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...surprise any Australian to hear that Howard believes the nation's strength derives from the good, decent and generous character of its people. "I never thought Australians had any doubt as to what their identity was," he says. "It's a very strong personality. It owes a lot to certain influences that are predominantly home grown." Howard feels that Australians are adaptable. "We are still a relatively classless, egalitarian country, and we can therefore adapt to change and embrace change more readily. There are fewer things holding us back now than used to be the case." Never...
...SAID AUSTRALIA'S STANDING ABROAD HAS NEVER BEEN HIGHER. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? It's the strength of the economy - there's no doubt that people respect economic achievement. And we have worked hard in making sure that Australia's international relations have a global dimension. We've put a huge emphasis on relationships with Asia, but we've also revitalized relationships with our traditional friends: America, Britain. The world respects the fact that we've been able simultaneously to get even closer to the Americans but build a very strong relationship with China. And whether...
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...things could get a lot worse, even on the national-security issues that have been Bush's greatest political strength. Already DeWine, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is planning legislation to give Congress more say over the National Security Agency's domestic-spying program, despite Bush's assertions that any hearings or legislation would help terrorists. And the President was forced to accept congressionally mandated restrictions on the tactics that interrogators may use with terrorist suspects. Republicans, their faith shaken in his ability to protect them politically, may even feel emboldened enough to press for a sharper drawdown...
...shooting performance from the floor. “I wasn’t shooting the ball particularly well tonight, so I knew I had to try to help my team in other ways,” Zoller said. Harvard built an early nine-point lead on the strength of three early treys. The Crimson shot a combined 10-for-17 from behind the arc on the game, while the Quakers struggled to a 7-of-26 mark. Harvard outshot Penn from the field, but the Crimson’s 22 turnovers did it in. The Quakers grabbed an eight-point...