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Mayne’s said his “retooling” time gave rise to his belief that “people over-invest in economy and history, and they should just look at problems and as basic questions...
...theory of “containment”—that the U.S. should prevent Soviet expansion through diplomatic and economic means—became the basic premise of American policy until the end of the Cold...
Students have taken advantage of the newly simplified process toward recognition—after filling out an online form, meeting with an administrator to make sure the group meets the College’s basic requirements, all that is left is the final stamp of approval from the CCL, which meets once each month...
According to Hong Kong Basic Law—a constitution underpinned by a treaty between China and Great Britain—Tsang’s duties as Chief Executive of Hong Kong are to head the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, an area exempt from the socialist system and policies...
...there to offend. TV's mores have become looser in just a few years. In 1999 it was shocking for Fox's sitcom Action to use obscenities that were bleeped out. Now the same words are bleeped routinely (often barely) all over network TV--and go unbleeped on basic-cable networks like FX and ESPN, let alone Showtime and HBO. In an episode of Fox's since-canceled Keen Eddie, three men enlist a hooker to arouse a horse to extract semen from him. The PTC recently protested an episode of NBC's Medium in which the police burst into...