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...panel of judges and presented Adiga with a check for 50,000 pounds ($87,283) in prize money, told me that part of what thrilled him about The White Tiger is that it's as disturbing as it is entertaining. "This book changed me," Portillo said. "It changed my view of certain things, like what is the real India and what is the nature of poverty." Another of the judges, who asked not to be named, confided that it was "a very tricky choice" between Adiga's book and the judges' second favorite of the six shortlisted novels, Sebastian Barry...
...although some might see this as a weakness in demand and a sign the economy is slowing." Englund says the drop below August's sales levels are mostly due to extremely weak auto sales, as people have had difficulty getting loans due to tighter credit and higher rates. "Our view is that the current downturn will equal or surpass the downturn of late 1990, early 1991," says LaVogna...
...this merely a psychological effect that could proceed without God? Nevins insists not. "I think that hope and strength and sense of worth are an extraordinary gift that I view as the spark of the divine within our souls...
Reflecting the Rooseveltian view that "we have nothing to fear but fear itself," global stock markets rallied Tuesday for the second straight day, amid a flurry of government moves to prevent rocked financial and banking systems from collapsing. Less than a day after European leaders revealed a collective commitment of more than $1 trillion in capital injections and interbank loan guarantees, a 14% bound by Tokyo's Nikkei index led surges across Asia. Bourses in Europe also opened with renewed gains ahead of Wall Street's 3.8% opening spurt. Yet the burst of renewed confidence inspired sober observers to take...
...Most pro-life feminists view abortion as an oppressive evil born of patriarchal society. A culture focused on women’s needs, they argue, would instead focus on both promoting and rewarding motherhood. This stance, however, assumes that a female’s most important societal function is anatomically determined: In essence, that she should serve as a womb and a mother before she should act as a holistic human being. By stooping to the level of biological essentialists, organizations like the FFL bolster the idea of an intangible “feminine mystique” and pervert conceptions...