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...film affirms these yawn-inducing gender politics when Riley complains that he only got a tiny bit of the reward because Gates was too noble to take any more of it. Riley becomes the stereotypical gay doppelganger—materialistic and annoying—while Gates comes off as selfless, noble, and dead sexy...
...Step Closer) and, on All Because of You, himself ("I like the sound of my own voice, I didn't give anyone else a choice") in vocals crisper and more confident than those on All That You Can't Leave Behind. The rhythm section supports him with typically selfless precision during the verses and controlled fury during the breaks...
...third point, regarding gratitude for Christian Zionism, I have this to say: Jews should be extremely wary of interpreting evangelical Christianity as selfless sensitivity to Jewish history. The past couple decades have seen a surge of influential Christian support for Jewish control of so-called “Greater Israel,” i.e. Israel’s internationally recognized borders in addition to territories seized in 1967. Even though the majority of Israelis are willing to give up the occupied territories for a negotiated peace plan and a Palestinian state, most Christian fundamentalists oppose such a deal...
...control for four more years. He has zero chance of winning anything except the opportunity to have a devastatingly negative impact. Why should he be allowed that sort of influence? Go away, Nader, and stay away! Robert Bermudez Farmingdale, New York, U.S. Nader has sadly morphed from a selfless consumer advocate to a self-absorbed egoist and Republican pawn. His insatiable need to extend his 15 minutes of fame illustrates what a poor leader he would be. For those who question whether a vote for Nader is a vote for Bush, they need look no farther than the Oval Office...
Spearheading one camp is Sony, which is promoting a technology it calls Blu-ray. Sony quickly enlisted Matsushita, Philips and Pioneer, among others, as allies in its cause. All was going well in this spirit of selfless cooperation, Sony claims, until Toshiba decided to ruin the party. "We have had many, many meetings with Toshiba," says project director Kiyoshi Nishitani. But when it came to explaining the benefits of joining the alliance, he adds with a shake of his head, "we could not get them to understand...