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After the stressful process of choosing a clown name was finished, the newly minted clowns embarked on Balloon Animals 101—learning how to make dogs, then kangaroos and elephants (which are, practically speaking, dogs with different proportions), then flowers. Initially, many of the balloon animals died cruel and sudden deaths at the hands of the trainees, but skills began to improve...
...being formally introduced and stood a good chance of passing, was a terrible decision on many fronts. A member of Congress should never withdraw support for a bill for any reason besides issues with its content; Sen. Graham’s dishonesty is a perversion of the legislative process. In addition, by withdrawing his support, Sen. Graham likely sacrificed the opportunity to make tangible progress in the fight against climate change...
...Mineau, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute, a conservative public policy organization, argued against the idea that gay marriage is a civil right. He said that civil rights must come from the democratic legislative process and not from court decisions. A civil right cannot be taken away if it did not exist in the first place, he added...
...finally in the pipeline. Instead of developing new drugs one-by-one, the Critical Path to TB Regimens Initiative would bring together drug developers, under a “patients-first” commitment, to test their compounds together as an entirely new four-drug combination—a process that would take six, rather than 24, years...
...relationship with an old mentor. “I suppose I understand now what drove him: all artists know times when the gates close, / or when everything you continue is despoiled by haste,” he writes. As Williams revisits his earlier memories, he eloquently shows the thought process behind his revisions of his understanding of his own life. Though as a young man the actions of his mentor seemed unfathomable, from this end of his career, Williams is able to understand the older writer’s paralyzing lack of confidence...