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...secretly, guiltily, but openly, eagerly, a morbid jubilee. Osama bin Laden's casually pitiless confession, released by the Pentagon just as U.S. forces seemed to have him cornered, meant that at the moment that his death appeared more certain it also seemed all the more just. People who reject the death penalty, who teach their children not to use the word hate, who believe in balancing justice with mercy, who prize due process--people, in other words, unaccustomed to bloodlust--now watch the daisy cutters shave the White Mountains bald and see the smoke curl and await the news that...
Hamas and groups associated with Arafat have developed increasingly close links since the collapse of the Camp David peace talks in the summer of 2000. After rejecting Israel's offer for a final settlement, Arafat returned home to encourage a new intifadeh, or uprising. Once the promise of a negotiated settlement with Israel faded, there was no longer a major ideological division between Arafat's secular nationalists and the Islamists, who reject any accommodation with Israel...
...ATERCIOPELADOS Gozo Poderoso (BMG/U.S. Latin) Musical mavericks often reject the past; this Colombian electro-rock duo is dragging its traditions into the present, marinating its songs in South American rhythms, including cumbia (a hot, syncopated dance music) and vallenato (a sweet accordion-led genre). This is an album that edifies even as it enchants...
Undergraduate Council members were heartened by the Masters’ decision not to reject the proposal out-of-hand...
When thinking about the future, as seniors are often prone to do, Sarah has decided to reject the logical next step once again and will freelance instead of joining a symphony. She believes that it would be a good idea for for professional musicians to have experiences similar to her own that would enable them to actually enjoy the music they play. “There was a job satisfaction survey I saw a few years ago, and symphony orchestra musicians were less satisfied than janitors which is kind of crazy when you think about what a powerful tool music...