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...tropes about Bush's 9/11 and the wars that followed was that they conveniently allowed him to deal with problems bedeviling his young Administration: a lack of focus, difficulty reforming the U.S. military, trouble articulating a global vision. Obama now faces a host of problems of his own: weakening political will, an inevitable "What next?" after health care, a base that has lost energy. His 9/11 is just the sort of transcendent issue that can reconnect him to the theme of hope and change. A tough challenge? You bet. But as Obama's presidency unfolds, it will be the most...
According to Nuni, the students working on the campaign took about a month and a half “to get to the point where we could articulate our vision in a concise, compelling...
Westerwelle promises a world where there would be cream for all - as long as people work hard and honestly. "I am driven by the vision of a free and fair society that I'm convinced would make everyone better off," he says. Germans may find it difficult to warm to Westerwelle the messenger, but they're increasingly warming to his message...
...shines as Shosanna Dreyfus, the only survivor of the opening massacre, convincingly alternating between terror at the prospect of encountering Landa and extraordinary bitterness at the way she has been treated by the Germans. As much as the characters contribute, the small details and Tarantino’s directorial vision are what make “Inglourious Basterds” so enjoyable. Samuel L. Jackson’s voiceover on the flammability of nitrate films, the brash and always entertaining soundtrack—highlighted by David Bowie’s “Cat People (Putting Out Fire...
...alcoholism. One of the most vibrant and paradoxically banal sections comprises Tully’s time as a day worker reminiscent of “Grapes of Wrath;” “Tully was hardly thinking now, his mind fixed on pain and chopping and a vision of quitting time. Seeing a man go to the edge of the field, he rose and went to the foreman, who was suspicious but gave his permission. In the tall grass beside an irrigation ditch, Tully squatted a peaceful moment.” The seeming foray into social realism is actually...