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...Maybe it's the mother in me, or the experience I've had with small children and unruly teenagers and people who are demanding attention: don't give it to them.' HILLARY CLINTON, U.S. Secretary of State, likening North Korea's refusal to halt its nuclear activities to the behavior of a disobedient child...
...fascinating portrait of a politician who seems to deeply care about his job and the welfare of his constituents [July 27]. As a property owner in Newark, I have seen quality-of-life changes such as clearing out abandoned buildings and creating and improving parks. Such developments, although small, are the nucleus of positive change for the residents of Newark. Your comment that Booker might be "just Obama-lite," however, is degrading. As your article demonstrates, Booker has proved his ability to lead a large and troubled city. He stands on his own. Abe Rappaport, TOTOWA...
...Joel Stein wheedled an invitation to participate in an event at a mosque, Jewish temple or Hindu shrine and produced a column similar to the one he wrote about Saddleback Church, he would probably lose his job [July 27]. So why is it O.K. to generalize one small event at one church on one night into an indictment of Christians, especially Evangelicals? In America, we have freedom not only of religion but also of taste and style and, yes, even humor. But what can possibly make Stein's humor superior to anybody else's? There have always been scoffers...
...truth about Obama's birth and has likened them to the brownshirts of Nazi Germany. If her allegations were correct, Obama would be ineligible to serve as President. But her evidence is scant, and Taitz may have to just settle for being the peroxided grand poobah of a small - but vocal - fringe. (See the top 10 Obama gaffes...
...McCain strategist Steve Schmidt believed Palin's series of disastrous interviews with CBS' Katie Couric was "one of the worst performances ever" by a national political candidate (Balz and Johnson report that Palin put off preparing for the interview, oddly, to focus on completing a written questionnaire for a small Alaska newspaper, the Mat-su Valley Frontiersman). The Alaska governor touched off such turmoil and animosity within the campaign that, when it came to judging the varied allegations against her, the authors found that "determining the truth was impossible...