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...drought has tumbled back into the minds of city dwellers. All sorts of trip wires have been activated in a matter of days. Parched, cracked earth and blue sky stretch across the front pages of the nation's newspapers. Canberra is issuing a burst of agricultural terms-relief package, subsidies, exceptional circumstances and "our farmers." "It is part of the psyche of this country, it is part of the essence of Australia, to have a rural community," Howard said last week after announcing an extension of drought support to farmers. "We would lose something of our identification as Australians...
What has happened to the Republican Party? This question is already on the minds of many Republicans as we head into the final stretch of this election cycle and is sure to explode into a frenzy of scapegoating and finger-pointing after our party receives its expected trouncing in November. So far, however, few conservative commentators have offered an explanation that I find convincing, largely because they are still in a “state of denial,” so to speak, about the depth of the party’s (and the nation’s) problems...
...can’t tell a team that they can win, they have to believe it. I’m not sure that’s inside of us right now.” Harvard has only three games remaining in its season, all against conference opponents, a stretch drive that begins Saturday night at Princeton. “Hopefully we can finish the season strong and win our next three games,” Merritt said. “We need to put this behind us.” —Staff writer Emily W. Cunningham...
...open rehearsal,’ it has required the same if not more preparation than a full HRO concert.” The orchestra’s president, Chrix E. Finne ’07, added: “Through working with them we all are able to stretch our own limits and learn to be more complete musicians...
...Kukrit's ancestor, King Rama II, while the library includes biographies of Mao Zedong as well as the complete works of Charles Dickens - a reminder of the late owner's eclectic interests. But the best surprise is a vast, well-manicured lawn framed by a lotus pond and trees. Stretch out on one of the benches for that most elusive of Bangkok treats: a tranquil, verdant vista without a single high-rise in sight. The view could be declared a heritage monument in its own right...