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Though he says he wrote the song for music’s sake, Harris hopes that by circulating over e-mail the song will energize potential voters. “The point is here is a bunch of people singing about Joe Lieberman and you should sit there and tap your foot and sing too,” he explains...

Author: By Joshua D. Gottlieb, | Title: Hitting the Right Note? | 12/2/2003 | See Source »

...because she is a woman. It is true, however, that Ambassador Braun has consistently spoken of her gender as it relates to the importance of broadening the range of participants and perspectives involved in American government. As Braun said during her Hardball interview, “If you can tap the talents of 100 percent of the people, you have a better chance of a better outcome than if you can just tap the talent of half of the people...

Author: By Ryan P. Mcauliffe, | Title: Larson's Criticism of Braun Hypocritical | 12/1/2003 | See Source »

...have tried to improve their technology and methodology. They have created a national computer network that registers suspects from across the country. It helped police catch the suspected Hebei killer, who was detained outside a nightclub before a check was run on his name. Urban police forces can also tap into the registries of upscale hotels. Four forensics labs in major cities now run ballistics tests and check the DNA of suspects and victims, and one such lab reportedly identified the decomposed bodies of the Shenzhen women. Closer to street level, the Ministry of Public Security is instituting "community policing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Predatory Transients | 11/24/2003 | See Source »

America is at a tipping point; if we stay the course we are on, we won’t recognize this country five years from now. But if we shift gears, try another way, tap some of the talent that has been relegated to the sidelines of leadership, we can heal and renew and save our country...

Author: By Carol MOSELEY Braun, | Title: Building Partnerships for America's Future | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

...canned sauerkraut. But sometimes you can find home in unlikely places. Many evenings after work, staff at the Czech mission to the E.U. gather in a Congolese bar called Beverly Hills, in the African neighborhood Matonge. It's one of the few places in Brussels with Pilsner Urquell on tap. Mission spokeswoman Petra Masínová calls the experience "strange but pleasant; the beer is good and well-chilled." If only the owner could be persuaded to add roast pork with sauerkraut and dumplings to the menu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Place Like Home | 11/16/2003 | See Source »

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