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...Grammy nominations are in - and they show just how out of it the Grammys really are. There are some welcome nods on the list - the alternative country singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne got a well-earned nomination for best new artist, as did neo-soul cult star Jill Scott, and the British art-rock band Radiohead got a nomination for album of the year for its brilliant "Kid A." But it's too bad the Grammy folks saw fit to reward Eminem with an album of the year nod for his middling "The Marshall Mathers LP." First...
Starting to sound a little like Florida? Bush taking the hard Republican line on sampling would set off all the same vote-suppression firestorms and make Bush's picks of Colin, Condi and Rod Paige look like window dressing; giving the nod to sampling - for the first time in history - would be taken by GOPers as a betrayal...
...endorsement of the political wheeling and dealing that goes on at this school. We adhere to our principles so long as they don't conflict with our avaricious aspirations, and we admire our leaders so long as we know we'll eventually have a wink and a nod coming back at us from their direction...
...What he'll read off that TelePrompTer if he bows to Bush on Wednesday can set both men off on the right foot. He can nod ruefully at the machinery of our election and praise the resiliency of our democracy (and the wisdom of its high court), making special mention of the American ability to embrace the imperfect. A blessing for both these guys. And how Bush receives it will be everything for his first 100 days. Admitting there were vexing problems with his victory - and promising to try vigorously to fix them for next time - is a good preamble...
...logic was one of the foundations of the Oslo peace process, which is why one of its key authors on Tuesday raised the alarm over the state of the Palestinian economy after more than two months of the new intifada. And the World Bank, which seldom acts without a nod from the U.S., on Wednesday made an unprecedented donation of $12 million to the beleaguered Palestinian Authority for immediate job-creation programs...