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...latter against this weak opposition. Is there a more difficult to say short school name than Iona? That’s three syllables in four letters! And the Gaels? More like the Gails, if you know what I mean. Singer/songwriter Don McLean, author of the plaintive classic “American Pie,” is the college’s most famous alum...
...Wilner: Luce loved Hadden. They had an amazing friendship. Even while he was betraying Hadden for 38 years, Luce felt fondly towards him. But at the same time, I think Luce was intensely jealous of Hadden, and because Luce had a weak ego and an extremely well-developed sense of competitive instinct, he always wondered what Hadden had thought of him and he felt uneasy, that maybe Hadden didn't respect Luce as much as he should have. And he felt dwarfed by Hadden. It's very difficult to feel that way towards someone who has passed away...
...which are becoming major issues in the race. Unlike Talent, and the majority of Missourians, McCaskill is pro-choice, supports gun control and has opposed banning gay marriage. The war on terror also features prominently in both candidates' stump speeches. Talent regularly projects Republicans as strong and Democrats as weak on national security, while McCaskill hammers Talent on his support for the Iraq War, which just over half of Missourians opposed in a recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch poll...
...more about ethics, and Alckmin knows this: It was only after he concentrated his attacks on widespread corruption inside the PT that his numbers rose. "I think Alckmin's strategy will be to continue on about the ethical questions and the scandals of the PT that are Lula's weak point," said Geraldo Monteiro, president of the Brazilian Institute of Social Research. "He can win it, he can most certainly win it. Lula without doubt underestimated him and he is paying the price for his haughtiness...
...stunning performance as Amin, winning Garrigan over with his charm and luxurious taste. Only a hint of capriciousness foreshadows his insane dictatorship. Whitaker’s charistmatic portrayal never wavers, but his character fades from charming to terrifying. McAvoy holds his own against Whitaker, solidly portraying an inherently weak character. Garrigan is an unheroic protagonist, who struggles as much to accept Amin’s evil as he does to act on his moral misgivings. Garrigan finds himself fallen into a world of moral relativism, highlighted by the character of Nigel Stone (Simon McBurney, “Friends With Money?...