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...Olympics, big contract, or long athletic career.That does little to diminish the passion of the Tournament. Anybody who took the bus to Hartford to watch the Harvard women battle Maryland knows that. Perhaps more than any other event, the NCAA Tournament is sport for sport’s sake – a lucrative event, certainly, but also one that showcases the talents of those incapable of ditching school for 10-hour training days at age 15.With the exception of the 18-going-on-80 Greg Oden, there are few—if any—Zinedine Zidanes...
...rejoiced in Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell's deft political outmaneuvering of the Democrats over a terrible war that Kristol himself helped sell. The callousness he displayed about the suffering of thousands of Americans and millions of Iraqis is outrageous. Maybe he should stop smiling, for decency's sake. Avi Brand, Alexandria, Virginia...
...still sad to see TV news giving up on that dream, and the ambitions that go with it. It may be easy to mock Couric's palsy-walsy tone and Anchorman references, but at least she's trying to get new viewers' attention. Is change good for its own sake? In one way, yes. There's an intangible complacency that comes when you decide your mission is to slow your losses and run out the clock...
...goodness sake, I check out the Facebook profile of the boy I like on a regular basis. I know he likes Bob Dylan, beach volleyball, and “Seinfeld,” but what good is all this information? Sure I could show up at his room (because it’s listed) in a Dylan t-shirt with a beach volleyball and “Seinfeld” DVD’s, but that would be borderline insane...
...difference between denying someone a remedy based on secrecy and subjecting someone to criminal sanction based on secret evidence." The latter is more serious. But the public's right to know what goes on in court is still the same. You would think that, at least for the sake of consistency, the Bush Administration would find a way for El-Masri's case to go forward with secret evidence or, alternatively, drop the AIPAC prosecution or decline to use secret evidence...