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...Both sides of the age-old church-state debate have taken up arms against the Bush plan. Liberal legislators and activists worry that the proposal will weaken the church-state divide, and that by providing certain groups with federal funds, the government will signal tacit federal approval - or disapproval - of certain religions or religious programs. Conservatives, on the other hand, argue in favor of that same barrier because they fear the constitutional restrictions placed on government involvement in religious activities will force religious groups to water down their message in order to receive much-needed funding...
...introduction to the chronologically-arranged letters, Bernard sets forth a number of tacit lines of argument for which the letters serve as narrative evidence. One such argument consists of a demand for a reevaluation of Van Vechten's place within American literary history. Van Vechten, whose literary reputation came under fire during his own time (it has since suffered an even worse fate--oblivion), was a white writer, literary gate-keeper and a "dedicated and serious patron of black art and letters." He spent much of his time frequenting Harlem's famous cabarets and hosting legendary parties where struggling black...
...problem with swallowing these political bones is that if we don't pause to reflect, we might end up choking. There seems to be a tacit agreement between both parties that if the Bush plan really does target benefits to the rich, it must be rejected. Republican responses instead focus on denying the Democrats' slogan and telling us how good their tax-cut will be for middle-class families. Bush himself anticipated the Democrats' slogan and used last week's speech to shrewdly showcase the middle-class family of Steven and Josefina Ramos. And Bush is, of course, correct...
...started from the get-go. Bush's joke about half of Congress not inviting him tonight was a tacit admission about how close the election had been. Had Bush talked about fixing America's lousy voting machines - there are bills in Congress to prevent another chad disaster - he would have nailed it even more. But the humility sufficed. His acknowledgment that statistics show a country thriving and stumbling at the same time also seemed to capture the national mood just right...
...well-equipped private army, Burma's generals cut a generous deal with him. In return for keeping the peace, Lin was granted immunity from prosecution and full autonomy in the Mongla region. The regime also gave him lucrative business concessions in gold, timber and gems, as well as?crucially?tacit permission to trade in opium...