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...sorry" of celebrities who exude regret at being caught rather than being wrong, the artful admissions of politicians who want credit for their confessions without any actual cost. We've learned to peel them apart with tweezers, find the insincerity and self-interest: If I caused any offense (you thin-skinned morons), I regret it. And so apologies are drained of their healing powers...
After an hour or so, Kim stood up and prepared to leave with his men. He told Karim he would be back to check on the detainee in the morning. The detainee raised his thin arms and called out to Kim's translator, Specialist Mohammed Houbban, 43, of Morocco by way of Orlando. "He was begging to come with us," said Spc. Houbban as he walked out of the station. "He did not want to be left with them. And he just tried to kill us." (Check out a story about the Iraqi government's Mosul offensive...
Where to find you on a Saturday night: With soy thin crisps on the 3:15 a.m. shuttle...
...cookies before the meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences lost some of its luster yesterday. Instead of the thick, glossy paper typically used for the minutes of the past month’s Faculty meeting, the most recent documents stacked on the tables were printed on conventional thin stock. “Today is the last day you’ll see a wide variety of printed material available to us in the Faculty meeting,” FAS Dean Michael D. Smith said in his first piece of news regarding the ongoing financial crisis. Future Faculty meetings...
Even when their wallets are thin, people will always need to eat—and despite the economic crisis, they might still be willing to spring for their favorite restaurant’s seared hanger steak with a glass of red wine.Considering that the Square’s eateries are part of an industry that depends almost entirely on disposable income, they have been keeping their heads above water in the economic recession. Owners reported a few dips and changes in business patterns, but overall, they remain optimistic.Business on Tuesday and Wednesday nights—never a restaurant?...