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...Rocket to the White House? Americans are so desperate for a hero and someone we can trust, we are looking to create a President out of a first-term Senator [Oct. 23]. Wherever he goes, Barack Obama is asked the same question: "Will you run?" Let this man get his political legs under him and step forward when he is ready. Peter K. Ehrle Oak Park, Illinois...
...Rocket to the White House...
...Dressed Up As...Other Bands Even musicians like to get in on the Halloween action; next Tuesday at the Middle East, the band Taxpayer will pretend to be the Pixies, Ho-Ag will try on Devo’s shiny red hats, the Appreciation Post will dress up like Rocket from the Crypt, and Chainletter will appear as the Cure. If you show up for the 6 p.m. show—which features Honah Lee’s Ladies Nightmare, the Keyhole Burlesque, Vagiant and Sunshine Ward—you can stay the whole night on the same ticket. Tuesday...
...family next door had joined the two boys in the driveway now, and were lighting sparklers and smaller fireworks and laughing whenever a fiery rocket got stuck in a tree or went off course, which was most of the time. I wished them happy Diwali and they returned the salutation, perhaps amused to be sharing the ritual fireworks display with foreigners. After a while they headed inside and I headed home. The explosions continued for the next 24 hours, rumbling on across the city like aftershocks from some enormous earthquake...
...Gilad Shalit, a direct violation of Israel’s borders and an internationally recognized act of war, was the straw that broke the camel’s back. From the moment Israel disengaged from the region in August 2005, its civilians have been subject to thousands of rocket attacks from Gaza. The firing of Katyusha rockets from Gaza and the daily barrages of Qassams threatened Israel’s security, and Israel’s operation in Gaza was concentrated on undermining this threat. If anything, the media has failed to call attention to these constant rocket attacks, which...