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...lure ecstatic audiences into believing the new messiah has arrived. Form rules over substance, and Obama thrives on it. His charisma obliterates the emptiness of his message. Too bad for Clinton. Her voice is too shrill, her laughter too loud and her tears too easy. Who cares about her profound knowledge of the issues, her long experience with Washington's maze and ways, and her useful insight into the Republicans' bag of tricks? Yet such substantial qualities are vital in the final race to the White House. Confronted with the Republican candidate in a nationwide election, Obama won't stand...
...very open and accepting.” “I really felt that all of us were trying to understand the other’s religion,” Tillakaratne said. “We got a chance to not only talk about something very complicated and profound, but also talk about our own personal lives, especially as college students.” Tillakaratne, a History concentrator who is currently training to become a Buddhist minister, said she hopes to be able to navigate between lay individuals and the monastic order in Buddhism. “I really want...
...contemporary art has a social and political message. Blier cites the environment—in particular the destruction of places like the Delta area of Nigeria—as an example of such an issue. “Artists are not just concerned with the creation of visually profound works of art, but with addressing salient issues that are important for them and for their communities,” she says. Blier emphasizes a desire in the artists to explore and think through the major changes facing the new generation in this era of post-independence and globalization.Although the conference?...
...heavy Evangelical presence to give John McCain a real primary fight, the Republican race no longer looks like a serious contest. But while Huckabee may no longer be in a position to sway the outcome of the Republican presidential primary/caucus on Tuesday, he does stand to have a profound impact on another crucial, and potentially more controversial, vote that same...
...science curriculum standards for Texas public schoolchildren, and Huckabee may bring enough conservative fundamentalist voters to the polls on March 4 to swing the balance of power on the board to the supporters of creationism. "If Huckabee marshals the religious right in Texas, particularly in North Texas, it has profound implications for the state board," says Kathy Miller, executive director of the Texas Freedom Network (TFN), an Austin-based advocacy group whose stated goal is to "counter the religious right" in public policy issues, particularly education...