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...Absolutely. People of color feel the stigma more keenly. No one, regardless of race or gender, wants to say, ?I do not have control of my mind.? No one wants to say, ?My family member doesn't have control of his or her mind.? But African-Americans and people of color already feel stigmatized by virtue of our race. Therefore we really don't want to own up to something else that could be used against us. So we're going to go into complete denial. The other part of that is African-Americans don't trust the medical establishment...
...Faye Gordon London Rocking for Relief J.F.O. McAllister's viewpoint "they're Playing His Song" described Prime Minister Tony Blair's use of rock-star diplomacy to get across his message on aid to Africa at the G-8 summit [July 4-11]. Regardless of what political capital Blair gains by using music celebrities to call attention to Africa's poor, the essence of his message is that poverty must be eradicated. If music is the medium to rouse the Western world, so be it. Politicians aim to leave a legacy, and it's a good time for Blair...
...someone committed a crime, they will no longer work in my Administration." GEORGE W. BUSH, U.S. President, on the controversy over the leaked identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame. He had previously promised to fire anyone "involved" in the leak regardless of criminal charges...
...Rocking for Relief J.F.O. McAllister's essay "They're Playing His Song" described Prime Minister Tony Blair's use of rock-star diplomacy to get across his message on aid to Africa at the G-8 summit [July 4]. Regardless of what political capital Blair gains by using music celebrities to call attention to Africa's poor, the essence of his message is that poverty must be eradicated. If music is the medium to rouse the Western world, so be it. Politicians aim to leave a legacy, and it's a good time for Blair to do so. Krishan Sapra...
...Some found the assurances unconvincing. "Regardless of how many disclaimers there are, the fact is that a general in the P.L.A. made a highly provocative threat about using nuclear weapons first in a conflict with the U.S.," says Evan Medeiros, an expert on the Chinese military at the Rand Corp., a think tank in Virginia. "This reinforces longstanding American concerns about China's willingness to use force over Taiwan and the potential for nuclear escalation." Near the end of his comments last week, Zhu added that he was confident the U.S. and China would not go to war "unless...