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...didn’t take long for my optimism to fade. On Tuesday, the Republican rhetoric took a sharp turn toward the sanctimonious. Former New York Mayor Rudolph Guliani exclaimed in his speech, “Thank God that George Bush is our president.” My jaw dropped when he insisted that Bush’s reelection was somehow intimately tied to properly remembering the thousands who perished three years ago: “We owe that much and more to the loved ones and heroes that we lost on September 11,” he said...
Summers opened his speech on a whimsical note: “I want to thank Dean Kirby for arranging this weather.” He continued in a jaunty manner, making quips about “browsing through thefacebook.com” to get to know the freshman class instead of reading their application essays. He added that he even tried to register his profile at thefacebook.com, but “my teenage daughters threatened to disown me if I did,” he said...
...problem with the vision thing, too sparse and stingy for an optimistic age, Bush is all vision during these hard times: bring world peace, spread democracy, redirect history. "We are changing the world," he often says. He tells TIME, "We'll look back, and we'll say, 'You know, thank God the United States held true to its belief...
...believe that the intelligence community is doing just fine, thank you, then obviously this is not your bill." PAT ROBERTS, Senate Intelligence Committee chairman, on his proposal to overhaul the nation's intelligence agencies...
...terrific to see U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps featured on your cover. I was already looking forward to the Olympics this summer, but your articles heightened my interest. Straight guys have their annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, and this year women and gay guys will have the Phelps cover. Thanks for the equal-opportunity nod. Francisco Contreras Miami, Florida, U.S. Michael Phelps is a world-class athlete. He has also proved to be a world-class young adult and role model. Your article "Built for Speed" captured the essence of Phelps. Michael is a spokesman for the Boys & Girls Clubs...