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...like to spin Ariel Sharon's Gaza plan as a first bold first step along the route envisaged in the White House's "roadmap" to a two-state peace agreement, Sharon's top political aide has made clear that it is, in fact, a tactical step designed precisely to avoid the "roadmap...
Both teams were forced to keep the ball on the ground and make short quick passes. The team had to strictly avoid over the top passing and putting the ball too high in the air for fear that the ball might soar away...
...young things (freshmen) sunbathing in front of their dorms. Before I could register, however, I had to overcome one daunting obstacle: the dreaded activities fair. Rather than succumbing to toothy smiles and offers of cheap candy, I decided to withhold my e-mail address and to avoid awkward social contact at all costs. I pulled from my pocket the stark white headphones of my sleek-’n’-sexy mini iPod, inserted them in my ears and made a run for it. I blazed past the Harvard Piano Society (I don’t play piano...
...into social isolation in the basement of Lamont. I couldn’t be bothered with small talk when I had Kissinger’s Diplomacy staring at me and a ginormous source pack for Hist A-12 weighing down my man purse. By wearing earphones, I could easily avoid hi-hello-how-ya-doings and proceed from Winthrop House to Lamont sans chit chat. Acquaintances no longer saw me as someone to greet—I was someone engrossed by my music. To Japanese tourists, I was not someone who knew directions around the square?...
...Democrats can avoid attacking windmills, there are more fundamental issues to be raised about the so-called “Ownership Society,” which mainly enriches those who already own a great deal. They have a chance to counter the Republican schemes by advocating an “Opportunity Society”: a commitment to giving every American an equal shot at owning a share of this nation’s wealth. Such equality of opportunity certainly doesn’t exist today...