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...American” until I went abroad. I mean, sure, I am a citizen of the United States of America, but until recently I was reluctant to identify myself too closely with Uncle Sam. During the first part of my study-abroad experience, when I spoke of America, it was often with embarrassment: embarrassment about our cheesy pop music, our high pollution rates, and our Republican president...
...myself expounding upon “unalienable rights” to one of my Chinese teachers. I remember being surprised at having to explain to her what seemed to me to be such a basic concept—and I realized in a flash that the Declaration of Independence spoke for me. I do in fact personally hold the truths that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, and that among these rights are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to be, well, self-evident. “Holy smokes...
...Faust’s background as a “systematic and very sophisticated historian” should prove useful in her tenure as president, says Sidney Verba ‘53, the former University librarian who spoke at Faust’s installation...
...this strategy to work, the Romney campaign has to moderate its public statements about McCain, whom they've tried to paint as a dangerous threat to "true" conservative values. They can't get bogged down in the mudpit they created. Kevin Madden, Romney's national spokesman, spoke of McCain last night with uncharacteristic generosity, lauding his independent style and allowing, "there's universal respect in the Republican Party...
...among the youngest voters, but she beat him soundly among women and blue-collar workers. And, as in most elections, older voters far outnumbered younger voters, working to her advantage. Thanking New Hampshire in her victory speech, she said she has "found her voice." Echoing the words her husband spoke 16 years ago after he survived New Hampshire, she added: "Let's give America the kind of comeback that New Hampshire has just given...