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...little hard to know how the candidate would handle a crisis of his own making--as opposed to finding the right way to distance himself from the incendiary remarks of others. Obama's own words were potentially more damaging than the controversial comments of his minister Jeremiah Wright or even his wife Michelle's declaration in February that "for the first time in my adult lifetime I am really proud of my country...
...overly committed to playing a black soldier in Ben Stiller's raucous satire of filmmaking and war movies, Tropic Thunder. And in the fall comes another plum role, as a journalist who discovers a schizophrenic Juilliard violinist (Jamie Foxx) living on the streets of Los Angeles in Joe Wright's drama The Soloist. Downey's career feels a lot more than six years removed from 2002, when Woody Allen said he couldn't afford to cast the unstable actor in Melinda and Melinda because it cost too much to insure...
...Last month Obama came under fire for comments made by his former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright from the pulpit over the years, including calling on his parish to "God damn America," and labeling the country the "U.S. of KKK A." Obama responded with an eloquent speech on race and the furor died down. This time, though, giving an intellectual speech is not going to easily solve the problem. Either way, Obama is going to have to find a way to speak to working-class white voters, if not before the Pennsylvania primary on April 22, than certainly in the general...
...student opinion toward menu changes, broader program adjustments, and sustainability, according to committee chair Karen R. Cosgrove. In speaking with students in dining halls since Wednesday evening, many of the council members found that students prioritize food quality over sustainability, according to council member Dean A. Wright, director of Brigham Young University Dining Services. “Sustainability is definitely an ideal we should be striving for,” said HUDS Student Advisory Council member Peter G. Bacon ’11. “But quality should be our primary goal when dealing with HUSDS...
...priorities? What are they willing to give up and get? What’s important to them?” In response, many students emphasized the importance of food taste, quality, nutritional value, and appearance—leaving sustainability as a lower concern, said council member Dean A. Wright, director of Brigham Young University dining services. Wright added that the council seeks to bring together individuals from a diversity of backgrounds who can offer the widest range of perspectives on student dining. “We all care about you having a great experience, and we all bring different perspectives...