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...being discussed, that Afghanistan is being discussed. Also there is, I think, a sense of nationalistic pride. It's kind of a boost to their self-esteem as it were. But there are always people who disagree, and in my estimation there is a minority - I could be wrong - of people in that community who feel that my books are divisive, that they talk about things that ought to be kept private within the family, and they feel that I'm kind of capitalizing and benefiting from the tragedy and the sorrow of other people. I don't agree with...
...lower mortgage rates were responsible for rising home sales in the first half of this decade, and for that reason he projected home prices would rebound in 2007. He now says rising home sales were the result of deterioration of lending standards and not lower mortgage rates. "I was wrong. The real story with home sales has to do with the availability of credit," says Hamilton. "And credit is tight...
...Blaming Pakistan is almost a reflex among Indian politicians; they have been right - and they have been wrong. Pakistan has been accused of promoting the Punjab insurgency in the 1990s (its leaders were Indian Sikhs) and in more recent bombings that have since been pinned on Indian jihadis or, in one case, a Hindu nationalist group. In the Mumbai attacks, the Pakistan link is more substantial: the one suspect who was captured alive and arrested, Ajmal Amir Kasab, has been identified by Indian authorities as Pakistani. (The other nine suspects were killed by police.) U.S. intelligence officials have pointed...
...This is fun for the press to try to stir up whatever quotes were generated in the course of the campaign--no, I understand--and you're having fun, and there's nothing wrong with that...
Proponents laud Kramer's system for infusing humdrum regular-season matchups with drama and import. But critics say the BCS can discriminate against worthy underdogs and elevate the wrong teams to its ultimate showdown. Outrage over its capricious rankings spurred Senate hearings in 2003 and a congressional inquiry in 2005. A 2007 Gallup poll found that only 15% of fans would balk at scrapping the present format for a tidy year-end tournament. This year, that number is probably even lower in the Lone Star State...