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Tonight was supposed to bring the most anticipated TV premiere of the fall season—a 90-minute special television event that would answer the questions that lie on the tips of all Americans?? tongues. Instead, Senator John McCain is hoping to pull the plug on the first presidential debate in order to work “full-time” on a $700 billion bill to bail out the American economy. Republicans see this as putting “country first”—we see it as a political stunt. The image...
...Britain. European students voiced their support for Barroso’s critiques. Speaking of the European Union’s perceived weakness in responding to the Russian aggression in Georgia, Clemence Charras, a French visiting student in Leverett House, said “It was very interesting how many Americans?? questions focused on the fragility of the Union.” Barroso responded by noting that only the European Union’s proposal was able to halt the current violence. Contrasting the E.U. diplomatic method with America’s singular voice, he cautioned...
...1960s and the end of bipartisan pragmatism—Americans are not so different, and that a combination of their shared values might be enough to unite a sweeping new majority. In so doing, he engages in a little willful bifurcation, implying that ‘ordinary Americans?? are the victims, not the agents, of a climate of red-vs.-blue rancor, taking Michaels Moore and Savage to task without conceding that each man has an audience of eager millions...
...good look for the Crimson in 2007, as Harvard once again collapsed under pressure, falling 3-2 to the Blue Devils. The loss was emblematic of a season that had so much promise. A team with a dizzying array of weapons—including two All-Americans??succumbed to the pressures of fulfilling its preseason hype. Relative to its history, 2007 was a remarkable year for Harvard. Dynasties, however, are measured not in relativity, but in absolute success. For the Crimson squad, there’s still a lot left to prove.—Staff writer Mauricio...
...egregious generalization in denying a relationship between political and economic success. As McAdam traces, black migration out of the South following the collapse of cotton tenancy placed large numbers of African-Americans in several northern states considered critical to winning presidential elections. As political elites began to recognize African-Americans?? growing reputation as a politically mobile and cohesive block of voters, Truman implemented the Fair Employment Commission in 1948. This helped raise the standard of living of African-Americans by challenging discrimination in the workplace...