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...through it, we instead have Mr. Ridge. The Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge, likewise is a soft-spoken Pennsylvanian trying to be reassuring yet realistic. He has not had an easy time of it. During last month's orange alert, the fatalistic talk about contingency plans and three days' supplies of water hinted at a message no one would tell Americans plainly: we believe a terrible thing is coming, and we will not be able to stop it. Ridge had a basically Rogersian task - getting Americans to accept a terrible eventuality that they could not prevent. So Homeland Security offered...
...team’s soft-spoken captain—perhaps inspired by the ghosts of recent Crimson heroes Mike Beam ’99, Damian Long ’00 and Clemente—took the game in his own hands. Refusing to let the Crimson go quietly to another disappointing loss, Merchant drained three-pointer after magical three-pointer. The crowd, silent for most of the game, erupted and brimmed with a nervous and expectant energy too electric for words...
...independent now, he says, "but the struggle is not yet won." In a land where most trickles of dissent are quickly dammed, Zimbabwe's two musical legends sing on and sing out like floods. They have different styles - the brash Mapfumo is more head-on political; Mtukudzi, the soft-spoken storyteller, prefers parables. But their songs are variations on a common theme - building a great Zimbabwe. While Mugabe jets around the world, these two musicians rebuke and encourage the people back home. Protest songs may have largely died out in the West after the Vietnam era. But in southern Africa...
Barman’s soft-spoken, conversational style is a striking change from the hype yelling of most emcees. But it still can foster the same sense of community among audience members...
...reputation of Dutch-Moroccan rapper Raymzter is dented within minutes of meeting him. He shakes hands politely, is soft-spoken, and offers a cup of coffee. Reclining on a floral couch he displays none of the rebel attitude that makes his stage performances such a hit. Raymzter (pronounced rhymster) is the sort of rapper you could take home to meet the parents. In fact, it's the parents of Raymzter's Italian producer, Massimo Baudo, who open the door of the neat terraced house on a new housing estate outside Amsterdam, when a reporter arrives for a visit...