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...that "We are fighting to make our homeland. It's none of their [al-Qaeda's] business." An Israeli journalist, discussing the Palestinian problem, mourns that "We're being held hostage by extremists from both sides." In Afghanistan, one fellow says of OBL, "If we find him, we'll tear him apart." Then Spurlock asks an old man about bin Laden's whereabouts. "Who is he?" is the reply. Spurlock says, "The guy who blew up the buildings in America." The old man practically spits it out: "F--- him." After a moment, he adds, "And f--- America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dude, Where... Is Osama bin Laden? | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

...been overseeing the nation's airlines. Asked Monday night if the nation's air travelers have endured the worst in the latest round of groundings, Oberstar snapped: "We'll be through the worst of it when they take their customer service initiative directive and tear it up, shred it, and establish a new mind-set that is aviation safety-compliant. What they're doing now is going through the mechanics of what they should have been doing for months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: More Airline Chaos Ahead? | 4/16/2008 | See Source »

...Body of War,” the story of disabled Iraq veteran Thomas Young, is as predictable an attack on the Bush administration as a raging liberal could wish for. The documentary makes no attempt at balance or impartiality and jumps straight into the ring to tear apart the credibility of the pro-war brigade. This makes for a compelling, but wildly-biased, viewing experience. Directors Phil Donahue (yes, that Phil Donahue) and Ellen Spiro use a mix of small- and large-scale stories to convey their point. Scenes showing Young attempting to recover from the injuries he sustained after...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Body of War | 4/11/2008 | See Source »

Mahoney said that the spill was not likely the result of malicious intent. “We see them frequently enough that in many cases its just normal wear and tear,” he said...

Author: By Abby D. Phillip, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spill Stalls Science Center | 4/11/2008 | See Source »

...proposal, Professor of German Peter J. Burgard elected to take the initiative. “The obvious question is, do we have a quorum?” Burgard asked, setting in motion a brief flurry of activity at the front of the Faculty Room, where Bisson, smiling, rose to tear a sheet of paper off of her small yellow notebook pad. Examining the sheet, University President Drew G. Faust conferred briefly with the meeting’s acting parliamentarian, Chinese History Professor Peter K. Bol, before making her pronouncement into the microphone...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child and Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: On Quorum, No Quorum | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

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