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...absolutely. I never push the limit. You never want to talk so much trash that when you stink it up, you look foolish. So I like to sort of walk the fine line of giving them a hard time without putting too much pressure on myself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kim Bain-Moore: First Lady of Fishing | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...Barriers to be Demolished,” a play on the Czech EU presidency motto of “Europe without Barriers.” In the context of the sculpture’s divisive stereotypes, this transforms the Czech Republic’s noble goal into a foolish ambition to be mocked. The inflammatory images in “Entropa” cast a similarly negative light on other EU goals, such as unity and cooperation. Such “ironic” jibes can only create hostility and division; it is unnecessarily aggravating for such provocative...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill | Title: The Art of Tact | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

...While Morgan says no one is going to be foolish enough to "chase down the President of the United States" for a shot, he thinks it won't be necessary, because the Obamas seem to know how to utilize the popular press to their advantage. They have set up photo ops in the past and have allowed for others. "If they're out and we can get a shot, it's because they don't mind us being there," he says. "The Secret Service guys are cool as long as you don't do anything dangerous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sasha and Malia: In the Eye of the Paparazzi | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...supporting this is foolish,” Campbell said. “It’s a fact of life, and individual institutions should get used...

Author: By Laura G. Mirviss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bill Aims to Increase Transparency | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...While it is indeed unlikely that al-Qaeda or its ilk will field a significant air force in the near future, it is foolish to assume that every adversary that America faces will only be capable of cowardly attacks on civilians. If military action against Iran becomes necessary, the Air Force will need the stealth capabilities of the Raptor—which render it all but invisible against air-defense radars—in order to guarantee the total destruction of Iran’s nuclear and military assets without risking American lives. Similarly, if the People?...

Author: By Eugene Kim | Title: Why We Need the Raptor | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

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