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...What It's Been Good For In the discussion with Meryl Streep, Robert Redford and TIME's Richard Corliss, Tom Cruise said, "Wars never solved anything" [Nov. 12]. Such a shockingly wrongheaded statement makes one wonder why anyone would want to hear his opinion on anything. There is one war that should be enough in itself to refute his statement: the American Revolutionary War. It took years of fighting and the deprivation of American troops to defeat King George III and his minions. Negotiations could not have persuaded the English government to give up its colonies. In addition, the efforts...
...much time at the Bright, but it’s hard picturing its atmosphere in any other way. For now, I’m happy to walk around during a home game just looking at the championship banners and the photos from seasons past.—Staff writer Robert T. Hamlin can be reached at rhamlin@fas.harvard.edu...
...news article "Faux HLS Grad Faces Fla. Fraud Charges" omitted the first name of Robert Charles J. Brady. The article also incorrectly stated that Brady is currently taking classes at the Harvard Extension School; he has taken classes at the Extension School in the past, but is not currently enrolled in any. Charles J. Brady, a current Extension School student, is unrelated to the story...
...reminder that for the conservatives this election is not just a single defeat; it means a coast-to-coast wipeout. Labor now runs not just the federal government but every Australian state and territory. Howard has not only fallen short of his ambition to match Liberal Party icon Sir Robert Menzies' record time as P.M.; he may also be blamed for the shipwreck of Menzies' party...
...Rudd left the stage in triumph Saturday night, some in the audience wondered whether he will maintain his Howard-like campaign face or become more Labor-like. The party's "true believers" hope, along with political commentator Robert Manne, that "when he gets into government, then we'll begin to see the differences again." Voters who swung to Labor only after Rudd moved toward the center may be praying those differences stay small...