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Tornadoes are among the least predictable storms. It was a lifesaving triumph that forecasters were able to alert the people of Greensburg 20 minutes before the monster struck. But the sad spectacle of finger pointing and recriminations in the aftermath of disaster is becoming as predictable as the stoicism of survivors and the inevitable promises to rebuild...
...clear that there were larger forces at work against him. George Romney was a member of the party's liberal wing; he had withheld his support from Barry Goldwater in 1964 over civil rights. But by 1968 that strain of progressive Republicanism was starting to wither. Richard Nixon's triumph would be called a realignment, a no-looking-back turn to the right for the Republicans...
...local time, when Nicolas Sarkozy was declared the next President de la Republique, there was a unanimous explosion of joy inside the Alliance Fran?aise. Chanting and dancing, these talented and ambitious young expatriates were celebrating the triumph of the principles of hard work, individuality and merit in a country whose dysfunctional economy had forced them to choose a voluntary exile in order to pursue their career potential. To them, including myself, Sarkozy represents the hope that one day, they will be able to chase their entrepreneurial dreams in the land of their birth...
...Although widely anticipated, Sarkozy's triumph nonetheless elicited an explosion of joy from supporters of his law-and-order, free market-reforming platform aimed at jump-starting France's sluggish economy. "This is a victory for the value of work and merit," exclaimed 19-year-old law student Thierry Bombet as he joined a cheering crowd of 10,000 celebrating Sarkozy's victory in the Place de la Condorde. "France is the only country in the world with a 35-hour work week - that's ridiculous!" agreed 21-year-old engineering student Fabien Pioli against the din of aging rock...
...conceived actions of the people in the play happen, the set and the costumes become permeated with color,” says Birnbaum.Birnbaum’s friends recognize the “The Way of the World” as an especial triumph for its director as well. “It can be seen as the culmination of everything she’s done over the years,” says Nicole B. Urken ’07, Birnbaum’s freshman-year roommate and current blockmate, who is also a former Crimson executive editor.Birnbaum started...