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After a lifetime of explanations and pronunciation lessons, would I bestow a Hebrew name on my own child? Absolutely. For the same reasons my parents used, I want my children to grow up thinking Judaism is something to wear proudly on your name tag.
Kerry's arcane policy explanations were drowned out by the governor's frequent quips in past debates. But the Yale graduate was unusually concise and colorful during this the fifth of seven debates between the two, held at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.
This year, however, we're forced to look for other explanations. The numbers are no longer infallible. We're inclined to support David Merkowitz, spokesperson for the American Council on Education, who told the Globe that "the rankings are kind of artificial."
There are explanations of varying degrees of persuasiveness. They come in flavors psychological, objective and political.
As much as Americans desire instant gratification, officials handling the investigation into the crash of TWA Flight 800 see no reason to satisfy that craving. Confirming last week the discovery of microscopic traces of PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, on a piece of the plane's midsection, investigators moved one step...