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Conventional wisdom has almost always ignored the youth vote. Despite Rock the Vote and other get-out-the-vote efforts, the sad truth according to most politicians is that young people just don’t vote. In the past, they were right. Since 1972, the percentage of young voters as a share of the electorate has declined steadily. Young voters are notoriously difficult to reach and expensive to find. This year, however, both empirical and anecdotal evidence suggest that things are very different...
...your daughter's feelings of being cheated, you can't help feeling sad for her that her father's other children get more of him--and more of his money. But clearly this issue is part of a much larger dynamic reflecting the tensions between you and your ex. All this has got to be painful for your daughter, regardless of who pays how much for what. Still, she is an adult. She has chosen to go for her dream wedding and is willing to work to get it. Help if you want to, but don't berate yourself...
...sad irony is that Mosul had once been a postwar model for U.S. involvement in Iraq. From April 2003 until last February, the city was under the command of the 101st Airborne Division, led by Lieut. General David Petraeus, who tried to be sensitive to local concerns. Several residents fondly recall particular soldiers by name. "Tell Mr. Anderson of the 101st Airborne that a Moslawi girl salutes him," says a schoolteacher. The 101st devoted itself to economic-development projects, including restarting a cement factory that had been one of the city's biggest employers. These days the local economy...
...glance at song titles from the two bands immediately grants an idea of their lyrical objectives. In 1984, The Smiths debuted the “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” 7-inch even before their self-titled debut, an album that featured such noteworthy sad track titles as “You’ve Got Everything Now,” “Pretty Girls Make Graves,” and “Still Ill.” As they slid into eventual global cult following (massive in Mexico, of all places...
...true losers here are the New York Yankees fans. It’s sad when you’re born into an allegiance that forces you to actually root for the evil empire—as many New Yorkers seem to feel they must. We can only imagine the painstaking mental work Yankees fans have to do to wipe off the smarm that comes from supporting a bunch of pretty-boys go through the motions—just in case you forgot, the Yankees, supposed superstars, haven’t actually won a World Series since...