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...lawmakers' interest in probing the torture issue remains unclear. Politically, the topic became even trickier when a former CIA interrogator came forward this month to say it took about 35 sec. of waterboarding to break 9/11 conspirator Abu Zubaydah, who supposedly then revealed additional al-Qaeda plots as well as details leading to the capture of other terrorists. "It was like flipping a switch," the retired agent said, describing the effectiveness of waterboarding in an account that may help explain the revelation that four members of Congress--including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi--received detailed briefings on interrogation techniques...
...called the “hip-hop” professor. Harvard isn’t exactly the heart of hip-hop. Why study hip-hop here? Marcyliena Morgan: What happens with hip-hop is that someone will think about it from their own personal involvement instead of as a topic of study with many different disciplinary areas. Someone might think about their childhood experiences or their experiences in clubs, but of course that’s not what happens in class. That’s not what we study. In many respects Harvard is the perfect place for it because...
...Caban, the Latinas Unidas president, said she was already thinking ahead to future conferences, which will be held annually. While this weekend’s gathering focussed broadly on Latina empowerment, she said she hoped next year’s conference would take up a more specific topic...
...Bell is striding toward the sanctuary of his Grandville, Mich., church, the barely improved husk of a former shopping mall, when he runs into one of his favorite congregants. They immediately address a topic close to both their hearts. "Man!" says Bell. "Can I hear it? Can I hear the demo?" The congregant, an affable young part-time musician named Joel, who dresses like a long-lost Ramone, mumbles bashfully, "I can burn you one." "Great!" exclaims Bell, whose geeky-hip glasses, black pants, black shirt and polyester white belt make their own statement. "Hey, man," he adds...
...looking for a candidate with strong moral character, while Democrats are much more likely to seek someone with good judgment who cares about people like them. National security is set solidly at the front of G.O.P. minds, while Democrats continue to focus on economic issues. There is one topic they care about equally: social and moral issues. But that's because they each oppose the other's views. Those gulfs between the two camps competing for the White House will persist well beyond the election, which is why how America decides is just as significant as whom it chooses...