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...care for their fellow Thai citizens"?both southern Buddhists and Muslims alike. "We have laws," said the Queen, who recently returned from a two-month stay in the south. "But I don't know why they can't be used [to stop the killing]." Her words obviously carried weight: the next day, for the first time since the protesters were killed, no violent incidents were reported in the region...
When the Harvard wrestling team headed to the East Stroudsburg Invitational this Saturday, it wasn’t looking to come away with a first-place win in each weight class...
...Weight of the truffle...
...does not enjoy today. Urge Bush to return to the grandest tradition of American global leadership. The proper maxim is to cajole rather than confront, argue rather than annoy, persuade rather than provoke. Point out that none of America's key interests can be achieved without allies of weight. There is no going it alone when it comes to Iranian and North Korean nukes, Islamic terror or peace in the Middle East. Above all, be true to your realist faith, whose first commandment insists: Thy grasp shalt not exceed thy reach...
...think both are at play, but the latter pulls a lot of weight. There’s something about the published word that, like a piece of art or a score of music, conveys confidence and sure conclusions. Even if the particulars of the piece don’t, and even if the writer wasn’t at that golden stage of the process during which all loose ends come together and all doubts fly to the heavens...