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...Abhisit has. "We're feeling growing pains," he acknowledged to TIME. "We have to make sure that what to me are very fundamental pillars of democracy can be put into place without being seen as contravening the idea that democracy is about the rule of majority. We have to strike the right balance...
Najibullah, meanwhile, flew back to Denver, where he agreed to be questioned by the FBI but stopped cooperating after three days of interviews. He and his father were then arrested; both men deny plotting a terrorist strike. Afzali, who was taken into custody in New York, denies alerting the Zazis to the investigation...
Arriving on time to a lecture that’s not only early, but also completely optional, might strike some as counter-intuitive. “Auditing a class?” skeptics often ask with raised eyebrows and a smirk. “Good luck.” Summoning up this extra motivation, when many of us struggle to stay awake through classes we’re already required to attend, seems unlikely at best. But there’s a secret here: When people view an educational opportunity as just that—an opportunity?...
...words strike more fear into my theatergoer's heart than these two: star vehicle. Usually they mean either that some old warhorse has been revived merely to service the career needs of a Hollywood ego, or that a flimsy new construction has been trundled onstage just to see how much of the scenery can be chewed up. A Steady Rain,a new Broadway play by Keith Huff starring Hugh Jackman and Daniel (James Bond) Craig, raises another warning flag the minute the lights go up. The two actors are the only people on stage, talking directly to the audience...
Lucchino said he “used to be a real lawyer,” and explained how he found it “easy to strike up a friendship with Dershowitz...