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...love about New York is the incredible diversity you can witness in a relatively small space. Take, for example Bryant Park, the site of my lunch break last Friday. I was sitting at a green metal table with two of my fellow interns, Rachel and Danny. All of a sudden, we hear the aching melody of Savage Garden's "Truly Madly Deeply." We turn slightly and see a man—probably in his late 60s, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses—round the coffee stand. He is dressed in a gray t-shirt beneath a navy-blue...
...Obama's sudden social centrism would sound more convincing in a different context. Since he wrapped up the primary earlier this month and began to concentrate on the independent and moderate swing voters so key in a general election, Obama has consistently moved to the middle. He hired centrist economist Jason Furman, known for defending the benefits of globalization and private Social Security accounts, to the displeasure of liberal economists. On Father's Day, Obama gave a speech about the problem of absentee fathers and the negative effects it has on society, in particular scolding some fathers for failing...
...faith in simple dreams, an insistence on small miracles. It's the idea that we can tuck in our children at night and know that they are fed and clothed and safe from harm; that we can say what we think, write what we think, without hearing a sudden knock on the door; that we can have an idea and start our own business without paying a bribe; that we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution; and that our votes will be counted...
This desert is all about harsh juxtapositions--flat dust interrupted by sudden mountains; a delicate flower crowning a column of cactus spines. And now a new one, man-made: the sight of a smooth, new dirt road, huffing yellow construction equipment and mile after mile of reinforced steel. This, in a place that had never before seen a project more elaborate than a shack...
...Faust described the post last year, the vice presidents for finance, human resources, and administration, will report to the executive vice president. But the sudden resignation of finance Vice President Elizabeth Mora earlier this year leaves that position open...