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...director George Tenet takes the blame for not having the Niger claim cut from the State of the Union but discloses that the National Security Council (NSC) pressed to include it. Eleven days later, NSC deputy Stephen Hadley admits he forgot that he had seen two memos from the agency expressing serious doubts about the intelligence...
...nice dorky girl who befriends the most popular girl in junior high and is led into the seedy underbelly of teenage life: drugs, sex and petty crime. Co-written by Reed and based on her own experiences, Thirteen has a refreshingly true perspective: it doesn’t blame anyone for Reed’s interest in the cool clique, it just shows her desire to be a part of it. As Wood follows Reed deeper and deeper into the hole they create for themselves, the movie becomes more and more over the top, but the strong acting keeps...
Never mind that the Sox have managed only nine playoff appearances since 1918, their last World Series victory, while the Yankees have won 26 titles. Red Sox fans love “Nomah” and the boys, pathological choking and all, and never really blame them when they lose. They expect defeat by default. Should Boston beat the A’s tonight and face off against the moneyed establishment in the next round of the playoffs, the moaning establishment is already prepared for a long off-season to stew over their eventual loss. Even post-season perfection cannot...
Although some social conservatives believe that policy makers should ignore poor people over 18—based on the belief that adults are to blame for their own misery—we can all agree that the 12 million children living in poverty bear no responsibility for their plight. But these children, like their parents, lack the means to obtain the most basic of food, clothing and housing. The official poverty level for a family of four, only $18,392, amounts to far less than it costs in most parts of the country to maintain a basic standard of living...
...Rush Limbaugh has the right to choose his battles as he sees fit. Considering the fact that Jim Brown can call (Ohio State Athletic Director) Andy Geiger a "slave master" and no one in the media even blinks an eye, I don't blame Rush for declining to defend his opinions. Gregg D. Colahan Columbus, Ohio...