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...African American who has been a Republican since 1980. Lott and his crew promote and prey on the fears (real and imagined) of salt-of-the-earth European Americans. Republicans who are racist promote distrust and hatred of minorities as a way of dealing with the fears of good common folk. When enough progressive citizens decide to join the Republican Party, people like Lott and others who oppose integration will have to find another vehicle for their cowardly ideology. MICHAEL P. BERRY Phoenix, Ariz...
Balancing atop a ladder, 72-year-old Nguyen Van Bang closes his eyes to take a deep appreciative breath. Then he plunges his hand into a vat of rotting anchovies and salt. "You see, this one is only about a week old-the fish still have their eyes and tails," he says, turning over a soupy mixture between his fingers. "But they'll all decompose soon enough, don't worry." Descending, he springs to another wooden vat and turns a valve, filling a snifter with a warm amber liquid. This is prized nuoc mam, fermented for more than a year...
...face of it, nuoc mam is rudimentary to make. Alternate layers of fish with salt, and leave them to ferment for at least four months. Drain the vat from the bottom, pour the sauce back into the vat and wait another few months. Then drain again. This first pressing, as prized as extra-virgin olive oil, is called nhi and is usually reserved for dipping bowls at the table. On Phu Quoc, they douse everything from vegetables to french fries in salty nuoc mam nhi. Second and third pressings are used for cooking...
...looking for other possible signs of sincerity in the man who says he decided to turn state's evidence two months after his April arrest because of Pope John Paul II's canonization of his religious idol, Padre Pio. While most took the religious confession with a grain of salt, some may have seen contrition in the video image of Giuffrè's slightly slouched posture, or anxiety in his constant twirling and clicking of a ballpoint pen. The question of whether to trust this man - nicknamed Manuzza (the Hand) for his stunted right hand due to childhood polio - presents...
She’s got the welcome wagon ready. “I’d take her on my team any day,” says junior Angela Ruggiero, who won a silver medal for the U.S. in Salt Lake and has met Hughes. “She’s really cool, very down to earth...