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Compared to the eternally crazy schedules of many American teenagers, this approach seems rather refreshing. In the states, high school students often juggle dozens of activities on top of their schoolwork, and increasingly plan out overly busy summers in order to impress universities. But having been here for almost four weeks now, I feel that there is something wanting in the lives of the local Spanish teenagers who seem almost singularly occupied with having fun. Certainly, most American students would eagerly welcome more carefree summers, but the experience of working a part-time job, of interning at a political office...

Author: By Adrienne Y. Lee | Title: Livin' La Vida Loca | 7/29/2009 | See Source »

...dissolution. This is not to say that the issue of loyalty in this small nation doesn’t sometimes exude the same right-wing xenophobia that it does in the U.S.—just ask Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who wouldn’t seem to mind if all of Israel’s Arabs simply disappeared from the population...

Author: By James K. Mcauley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Enemies of the State | 7/29/2009 | See Source »

Even for the most visible Twittering Senator, @SenJohnMccain, the messages don't seem to be making much of an impact. Only a few dozen people have used the Twitter map to send their thoughts to McCain, and he responded with a tweet of his own: "According to Rasmussen, 52% of AZ voters oppose the current Health care reform plan - I agree, we need the right reform." Tweets clearly aren't changing any hearts or minds there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tweeting for Health-Care Relief | 7/29/2009 | See Source »

...went back and read your announcement speech again, and it struck me that even then - you brought up health care maybe three or four times, but you even then were framing it in - as a cost-containment issue, not just a coverage. In fact, you seem to be putting more emphasis on cost containment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME's Exclusive Interview with President Obama | 7/29/2009 | See Source »

...fact, you seem to be putting more emphasis on cost-containment. So that's been really consistent with your approach to this issue since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME's Exclusive Interview with President Obama | 7/29/2009 | See Source »

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