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...first glance, the brouhaha highlights some of the glaring differences between the two teams. Australia, cricket's most successful side, says it was only following rules when it reported Singh's racist remark. The Australians were appalled when Indian crowds made monkey noises at Symonds during a recent tour of India and senior Aussie players thought they had an agreement with the Indians that such behavior would not be tolerated on the field. But Indian commentators and former players argue that the word "monkey," even if it was used, is not offensive in India, where it is often used...
...increased scrutiny of the campaign's religious politics. Bush immediately compounded matters by speaking to a national meeting of conservative religious leaders that included Robertson, Buchanan, Phyllis Schlafly, and Jerry Falwell. There Bush declared that the Democratic Party platform had "left out three simple letters, G-O-D" - a remark that prompted the New York Times to editorialize that Bush had "crossed a line" by "questioning the religious convictions of his opponents...
...voters are generally lukewarm about Rudd and his softly-softly approach, but hope he'll fire up once in power. Labor's environment spokesman Peter Garrett gave them encouragement when he told an off-duty talkback radio host: "Once we get in we'll just change it all" - a remark condemned by the rest of his party as a monumental gaffe. That's precisely why Australians are uncertain of Rudd: is he the Steady Kevvie who's been on show this past year, or is he simply an old-fashioned lefty play-acting the only role that can undo John...
PostSecret creator Frank Warren started his talk on Tuesday with a remark that demonstrated the simple honesty upon which his project is based. “My name’s Frank and I collect secrets,” he said. At an event sponsored by the Harvard Book Store, Warren entertained a packed Brattle Theatre audience with the story of his project and shared some secrets that did not make it into his newest book, “A Lifetime of Secrets.” PostSecret encourages people to anonymously submit postcards containing secrets they have never told anyone...
...more than that,” said Berry, emphasizing that he condemned Watson’s comments. “He has done a lot of important work for the scientific community, and arguably for humanity.” This is not Dr. Watson’s first controversial remark. In 2003, an Australian newspaper reported Watson as saying that pregnant women should have the choice to abort their unborn fetus if testing determined that it would be genetically inclined to be gay. Aside from his public apology, Watson has kept silent on his remarks and has declined...