation, Hildy decides to report on the case. But while Hildy is alone in the newsroom, Williams himself climbs in through the pressroom window. He claims that...
...tolerate blunt managerial styles. Rahm I. Emanuel, who will serve as White House chief of staff, is known for his short temper and office tirades.Additionally, Summers had a low-profile but important advisory role in the Obama campaign, and was at Obama’s side for his first press conference last week, along with the rest of the president-elect’s economic transition team.Frankel said that he believes Obama will be able to wade through the controversies surrounding Summers’ past and select the most qualified person for the position.“Most of Larry?...
...firm deadlines for a U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq. According to the current draft, U.S. troops will pull out of Iraqi cities by the end of next June and will fully withdraw from the country by the end of 2011, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said at a press conference. The dates "are final," he said, and "not subject to conditions on the ground." Washington has also yielded on the sensitive issue of immunity for U.S. troops. "There will be no immunity for anybody breaking the law," al-Dabbagh said...