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...even more disappointing slides in the polls, today's event was the first in a string of "official" announcements that will take the Senator through primary states and end in his home state of Arizona. They hope the tour will generate good buzz and, in effect, "press the restart button...
Despite the strengths of the performers, the difficulty of the brand-new piece and the orchestra’s unfamiliarity with it led Haimovitz to go out of sync with the ensemble, causing Yannatos to stop and restart the piece twice during the third movement...
...face of this minor setback and a slight hesitance in the orchestra after the second restart, the piece proceeded boldly to the end. While Yannatos described his composition in completely abstract terms in his notes, it was clear that his concerto embodied the hero-versus-world aesthetic of nineteenth century Romantic pieces. Yannatos did not provide a program or narrative, but it was difficult not to hear Haimovitz as the protagonist in a story...
...that alone means ideas that would have been unthinkable just a year or two ago - early engagement, muscular multilateralism, even patient negotiation - are becoming more acceptable in Bushland. American diplomats have asked the Jordanians for their notes on the Clinton-era negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis, seeking to restart the Middle East peace talks that fell apart abruptly at the end of 2000. That's yet another turnabout for an Administration that lampooned those very talks...
...Again "Looking for the Restart Button" [Jan. 22] stated that part of President George W. Bush's strategy for saving his presidency involves a "new way forward" in Iraq. But just as the reasons for the war were baseless, there is no imaginable outcome that could be called a victory, although this doesn't mean that the brave men and women who have fought in Iraq have been defeated. The ignominious defeat belongs to the Bush Administration and it alone. Let's make sure that not one more person dies for Bush's mistaken adventure. John Cosgrove Keyport, New Jersey...