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...feed itself but also become a granary for Africa. When I reminded an Ethiopian diplomat in Cairo not long ago that Egypt, according to Herodotus, "was a gift of the Nile," he retorted, "But the Nile is the gift of Ethiopia." M. Riaz Hasan Pinner, England Bolten's Uphill Battl time reported on new White House chief of staff Josh Bolten's "recovery plan" [May 1]. The trouble is that Bolten's campaign is designed to elevate the President's poll numbers rather than solve the ugly problems the Administration has created for the country. It is hard to imagine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Slow — But Steady — Change in France | 5/16/2006 | See Source »

...almost hear the little men planning it: "Now we come to this Orleans scene, see. It's gonna be a tremendous battl', flaming arrows, charging horses, our side losing with spears going clear through guys in front of the camera; it'll be better than 'Fort Apache.''' Another voice: '''Fort Apache,' hell. 'Unconquered' will look like a scramble for peanuts compared to this." First voice: "Right! And through it all there'll stand Ingrid all in white, waving her men on with her flag and a different colored sunset behind her for each shot." Second voice again...

Author: By George A. Lelper, | Title: The Moviegoer | 2/12/1949 | See Source »

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