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...want as President an amiable fellow who does not accept that politics is about compromise. I would rather have an effective President whom I despise as a person than a wrongheaded one who is a good fishing buddy. David P. Vernon Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Bush was thrust into the horror of 9/11, a situation that any President, Republican or Democrat, would have struggled with. It's very easy three years later to criticize the way Bush handled foreign affairs, but at the time we were a nation that was shocked and scared. Bush is a President...
...opinion of numerous experts, it appears that the memos were most likely written on a typeface not available on the antiquated typewriters of the 1970s—suggesting scandal. Yet, according to an Associated Press article, “[t]he news division continued to insist that the general thrust of the documents was accurate: that a commander felt Mr. Bush had been shirking his duties and receiving preferential treatment because of his connections.” Now there’s a surprise...
Luckily, his fellow receivers aren’t completely unfamiliar with the ins and outs of the Harvard offense. Sophomore Corey Mazza got his far share of onfield time as a freshman when injuries to the presumed starters suddenly thrust him into the spotlight. Now in his second season, he is fueled by a level of confidence gained from his sojourn at No. 1 receiver during spring practices...
...majority of patients spend the last stages of the illness in government-subsidized aged-care homes, Alzheimer's is extremely costly: an Access Economics report, also to be released next week, estimates that in 2004 the disease will drain more than $A3 billion from the public purse. The thrust of the report is that any measures that can delay the onset of dementia by a few years - or at least delay the need for institutionalized care - will save billions of dollars over coming decades...
...Since becoming leader of the federal parliamentary Labor party nine months ago, Latham has been thrust to the center of Australia's public sphere. His arrival has revived interest in politics - and Labor's electoral prospects. On Oct. 9, voters will have the chance to promote Latham, and tap the Prime Minister on the shoulder. But outside of the rarefied world of politicians and the professionals who live off them, Latham is barely known. The electorate may have formed some simple views about his personal style: intemperate and irreverent, aggressive and sincere, ordinary and extraordinary. But if they know anything...