Word: spites
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...margins the text reveals an undercurrent of loneliness and anxiety. Slowly you catch on that the tour comes on the heels of a major breakup and that someone, presumably his ex-lover, has become seriously ill back in the States. (The details stay frustratingly obtuse.) In spite of this Thompson continues on to Marrakech, alone. His three weeks in North Africa result in complex portraits of both the place and of Thompson's state of mind. His impressive drawings reveal the beauty of the architecture, the bustle of the marketplace, and even the animals that carve out a life...
Even when the situation was at its scariest, the crew maintained the determination to record the chaos of post-war Afghanistan. Johnston says that his film gave some Afghans their first chance to voice their opinions of the situation. In spite of the risks involved in associating with Western journalists, the locals the crew met were eager to have a part in the project, and he believes they spoke honestly in the casual interviews captured on tape...
...spite of John Kerry’s strengths, he faces an uphill battle in tomorrow’s debate for several reasons. Of course, many of these problems arise from decisions made early in the campaign that have come back to haunt the challenger; the idea that Kerry could run on Bush’s record, now seems untenable. Even as Kerry paints a bleak picture for the future of our nation, the American people seem to recognize the stimulus to our economy brought on by tax cuts and other investment incentives, the benefits of the president?...
...western suburbs. He's an incremental man, modern and responsive, with a compelling history, energy and ambition. If he wins on Oct. 9, will he go the way of his political mentor Whitlam, who crashed in glorious catastrophe? The times don't beckon that kind of mad adventurism, in spite of Latham's "crazy-brave" persona among pundits. "Bite-sized changes in policy are more desirable (and certainly more believable) than big-bang social theories that turn the system upside down," Latham once said. Strip out the imagery of class hatred, the pandering to his constituency, the one-off election...
...concerned that the country will face insolvency and economic collapse unless the government reins in the widening public-sector deficit by adopting a package of revenue-producing and cost-cutting measures. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared that we are in the midst of a fiscal crisis. In spite of those dire conditions, our lawmakers wouldn't dream of cutting their congressional pork-barrel funds. President Arroyo, quo vadis? Joel R. Hinlo Las Pi?as City, the Philippines...