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...World War II, allied forces dropped arms to the French resistance to fight German occupation - it is legal to get arms to fight any occupation. Hamas is not a terrorist organization, it is trying to free its people from tyranny. History will describe the atrocities committed by the Israelis, protégés of the Bush Administration. I hope Barack Obama will be more fair in his dealings with the Middle East question. Fayez Suidan, M.D., BEIRUT...
...That forehand is the central component of a style that tennis experts call "counter-punching." It's one that absorbs an opponent's attacking play with aggressive returns, and springs from Nadal and his uncle's contrarian instincts. Nadal is naturally right-handed. But early on, Toni decided his protégé should play with his left hand to impart unusual southpaw spin. Toni then encouraged, or perhaps failed to correct, the extreme grip Nadal uses, and the unusual way he swings his racquet. To this day, instead of using the forward momentum of his body to generate pace...
...choosing Geithner and Summers, Obama has tapped two of his party's brightest economic lights. Summers, who became president of Harvard after leaving his job in the Clinton Cabinet, is the economic leader of his generation, but he sometimes plays poorly in the public spotlight. Geithner, a Summers protégé, is smoother and more politically deft, able to work both for the Clinton team and alongside the Bush Administration. Summers, working from the White House, will most likely have Obama's ear, but it will be Geithner's job to speak to the markets, much as a horse...
...Former National president Slater is unsurprised by his protégé's impatience or his success. "I could see from our first meeting that he was headed for big things," he says. "He's got a very frank and friendly manner. He has no pretensions. When you consider his path in life, he's a guy who can relate to anybody...
...help moderate Palin's right-wing image. A veteran of the early Bush White House, his specialty was crafting Bush's pro-life message in a way that would not offend soccer moms or mainstream Catholics who get nervous around some of the more extreme Evangelical rhetoric. A former protégé of the late pro-life Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, Bob Casey, Scully has a history of finding rhetorical unity for voters on the right and in the center...