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...Harvard does not seem interested in a relationship with the community,” he said. “They just say, ‘We’ll throw some money at this neighborhood, we’ll do some drive-by charity, and throw a checkbook at them...
...long as it features an attractive, charismatic couple, once turned against itself with explosions-qua-flirtation, uniting in the end to defeat an apocalyptic common enemy. Even if the Clinton/Obama ‘dream ticket’ is nothing more than a pundit’s daydream, it might seem far more reasonable if the Chinese introduced lethal nanorobots into American bloodstreams—just a thought.This is not to impugn the news media and their repeated attempts to douse the candidates’ in newer and more dramatic paint. Radio host Tammy Bruce kicked off a great development...
These arguments seem inconsequential when you take a walk along the Fletcher Cove beach. It's not the white-sanded littoral paradise of a thousand movies but a grungy, rock-strewn place. A municipal storm drain releases onto the main part of the beach, and a sign warns that the water issuing from it may be unhealthy. The ugly concrete drain structure is maligned by graffiti - "Rizzo [hearts] Jenny" - and gnats attack any exposed skin as soon as you set foot on Fletcher Cove sand. Big, bulbous, black stink bugs fearlessly investigate your feet as soon...
...dialogue is so impossible for all sides in this tragedy," says Betancourt's mother Yolanda Pulecio. At least Betancourt is a cause celebre in France. In their jungle encampments, America's hostages in Colombia are not just out of sight; to all but their families and supporters, they seem to be out of mind too. With reporting by Sibylla Brodzinsky/Bogota and Bruce Crumley/Paris
...April 10, as we waited, rebel negotiators appeared, sparking renewed excitement, only to report a hitch. Kony wanted clarification on what form of justice he would have to face should he sign the deal. To most of the people waiting for Kony, the delay of a day didn't seem like such a bad thing after over two decades of war, during which tens of thousands had been killed and some two million displaced. But, retreating to a bush camp - where, thanks to a team of professional caterers airlifted in by the United Nations, we feasted on hot meals...