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...White House are simpler this year. The gaudy tinsel and the 155,000 lights of 2004 have given way to a more natural look of Christmas trees decorated with white lilies and pink roses that are replaced as they wilt. Guests at the holiday parties are noticing a different tone to George Bush too. He has never liked the 26 receptions, the thousands of punishing or limp handshakes, the graceless requests for souvenir cuff links with the presidential seal. But at some of the smaller gatherings this year, Bush has freed himself from the photo line to circulate with...
...that will focus on a “bottom-up” approach to running the HRC, allowing autonomy to the leaders of the club’s different subgroups, which will be oriented towards political issues and more practical functions. According to Downer, this election had a different tone than last year’s. “Last year, I think there were a lot of people who were willing to go negative to win” said Downer. This year, he added, “as a whole, the tone was very productive; both sides are eager...
...important press conference was not held in Washington last week. The leaders of the Democratic Party did not say, "We'd like to thank President Bush for his new, realistic tone about the war in Iraq. In his recent speeches, the President has acknowledged that U.S. military strategy has been defective, especially in the Sunni triangle. He has made clear the difficulty we have had in training Iraqi security forces. He has expressed concern about the power that ethnic militias have overthose forces. He has expressed dismay about the corruption rampant in the new democratic Iraq. He has admitted that...
...Najaf and Mosul, "didn't tell the American people how we're going to replicate that success in other parts of Iraq ... how many more teams of Americans, both military and civilian, need to go into these communities (and) what it will cost us." Most important was Reed's tone-quiet, humble, dispassionate, substantive...
...Haddock echoed the tone, adding that he was grateful for the chance to interact with undergraduates every day of the campaign...