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...left-wing media and élite French society turn a blind eye to the hatred brewing in immigrant housing projects? The greatest damage inflicted by the riots has been to the hopes of young Arab men and women who really want to become integrated into their adopted country. Jayant Gala Brossard, Canada The rage expressed night after night by alienated youth dealt a crushing blow to France's self-image as a model of tolerance and social equality. Could such riots occur in Canada, a nation of immigrants, many of whom face severe economic challenges and are excluded from Canadian...
...Cardinal McCarrick, who participated last April in the selection of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as the 265th Pope, Benedict XVI. Bush will also make remarks on World AIDS Day; light the national Christmas tree during the ?Pageant of Peace? on the Ellipse on Thursday; and attend the Kennedy Center Honors Gala next Sunday...
...Michael Jackson. His troubles have made l'affaire Woody a quaint and distant memory. The year began well for Jackson -- a performance at Clinton's pre- Inaugural gala, a Super Bowl half-time spectacle, a TV chat with Oprah that conveyed to tens of millions the impression that he was just a regular guy who was dating Brooke Shields -- but then came the summer of disaster. Charges of child molestation, criminal inquiries, an abandoned world tour, lawsuits, drug addiction, a bizarre disappearance and mysterious return have brought real- world, grownup horror to the owner of Neverland Ranch -- horror he eventually...
...Miers' case, being in the right place meant being a Texan who crossed paths with George W. Bush at a gala dinner in 1989 and eventually turned to follow him. A math major at Southern Methodist University (she was one year ahead of Laura Bush at S.M.U.), she dreamed of being a doctor but didn't think she was smart enough and didn't encounter enough people to tell her otherwise. Her turn toward the law had a very personal trigger: it was a lawyer who helped her family navigate the challenges of her father's shattering stroke...
...During the festival, make sure you visit local pubs, which come alive with DJs, folk groups and rock bands. And don't miss the gala ball and parade on Sept. 24. For oyster professionals and fans alike, it's a gleaming pearl in the social calendar...