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...this lovingly unflattering portrait). The poetry of Losing Mum and Pup--and it has some--arises from the fact that even extraordinary people are not exempt from the pedestrian, democratic reality of death. When Christopher complains about his father's driving, his aunt says wryly, "Don't you understand? The rules don't apply to him." But in the end, they...
...from supporting their constituents' idea, the three members of Montana's congressional delegation have reacted swiftly, unanimously and negatively. "I understand the need to create jobs, but we're not going to bring al-Qaeda to Big Sky Country--no way, not on my watch," said Senator Max Baucus, a Democrat...
...easy to understand the economic appeal of the project: the county's poverty rate is among the nation's worst, its unemployment rate hovers around 10%, and Hardin has seen much better days. On a Saturday morning, two thirtyish sisters who had been up all night partying slouched in the sun against one of many vacant storefronts lining Center Avenue. They said they were afraid they might be picked up by the police and tossed in jail. They laughed with some relief when reminded that the closest lockup, Big Horn County Jail, was now so overcrowded that it was turning...
...Dumb Intelligence," [May 4]: Robert Baer thinks "persuasion" is far more effective than torture. I don't pretend to understand the merits of techniques for extracting intelligence from prisoners. But as a veteran, I believe that al-Qaeda operatives are not garden-variety prisoners who would respond to persuasion; they have proved to be hate-filled extremists who place no value on human life. I don't like torture either, but if it proves to obtain information that puts a stop to future bloodshed--as it has, according to experts--then I say please resume. John Stern, GRAND HAVEN, MICH...
...Harvard College Democrats Presidents Eva Z. Lam ’10, several UC members, and numerous House Committee chairs were in attendance. In an e-mail to The Crimson, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith wrote that he did not understand the logic behind the protest, as the “open dialogue” students are calling for is already happening.“We are openly and actively informing the community of the actions we’ve planned,” he wrote.The protest will begin with student group leaders?...