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...most intelligent and profound reactions thus far, actors from the American Repertory Theatre, the ART Institute and the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club allowed cooler heads to prevail in a performance of Aftermath, an amalgam of poetry, skits, scenes and songs designed to honor the victims and to provide a chance for reflection...
...gotten too many people here excited. Violence continued even within earshot of the meeting, and all that Arafat and Peres appeared to agree on was to have some of their aides meet again "in a week or so." Who knows how long that will be or what atmosphere may prevail? They're not really exploring any new agreements as much as trying to find ways of implementing existing cease-fire plans...
...hour news cycle gives Bush nowhere to hide. It amplified his uncertainties in the first hours of the crisis. But it also let everyone hear his perfect pitch in the Washington National Cathedral on Friday, as he evoked "a kinship of grief and a steadfast resolve to prevail against our enemies." His smallest decisions are now freighted with history and symbolism. As aides debated whether he should return to the White House on Tuesday in a customary helicopter or in a more secure motorcade, the President made the call: "We're going back the way we normally go back." This...
...There are small signs that tolerance may yet prevail. "There's a little bad and a lot of good in everybody," said 10-year-old Nicole McCrory about the men and women shouting abuse at her. "They're the same as us," said a classmate. "They're warm-blooded, but they don't believe in Mary." Will it be possible for all of Ulster's children to learn the tolerance that their parents were not taught...
...adopt the methods of our ally and stamp out terrorists in a merciless fashion. I think Sen. John S. McCain (R-Ariz.) said it best: “Americans know now that we are at war, and will make the sacrifices and show the resolve necessary to prevail. I say to our enemies, we are coming. God may show you mercy. We will...