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...resisted the temptation to retaliate against the outrageous violence of Sunni extremists, especially against Shi'ite mosques. Several Administration officials told me they hope that Hamas and Hizballah will respond similarly to the peaceful desires of their people, that they will emphasize stability, economic development and social services and avoid military posturing and attacks on Israel. Yes, the U.S. still considers Hizballah a terrorist organization, but it won't insist on the disarming of the group's militia, as required by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1559, before Lebanon's May elections...
...previous two albums by this Indonesian-Dutch-Israeli-Russian (who splits her time between Paris and New York City, naturally) were such delicate exercises in mood that they seemed to avoid hard consonants, as if the tiniest plosive could break the spell. Here Ann gets a bit more sonically aggressive (sometimes the drummer uses sticks!) but vocal minimalism remains her strength, so she whispers along with her acoustic guitar, barely singing songs about being in Montmartre when she wants to be in Manhattan. She's precious but hypnotic...
...order to avoid copying Gervais' character, Carell has not watched the BBC show. "I don't even get to see The Daily Show anymore. I'm in bed by 10. I hear it's still very good," says Carell, who has two young children with his wife, fellow Daily Show and Second City alumnus Nancy Walls. "In the year and a half since I left, it's gone through the roof and won all kinds of accolades. I guess they needed to get rid of some dead weight." But while other Daily Show correspondents have been able to create amusing...
...College Thomas A. Dingman ’67, other members of the Dean’s office, and all 12 House Masters, a new student service is sweeping onto campus. Dormaid, founded by Michael E. Kopko ’07, is a cleaning service that allows students to avoid the perennial problem of dingy, smutty, questionably-habitable rooms. But as appealing as the thought of a perpetually tidy room may be, (independent of family visits), Dormaid could potentially mess up as many rooms as it cleans. By creating yet another differential between the haves and have-nots on campus, Dormaid...
...half. If, however, Frist proves better on the stump than he is in the Senate, my embarrassment will be complete, and I will be forced to again apologize for my state. Perhaps I can seek solace with liberal Texans who now live with the question that I hope to avoid: “If the president is going to suck, why does he have to be from my state...