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...know that war we've been fighting in Iraq? Apparently Americans have been dying in it. This treacherous revelation was made in an Internet ad by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), which uses images of flag-draped American coffins to argue for tossing out the G.O.P. majority. It took the Republican leaders more than a week to notice the ad existed, but when they did, the response was fairly predictable. "To use those images to rally Democrats and raise money I think is appalling," said House majority leader John Boehner...
...political to begin with. Political leaders decide to fight them; elections determine what course they take or if they are fought at all. And Republicans have used harsh pictures in advertising too. The 2004 Bush campaign used images from the World Trade Center, including firefighters carrying off a flag-draped body--and was criticized for it by the Kerry campaign. (Indeed, Bush admaker Mark McKinnon told the New York Times he thought the Democrats' use of the coffin pictures was entirely appropriate.) After 9/11, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was one of the strongest advocates of showing horrible...
...remembrance of Magoon, HMS lowered its flag to half-mast on July 11 and has planned a memorial service on July 21 at 4 p.m. More details about the service will be announced at a later date...
Capture the Flag Tuesday, July 11, 2:45 a.m.: Five individuals were found to be attempting to steal a flag from the Harvard Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine. The individuals explained that they were removing the flag as part of a historic rivalry. Those who owned the flag were informed and decided not to press charges...
...Football and Flag Waving The article "Germany's New Pitch" [June 12] reported on Germany's willingness to create a new national image and present it to the world while the country is host of the World Cup. Public-relations campaigns alone, however, cannot explain the flag mania that has gripped the country. That Germans seem to have discovered their flag and its stylish possibilities does not give cause for concern to our immediate neighbors, who were invaded during the course of a more toxic burst of nationalism. The current popularity of the national colors seems rather...