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Although the Government seems divided over the issue, Narbona certainly speaks to a growing sentiment within Spain. According to a Gallup poll, only 8% of Spaniards consider themselves bullfighting fans, But the end of bullfighting as we know may not be around the corner. If anything, its appeal may be growing beyond Spain's borders. Many South American and other European countries like Portugal and France maintain a vibrant bullfighting tradition - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and former Socialist candidate Segolene Royal fancy the sport. Moreover, bullfighting has also been exported to places like China, as well as Armenia and South...
Sewall’s colleague, Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Jonathan Moore, echoed the sentiment about whether a university should be able to advise the military, calling Hayden’s argument “worse than nonsense...
...from the mainland have ulterior political motives has almost entirely dissipated. When the terracotta army made its first trip to Taiwan in 2000, some in President Chen Shui-bian's independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party interpreted the exhibit as a veiled attempt by Beijing to whip up pro-China sentiment. This time around, no one so much as raised an eyebrow. "People used to ask why bring this or that production over," says Wu Jing-jyi, who formerly chaired the National Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Center. "Now it's easy; no one questions it anymore...
...common sense tells us that oftentimes people do choose friends with kindred vices, a phenomenon best expressed in the jocular T-shirt sentiment A FRIEND WITH WEED IS A FRIEND INDEED. The same can be said for a friend with junk food. If Ringo Starr could get high with a little help from his friends, he could surely get pie with a little help from his friends...
...with a bang in his preliminary heat. Competing in cold rain and wind in an outdoor pool, he led the pack and shaved nearly two seconds off his personal best to finish in 2:01.81, the fastest time in the prelims. He also experienced a bit of anti-American sentiment, as the Brazilian fans—who continually packed the arenas—booed because a representative from the United States...