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...embarrassed to say this: there are certain rare moments when the world’s forces align in a stark opposition of good and evil, and the leaders of free lands invoke the name of God in liberty’s defense, and there are no shades of gray...
...same playing field, just lower. Consumer spending gained disappointingly in August, personal income inched up even less. Construction spending shrank. And there was another contraction in manufacturing, the 15th month in a row, but considering it was September it could have been much worse. A long gray Monday morning of economic numbers that only add up to one thing: The third quarter was the first quarter of our recession...
...other films set for release this fall, Don’t Say a Word will be overshadowed by the events of Sept. 11. Near the end of the film, a speedboat races across the Long Island Sound. The sun is sinking into the ocean, the sky bleeds gray and orange, and the towers of the World Trade Center stand tall against the distant horizon. It is a striking shot, one that resonates deeply as the action moves into a dark, silent cemetery. A foreboding haze rises into the night air, the movie falls swiftly away...
...workers struggle to identify the debris; most of it has been pulverized to powder. Pieces of leather are often mistaken for skin because here both have turned gray. When a fire fighter's body is found, "there is dead silence," says fireman Jeff Silver, 34. "All the machinery is cut off, and everybody takes their helmets off while a body bag is brought over and brothers from his station come and carry him away...
...weakness or indecision. The borders should be closed and troops stationed at them. We must vigilantly patrol our coasts and airspace until further notice. As far as I'm concerned, we should already be bombing Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan until there is nothing left but rubble-filled craters. BETH GRAY Los Angeles...