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Hope in the West Bank Thank you for Joe Klein's article "West Bank Renewal" [March 8]. The West Bank and Gaza provide a study in contrasts. In the West Bank, where Palestinians made a commitment to peaceful coexistence, Israel has removed checkpoints, increased trade and invested in local businesses. In Gaza, where Hamas continues to threaten violence, the economy remains in ruins. Joel Margolis, HERNDON...
...Hope in the West Bank Thank you for Joe Klein's article "West Bank Renewal" [March 8]. The West Bank and Gaza provide a study in contrasts. In the West Bank, where Palestinians made a commitment to peaceful coexistence, Israel has removed checkpoints, increased trade and invested in local businesses. In Gaza, where Hamas continues to threaten violence, the economy remains in ruins. Joel Margolis Herndon...
...remember hearing on the radio in 1999 that it was the longest America had been at peace, and thought it would be really cool to send a gift to Bill Clinton. It was a humble pot, made by American hands; it was sort of to say, “Thank you, and it’s up to you to keep the peace.” The next thing you know I got a letter back from Bill Clinton, that said, “Thank you so much for your kind words, all my regards...
...rationale is fairly simple. The pen used to sign historic legislation itself becomes a historical artifact. The more pens a President uses, the more thank-you gifts he can offer to those who helped create that piece of history. The White House often engraves the pens, which are then given as keepsakes to key proponents or supporters of the newly signed legislation. When Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, he reportedly used more than 75 pens (video footage can be found here, although camera cutaways make it hard to keep track) and gave one of the first...
...alone, the Oscars show was the usual gala of stars, thank-yous and back-patting. On social-media platforms, it was a conversation about fashion (what is J. Lo wearing?), race (why do they cut to Morgan Freeman every time Precious wins an award?) and politics (Fox News paranoiac Glenn Beck tweeted that Avatar vs. The Hurt Locker was "an anti US/human movie against an anti US/Troops movie"). TV with Twitter is like an instant DVD commentary. (See pictures of Oscar fashion from the red carpet...