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Riley: [I would add] Reagan's survival of [an] assassination attempt, which had a profound effect on budget policy at that time, because Reagan was foundering a little bit during the early phase of his presidency ... He'd come out of an election--he had won an election that was closer than the score indicated ... but his grace literally under fire in that event, joking to the doctors as he was going under, and his recovery, I think, is a very good illustration of how, in an extreme set of circumstances, one's temperament can have an influence on politics...
...Since she was put in a French prison, however, Petrella has descended into a profound depression. Her family and doctors say she has lost the will to live, her body weight has fallen to 85 lbs., and that further detention would probably kill her. Citing that prognosis, Sarkozy reversed the extradition order, leaving Petrella a free - albeit seriously ill - woman in France...
...have represented. “The mentality is to be a successful entrepreneur—to get rich is glorious, and those who do so achieve national progress,” he said. Spelman, now retired, also discussed how the personal values of the Chinese have been affected by profound social and political change, the trajectory of China’s political and economic structure, and how the United States should respond to China’s modernization efforts. “It’s rare to hear from a diplomat who has also been a scholar...
...occurred to me that in some ways, because his battle with cancer so changed his perspective on so many things, the cancer that took him from us is also the cancer that gave him to us,” said Isaacson. “There’s a profound emptiness, and not just in the room next to me.” A reception in Friedman’s honor will be held tomorrow from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Kirkland House Masters’ residence. —Staff writer Aditi Balakrishna can be reached...
...later sequence with a bonafide pothead with clerical credentials, Maher jumps up like a schoolboy as the Reverend’s hair is lit on fire by a nearby candle. Never have the words “Look out! Your head is on fire!” been more profound...