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...Kristol provided an interesting portrayal of the national pessimism swirling through the U.S. and observed the same tendency in Europe. In Belgium we held federal elections one month ago. People expect that many of our new government's actions will improve social security and employment. I wonder whether this widespread pessimism is really justified. Globally, public opinion is becoming more moderate, and the kind of sheepish anti-American mentality is bound to disappear in time. If I hang the Stars and Stripes on my wall, it means I see it not as a symbol of oppression but as a symbol...
Regardless of what Bloom and Safire might think about it, “Harry Potter” is a phenomenon. In the ten years since “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone debuted” to such widespread acclaim in the UK, the books have been translated into 67 languages, broken printing and sales records with each successive installment, and inspired everything from academic theories to tabloid scandals. Even Harvard Square will join in celebrating the culmination of the series by transforming itself into “Hogwarts Square” through midnight tonight...
...tragedy, and revealed problems. After a Gol Airlines Boeing 737 collided with a private plane and plunged fatally into the Mato Grosso rainforest last September, investigators discovered that air traffic controllers were overworked and the system was in distress. Over the past month, epidemic delays, cancellations, and closings drew widespread media scrutiny and public attention...
...have Sunni, I have Shi'ite, and I have no problems with that. They never talk about politics.' JORVAN VIEIRA, the Brazilian coach of Iraq's national soccer team, which recorded a shock victory over Australia on July 14, setting off widespread celebration in Baghdad...
...issue is widespread, said Dan LeClair, who teaches city planning at Boston University. "It's not just pipes," he said. "It's bridges, it's roads, it's electrical systems, it's a variety of things that can happen in a man-made environment that can have a disastrous effect." A recent report by the Urban Land Institute determined that America's comparatively low investment in various transportation infrastructure - airports, public transit, railway systems, roads and bridges - has created an "emerging crisis." Of the 30 state transportation planning directors surveyed for the report, 25 said the nation's transportation infrastructure...