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...executing its solemn duty, you would have been disappointed, and perhaps even slightly frightened. There was no discussion of Social Security or foreign policy being shown that day. Instead, a long and protracted cross-examination of several unwitting targets was being conducted, targets whose defensive replies did nothing to soften the inflammatory questions being thrown at them from indignant congressmen...
...emphasis on diplomacy. In private, though, senior officials traveling with the President made it clear that the U.S. position had not changed on the most contentious issues: America, for instance, remains staunchly opposed to the E.U.'s move to lift the China arms embargo. And Bush is unlikely to soften his position on negotiating with Iran over the country's nuclear program, though his message on this point was mixed. Asked about U.S. intentions toward Iran, Bush replied: "This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options...
...Bulldogs trailed the Quakers by as many as 30 in The Palestra and put up just 41 points less than three weeks ago. Penn’s defense has begun to soften, and the Quakers look much more beatable than they did during that opening weekend, but they’ll find a way to leave New Haven with Ivy win number nine...
...from the Commander in Chief to the service members on the ground, Americans are hopeful that the scenes of sailors distributing water and food from the backs of helicopters will offset the more familiar images of soldiers breaking down doors in Baghdad. Most of all, the military wants to soften hearts and minds in Indonesia, the country hardest hit by the tsunami and the world's largest Muslim nation. "This is a great opportunity to show everyone that the military isn't only about war," says Lieut. Marcus Hinckley, the Marine officer in charge of air-traffic control at Meulaboh...
...populated by children who have lost limbs to the land mines that plague the region. "There's an Iranian expression that says, You can cut off a man's head with cotton," says Ghobadi, 36. "So this is our cotton, this sense of humor. I tried to soften the grief and the sadness because if I told you everything that was sad, nobody could watch the film." At first, Satellite (delightfully played by Soran Ebrahim) is a relatively cheerful friend, protector and boss to a group of orphaned children who collect mines to sell back to U.S. forces. But then...