Word: proudly
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...that patriotism has no party. I love this country, and so do you, and so does John McCain. The men and women who serve in our battlefields may be Democrats and Republicans and Independents, but they have fought together and bled together and some died together under the same proud flag. They have not served a Red America or a Blue America - they have served the United States of America...
...come. An aging and increasingly retired population will drive consumption patterns and shrink the workforce. Some 20 years from now, how will the country remain productive? Who will take care of the boomers when they reach their 80s? As hard as it may be for Japan, a country proud of its traditions and its homogenous society, immigration must be increased to keep the economy vital and growing. By making such tough but farsighted policy changes today, Japan will give itself a chance to avoid another lost decade...
Give Beijing A Chance Simon Elegant's article on the eve of one of China's greatest moments - "An Olympic-Sized Security Blanket" - misrepresented the mood in Beijing as the Games got under way [Aug. 18]. Though ordinary life for some residents has been disrupted, most of them are proud of the fact that the Olympic Games are finally being hosted here in their home city and hope that the event will be remembered as one of the most successful and safe in history. I can imagine foreigners reading this piece and fearing our capital as an intimidating hellhole. This...
...Anwar's ambitions are about much more than just his own political future. Though a small tropical nation, Malaysia has served as a role model in a region often gripped by authoritarianism and riven by factional strife. It has a proud tradition of electoral politics, relatively smooth transfers of power and an ability to achieve social harmony despite its racial and religious diversity...
...life has been well chronicled, in the books I wrote, and people who know me would say on many occasions that I've been a flawed and imperfect servant of my country, but I'm proud of my service to my country...