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...quite make sense, as Bok, for reasons of space, has neglected to discuss the foreign policy of the United States, or anything about the rest of the world. The only mention of people who are not residents of the United States is brief and for comparative purposes. His scope is somehow peculiar; if his ethic concern with the state of government is to be taken seriously, one can’t help but feel that he must consider the billions of people outside of the United States—the book as it is has the solipsistic tone for which...
...collisions are completely ignored. Despite spectacular automobile acrobatics that should result in maiming or death, drivers in Driven just walk away unscathed. This bit of irresponsible filmmaking saps the dramatic tension from the accidents, rendering them little more than showcases for Harlin’s dramatic visions and the scope of the technology available to him. By far the most thrilling race takes place not on the race track, but on the busy streets of a downtown metropolis, when Bly and Tanto make off with high-performance race cars. The exhilaration of speed is upped another level by the addition...
Neither police nor PSLM had anticipated the size and scope of the rally, and the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) called in its senior officers as the rally peaked in size and energy...
...University’s figures are taken from a 100-page report released last spring. In response to PSLM’s agitation for a living wage, a high-ranking committee of faculty members and administrators recommended last spring that the University enlarge the scope of worker benefits, including health insurance, education and access to campus facilities...
...weeks ago, John Ashcroft announced a carefully designed viewing protocol for the execution: Given the scope of McVeigh's crime, 10 witnesses (rather than the usual eight) will join a few members of the press in watching McVeigh die. The execution will be shown live via closed-circuit television to a group of several hundred survivors and victims' family members gathered in Oklahoma City. The transmission and those who watch it will be carefully monitored (even cell phones will not be permitted) in an attempt to stave off entrepreneurs intent on hijacking the signal. Only those considered...