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...Among the crowd - mostly volunteers and local branch members - the inclination is to face up to a disastrous result rather than spin it. Self-described "Labor stalwart" Phil Fullerton says Latham hadn't been long enough in the job to convince enough people he was ready for the big one. "A lot of people like John Howard," he adds. "I don't know why. But they do." Young father Scott Ison says the P.M. had appealed successfully to Australians' basest instincts, adding: "People would struggle to agree on one theme he believes in." Many are convinced that ads predicting interest...
...interview with time, Spain's Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero claimed that "sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength" [Sept. 27]. To repeat an old saying, That's like comparing apples to herrings. There is a reverse spin on Zapatero's view: only a few weeks ago, two female Chechen terrorists blew up two airliners over Russia, possibly to avenge the deaths of family members killed by Russian soldiers in a war of independence. What on earth does terrorism have to do with gender equality? Also, Zapatero said he didn...
...while President Bush and Senator Kerry may like to spin Ariel Sharon's Gaza plan as a first bold first step along the route envisaged in the White House's "roadmap" to a two-state peace agreement, Sharon's top political aide has made clear that it is, in fact, a tactical step designed precisely to avoid the "roadmap...
...important, though, not to ignore a more basic change reflected in the ordeal: The Annenberg organization existed four years ago, but its online presence was barely felt and so the only interaction most people had with it was in the form of carefully chosen snippets reported by the spin-drenched mainstream news media. Now the candidates themselves are directing voters to this neutral, online alternative to the confusing inundation of partisan information...
...near future, Tsutsumi is already placing bets. He is excited about a brand called Gilfy, which he describes as surfwear for older teens and young women. "Beach clothes for high schoolers have been popular for a long time," he says, "but Gilfy gives it a more mature spin...