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...minutes as Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) performs some impromptu magic to save an ugly Muggle. The confrontation is swift, vivid, scary and, to the audience, assuring: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be a good one. Perhaps the best in the series, it turns out. The tone and palette are darker, the characters more desperate and more determined. Playtime is over; childhood is a distant memory or just a dream. For Harry and his friends, it's time to grow up and fight Voldemort or surrender...
...once promised that anyone in his Administration who broke the law would "be taken care of." At the time, he appeared to mean they would face the consequences of their actions. Then he took care of I. Lewis Libby, and all at once, his words assumed a somewhat different tone...
...Bloviating Bloggers I found Joe Klein's "beware the bloggers' Bile" interesting [June 18]. But he lost me when I read, "the left-liberals in the blogosphere are merely aping the odious, disdainful - and politically successful - tone that right-wing radio talk-show hosts like Rush Limbaugh pioneered." Has Klein ever really listened to Rush? He is far from rude and insulting to callers with a divergent view. He may be a blowhard, but that is not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination. If Klein had used Michael Savage or Mark Levin as his example, I would...
Miller, shifting back to a serious tone, said that she’s going to be “raising the expectation” for Harvard lacrosse under her tutelage...
...With sparse information regarding the benefits of a tunnel, its construction remains a psychological mystery. The plan carries a tone of a challenging exercise in engineering prowess, but research into the economic, political, and social advantage is an exercise that needs honing. Set to operate in the year 2025, it’s doubtful that the years between will foment any fanfare, but the real test will be whether the tunnel’s success outlives the fanfare or lack thereof...