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Well, I think that one of the side effects of my job, without me even trying, is that I'm a role model. It's a great feeling when people come up to me and talk about my story and how it inspired them to work harder or to believe in themselves and not give up. I never got into this business for that, but it's nice to hear...
Even good guys on broadcast-network shows are now all but required to have moral failings and dark sides. Jack Bauer of 24 may be on the opposite side of the law from Tony, but he has likewise made ugly choices and bargains. From House to Prison Break to Shark, dramas are now full of lessons that the good are imperfect, that justice can come at a moral price and that sometimes you have to be a grade-A tool to get the job done...
CONTEXT Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams, leaders of Northern Ireland's most hard-line Protestant and Roman Catholic parties, sat side by side for the first time ever and agreed to forge a joint platform for government...
...Corps (IRGC). Soaked with nationalist ideology, the IRGC is controlled by hard-line cleric Ayatullah Ali Khamenei, the ultimate font of religious and political power in Iran, and exists in many ways apart from the rest of the Iranian government. The Guards' activities are often a thorn in the side of Iran's Foreign Ministry, which is forced to repair the ruptures in Tehran's diplomatic relations. Nevertheless, the IRGC has been one of Iran's main instruments in projecting power and influence over the past few decades. It has its own army, air force and navy...
...report on the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) [March 19]: With only minimal side effects, affordability and proof that it prevents cervical cancer, what young woman shouldn't get Gardasil? I understand why some people would like schools to teach only abstinence, but it is hard to ignore how sexually active our young population is these days. It is astonishing to read the statistics on women with HPV. If more girls and young women were to get vaccinated, we could see a dramatic decrease in the incidence of HPv. Regardless of how effective the vaccine may be, we still must...