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...Mississippi River, being thanked by the association for his vote for the G.O.P.-sponsored prescription-drug bill. "It's Orwellian," says Gephardt in frustration. "The pharmaceutical lobby writes the bill, passes it, and then they run ads thanking them for passing it." It doesn't help Gephardt's mood any that the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee has raised more than twice as much money as its Democratic counterpart...
...range as high as ?10,000 per student, Roks is already thinking about how the school will support itself in the harsher environment. "We don't have high achievers here," he says. "But without this school, there would be a lot more criminals on the streets." The new mood troubles Mamdouh Baridi, a 24-year-old student born in Rotterdam of Moroccan parents. "The price of Dutch tolerance was patience, and their patience has run out," he says. Baridi has started an initiative called "Are You Afraid of Me?" to counter misunderstanding, but he thinks the gulf between cultures...
...Democrats plan to capitalize on a sour economic mood? According to Democratic Party chief Terry McAuliffe, Democratic candidates are honing their speeches for a couple of key dates in the fall campaign season: on September 30th, for example, voters will start to receive retirement account statements in the mail. On October 4th and November 1st, the government releases the latest jobless figures. Conventional wisdom says that if the numbers are bad - as Democrats surreptitiously hope they will be - the GOP, as the party in power, stands to suffer at the hands of frustrated and angry voters...
Though the city is bracing itself for the raw emotions that will no doubt be generated by the anniversary, the mood in New York on the eve of the anniversary seemed to be one of business as usual...
...environment conducive to reverie, and meditation is encouraged?especially on the banks of the nearby Cauvery, one of the seven holy rivers of India. Most Indians worship rivers as givers of life, and local guides will gladly sing in praise of the river goddess to set you in the mood for some quiet contemplation. Providing, of course, you haven't had too many cups of coffee...