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...issues, the U.S. should try to look more closely at what is happening at home. Shame on you, America. Manijeh Rahimian London I literally gaped at the photos of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The storm not only blew off rooftops and took the lives of innocents but also swept away the confidence of citizens. Yet now is not the time to assign blame. Instead, Americans need to delve into the heart of the problem and rebuild for the newly homeless and the helpless, regardless of color, race or religion. I am glad I live in a safe place...
...Crimson’s next match is this Friday at the MAC against Dartmouth, who swept Harvard in three games last Friday for the first time ever. The Crimson is pumped and looking for revenge...
...that Singh should concentrate on the domestic agenda. Nearly two-thirds of the respondents agreed that the country's weak infrastructure will seriously challenge its progress. Meanwhile, nearly 60% contended that the government isn't adequately addressing the rich-poor divide, a pressing issue for Singh, whose Congress Party swept into office last year on a wave of votes from the frustrated poor. Still, India has changed radically in the past 60 years?and by the time the U.N. celebrates its 120th anniversary, New Delhi and Beijing may be calling the shots...
...blue or gray, as the rules of survival require. Pearl is a half-caste slave girl shrewdly contemplating the horizons of her new freedom while serving for a while in the disguise of a Union drummer boy. Her former mistress Mattie Jameson is now a grief-crazed Confederate widow swept along with Sherman's forces. The far better-composed Emily Thompson, the daughter of a Georgia judge, rediscovers herself as a Union battlefield nurse while falling pointlessly in love with the coldly brilliant field surgeon Wrede Sartorius...
...Some business owners, like Gregg Reggio, owner of 11 restaurants in the New Orleans area, say the obstacles are huge. He's swept up, thrown out rotting food, and hopes to reopen his place Zea Rotisseries Grill in the French Quarter soon. But now he's facing the real headaches: Where will he find customers? No tourists are allowed in the city. Where will he house his workers? That is, if he can get them back from Tucson and Dallas and other cities where they have scattered. Will he find willing workers with the construction business paying top dollar...