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Joseph Badaracco said that he was especially proud of his daughter’s service work...
...United States is a country exceedingly proud of its liberties, and freedom of expression ranks highly among the rights that Americans hold most dear. A ramification of our liberties, however, is the sometimes difficult reality that we are obligated to give a fair hearing to those with whom we strongly disagree. Khatami articulated the views of one of our country’s sworn enemies—a member of the “axis of evil”—and he was allowed to do so because the U.S., unlike Iran, is a country whose commitment...
...regrets on the decisions he made post-September 11, Lutnick says he has none. "I'm so proud of what we've accomplished," he says. "Would I change a darn thing? I would not. We are here, and I don't think we can pick and choose how it worked out." He says his life is now filled with "tremendous joy," thanks to his family. His daughter starts kindergarten this year - on Sept. 11. "That's where I'll be with my wife," Lutnick says, "on my daughter's first day of big-girl school...
...Through essays, articles and lectures, he advocates Africa's decolonization, stressing the importance of maintaining indigenous languages. "Language is the key that holds together the economic, the political and all other aspects of a community," he says. "It's a total distortion when a certain people are not only proud of the fact that they acquired a foreign language, but equally proud of having forgotten their own language. I call it the normalization of abnormality." In 2002, Moi's Kenya African National Union party was ousted at the polls, and, two years later, Ngugi decided it was safe to return...
Nimoy hasn't abandoned his otherworldly roots. For Star Trek's 40th, he and William Shatner, who "see each other regularly," will tour to meet fans around the country. "I'm very proud that after 40 years, people are still interested," says Nimoy--which means he knows the import of another of his roles; he has a say in the casting of a younger Spock for the 11th Star Trek movie...