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...quite. We need look no further than New York to see that race still matters in politics. Earlier this year, David Yassky encountered resistance when he ran in the Democratic Congressional primary in Brooklyn’s majority-black 11th District. Residents called for him to drop out of the race because he was white. Yassky stuck it out but lost anyway to a black city councilwoman, Yvette D. Clarke...
...actually begin until after a quarter past, and the ten-minute intermission stretched out into nearly half an hour. Nonetheless, the show was well worth the wait. The second act, though—entitled the Dance Drama and performed in the style of Bharatanatyam dance—ran seamlessly from start to finish. It showcased what was obviously a tremendous amount of preparation and immense talent on the part of the dancers. The dancing of the second half convincingly conveyed the emotions associated with the stories of Krishna’s life. The brief narrations that preceded each...
...can’t hear, I randomly alternate between responding with “Yeah,” “Not that much,” and “I know!” This technique actually works fairly well. Except for once when a girl inexplicably ran off in tears, and another time when I unwittingly volunteered to help move someone’s futon from the Quad...
...been decided on competing immigration policies? I don't think I could name a presidential race that tilted on that one issue. Presidential elections didn't turn on it. Some local elections did. It was a factor, but it wasn't a major factor most of the time. Feelings ran pretty high on it but of course there are always a lot of other issues about which people care. What role, if any, did the First World War play in attracting immigrants to America? World War I did two things that are completely contradictory. The first thing...
...Nations Register of Conventional Arms since May. The U.S. was the leader last year with 1,724 tanks, armored combat vehicles, heavy artillery, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles and missile launchers sent to 22 countries. Russia, which had been in and out of second place for several years, ran a close second with almost 1,000 major conventional weapons systems exported...