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...more than 200,000 people filled the vastness of Manezh Square outside the crenellated walls of the Kremlin. As a speaker shouted out resolutions, the crowd voted overwhelmingly for authorities to stop persecuting Yeltsin, leader of the Russian republic, and for Gorbachev to resign as Soviet President. Addressing the throng, Moscow Mayor Gavril Popov asked, "Do we trust the leadership of the country?" The crowd roared back...
...mentioned Darfur, saying that he would “end the genocide” with international help. “Too much is at stake, Boston, to not overcome the cynicism of today,” Obama said. After the speech, the arena buzzed with excitement, and a throng of people gathered in front of the stage to try to take the senator’s picture or to shake his hand. “He really does speak to the people in a way that we haven’t heard before,” Lubin said...
...handle I hoped would help devour my competition whole. Music and moniker in place, I honed my air skills until the night of competition arrived.“It’s a very challenging and frightening thing to get up in front of a large throng of fans with absolutely nothing except your will and your furiosity,” says Jung of his own experiences competing.“Those who stay true to the mission have the most success,” he adds. “People think you’re just an asshole. Then...
...admit I had very specific expectations before move-in day. Those restless August nights gave way to fever dreams. A tweed-clad throng led the class of 2010 on an inaugural foxhunt through the Old Yard. I developed a close relationship with Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, the manly Kenan Jr. Professor of Government with a heart of gold. We ate at a candlelit table; Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes made clear which fork was for which dish...
...Bennelong, the sprawling Macquarie Centre is a temple to the boom in consumer spending that has re-kitted Australia in the Plasma Age; in the food court, Anglo-Australians eat noodles and Indochinese go for burgers, fried chicken and donuts. It's retail Disneyland, free of menace, with a throng of brisk walkers. Shoppers here have money but not a lot of time. Howard is a security blanket for the striving class. People feel that he is not only sympathetic to their ends, he is prepared to support the means as well. Life for swing voters and migrants in Bennelong...