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...fully expected to abandon it after a few pages. But I was drawn in by the lush portrayal of 19th-century aristocracy, the disturbed internal monologues of the protagonists, and the philosophical reflections on farming. For me, Anna’s romantic set-up was merely the framework upon which a richer novel could unfold...
...House of Commons when asked to defend the Tories’ decision to retire the general: “Let me marshal the facts. The crowd was unarmed, except with bludgeons. It was not attacking anybody or anything. It was holding a seditious meeting. When fire had been opened upon it to disperse it, it tried to run away. Pinned up in a narrow place considerably smaller than Trafalgar Square, with hardly any exits, and packed together so that one bullet would drive through three or four bodies, the people ran madly this way and the other. When the fire...
...shame the UC’s negotiating skills, the Petersen-Sundquist administration reserved the coup de grâce for a larger audience. Standing opposite an audience of students, faculty, and alumni on that soggy October day, Petersen delivered a shameful harangue, condescending to University President Drew G. Faust upon her installation and demanding that the “denial of student citizenship” end immediately...
...Despite the controversy surrounding the Second Amendment, arguments about its relevancy have not surfaced in the Supreme Court since 1939, when the justices merely touched upon the issue in United States v. Miller. But early this month, the Supreme Court agreed to take on the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, in which the central consideration is the right of an individual to own a firearm as protected under the Second Amendment. The case specifically addresses private handgun ownership in the District of Columbia. But while legalistic arguments—the phrasing of the amendment itself and the framers?...
...takes a unique understanding and a dynamic plan to undertake these challenges. Matt and Randall have this requisite experience. Starting on their first day in office, they will work with the administration, and build upon their already impressive record of results...