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...world unto itself [July 21]. We have lived in South Central Florida for 30 years and find it to be paradise--beautiful unpolluted beaches and water, responsible zoning and happy, smiling residents. The economic problems we experience here today are those of the whole country, not just Florida. Year-round we find "fun and sun in Florida" an apt description. Marion Denninger, VERO BEACH...
CAMPAIGN SCORECARD [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] ROUND 1 2 3 4 ISSUE Foreign Policy Agenda-Setting Margins of Error Economy ACTION Images of Barack Obama meeting with world leaders, military commanders and U.S. troops were accompanied by credible talk of withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq and a Bush Administration diplomat joining Iran discussions. John McCain faces the possibility of losing one of his few advantages: a firm focus on national security. With Obama on an international globe-trot, McCain was forced to spend the week reacting to the Democrat's every move rather than...
...week's winner is based on the relative importance of each fight and by how much the winner takes each round...
...stark truth about nuclear weapons: it has always been cheaper to build offensive weapons than defenses to stop them. Earlier Presidents, asserted Ruina, realized that by building defenses, they would just invite the Soviets to build more and different types of offenses, thus igniting a destabilizing new round in the arms race. Even if the presidential dream of a perfect defense against Soviet ICBMs could be erected, it would not stop the Soviets from using other offensive weapons, such as bombers and low-flying cruise missiles. Yonas acknowledged that defending against cruise missiles is ''really not part...
...That is Kirov Artistic Director Oleg Vinogradov's fanciful way of explaining how he put iron willpower into his prize ballerina. Asylmuratova (Ah-sil-mu-rah- tova) has an expansive, luscious quality. In a tantalizing way, she seems to represent the past and the future: her round face and small, full mouth recall a silent-film heroine's docility, yet her bold attack is as fresh and fearless as tomorrow. She was born in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, deep in Central Asia. Both of her parents were dancers. At ballet school in Leningrad, her talents were spotted early. Says Vinogradov...