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...scene in the Yard was not the only hyperbolic outpouring of sentiment that evening...
When the full extent of the Holocaust became generally known after the end of World War II, the thought that its horror was too monstrous to write about in the conventional fictional forms slipped into the conversations of literary intellectuals. Fiction implies maneuver - heroic activity, moral preachment, even softening sentiment, all of which gestures seem trivial and inappropriate in the context of unprecedented, and in some sense inexplicable, evil. Putting the point simply, it is impossible to think of a novel, play or film that conveys the full effect of the Nazi genocide. The works that abide - Anne Frank...
...much as 4% nationwide. Anyone buying a house for primary residence would be eligible for the mortgage-rate buydown, which would lower a purchaser's loan rate 1% for the life of the loan. They say the incentive should be made available for the next 12 months. "The sentiment in Washington is that we need to get the housing market moving to get the economy back on track," says Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the association. "We need to strike while the iron is hot." (Find out 10 things to do with your money...
...gentle touch, and Keith is receptive: “When my gypsy-life started taking its toll / And the fast lane got empty and out of control / Then just like an angel she saved my soul / From the devil.” From there it’s all sentiment for the softer star: “Lost You Anyway” is a slow reflection on what might have been done differently to mend a broken love, and every one of the seven tracks from there on out is more of this mush, right down to the album?...
...That sentiment is reverberating around the world, but there are dissenters. A majority of Israelis would have felt more comfortable with a Republican President. Bush gave Israel generous military aid, supported the government during the controversial 2006 Lebanon war and didn't press too hard for the closure of illegal Jewish settlements inside the Palestinian territories. John McCain, a solid advocate of Israel and like many Israeli politicians an ex-soldier, appeared a better bet to security-minded Israelis than a black American with a Muslim middle name. "Obama's an enigma to us," said one Israeli official...