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...backbone and became a cultural franchise of their own: "Considering that most Muppets start out as bath mats with appliqués, it's fairly miraculous that they seem to have more dimensionality to their personalities than do most human characters on television ... [Henson] understood that viewers would suspend their sense of disbelief if they saw pieces of themselves in the characters. Forgetful Jones had a foible, and he was therefore funny and as recognizable as the elderly neighbor who always seemed surprised when the paper boy came to collect on Fridays. The Count had an obsessive need...
...Amnesty's primary conclusion: "Governments and law enforcement agencies should suspend the use of [Tasers] pending further studies or limit their use to situations where they are immediately necessary to avoid or reduce the likelihood of recourse to firearms. The arbitrary or abusive use of [Tasers] should be punshed as a criminal offense...
...that the general-election campaign was decided between Sept. 15, when Lehman Brothers collapsed, and Sept. 26, the night of the first presidential debate. During that time, Axelrod said, Obama established himself as a "safe change" candidate. McCain, meanwhile, announced a suspension of his campaign and a plan to suspend the debate (which was later aborted), and showed an underwhelming effort in his return to Washington to support the federal bailout package - which led him to cancel an appearance on Late Show with David Letterman. Davis, who approached the event with humor, admitted, "The most damaging thing was pissing...
...have been pressed to become more transparent and to allow greater levels of internal dissent so the party machinery revolves less around the cult-like stature of their leaders. The military, for its part, has deployed some 50,000 troops to safeguard voting stations and intends to suspend civilian mobile phone signals on election day, which it claims will make mob takeovers of polling booths and vote-rigging - both hallmarks of elections in the past - more difficult. According to a poll by the Daily Star, a leading Dhaka English language newspaper, 95% of Bangladeshis believe they can cast their ballot...
...decision announced Monday to suspend all searches for new faculty goes against FAS dean Michael D. Smith’s statement in November that departments will continue searches they have already begun. Terminating searches will mean the school might miss out on hiring opportunities, especially chances to woo promising young professors. Fortunately, however, FAS has recognized that there may have to be exceptions to their no-search policy if, for instance, a window opens for a distinguished luminary to join the faculty or if a new position is desperately needed. Although only 15 ongoing searches remain, departments will likely still...