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...clear indicator of the artist’s analytic agenda. They present the different themes the photographs analyze and critique: the disappearance of the vernacular, the spreading of homogeneous suburbs and corporations, and, finally, the decaying inner cities left behind. Empty shop windows, Levittowns, and boarded-up apartment buildings tell the story. According to William L. Fox, the author of the first essay appearing in the afterword, the inner city is ruinous and local businesses are disappearing as a direct consequence of the spread of suburbia. As the tax base rushes to new localities in the hope of peace...
...Later, on the bus, McCain reflected on how ill-equipped he felt to counsel the man. "I felt a sense of inadequacy, because I didn't know to comfort him," he confessed, "I'd love to tell you that I handled it and no problem, but that's not the case. I was deeply moved ... and hope that I said something...
...What he said was this: "Greg, none of us believe that. None of us, none of us, it's not what America is about." His voice dropped a bit. He went on, "All I can tell you is that I know that loving family members, loving neighbors and friends want to do everything we can to help you live as long and as beautiful life as possible. And we pray for you. And we cherish you. God bless...
...mind-boggling," a former CIA officer told me. "The impact of the Iraq WMD fiasco is coming home to roost. The intelligence community was badly burned by that. And the various players never want it asked of them again, 'Why didn't you stand up to the Administration and tell it the truth...
...Pervez Musharraf instituted emergency rule on November 3. While hundreds of supporters chanted his name, police turned Sharif back at the concrete and barbed wire barricades. Undeterred, he addressed the crowd, saying, "I have come here to express solidarity with the Chief Justice and other judges. I want to tell them that the entire nation stands by them. We will not rest until all these judges are restored to their pre-November 3 positions." The crowd cheered, and pelted a nearby poster of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf with their shoes - a vulgar insult in Pakistan...