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...older. Many families rationalized that if their children were in Mexico and were sixteen, they would already have been done with school and out there working. Some took jobs in home construction, fast-food restaurants, garages, whatever could be found. Some even worked at the chicken plant on second shift at night, using false IDs because they were under eighteen...
...spite of the seeming Democratic edge, the poll suggests a shift in perceptions about which party can better tackle the terrorist threat - 41% of Americans say they feel the Republicans would do a better job of handling that, while 33% feel the Democrats could do better. That's a reversal from five months ago, when 44% picked the Democratic Party and 33% chose...
...Pentagon sources say that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is close to approving plans for an African Command, which would establish a military organization to singlehandedly deal with the entire continent of Africa. It would be a sign of a significant strategic shift in Administration policy, reflecting the need to put more emphasis on proactive, preventative measures rather than maintaining a defensive posture designed for the Cold...
...course, in the spectrum of ways the clerics can oppress women and restrict their rights, this is perhaps not the most alarming. What is worrisome is the shift of focus. Under Khatami, the state relaxed many of its most repressive codes, especially those aimed at restricting women's access to public space and discouraging their participating in civic life. Women's singing, for example, banned for years after the revolution became permissible in group ensembles. But the sort of mentality that seeks to ban images of women typically wants also to control and restrict women's place in public life...
...what Barton does with his buzzing mouth and lips that is revolutionizing the instrument. Barton has developed a fast-tongued technique that is taking the didgeridoo into new sonic realms, conjuring the spirit of a dingo or a crow with the brilliance of free-form jazz. He can also shift seamlessly between four different one-note instruments, all powered by his Herculean circular breathing (meaning he rarely needs to come up for air). "He's constantly inventing new ways of playing the instrument," says Liza Lim, composer in residence at the Sydney Symphony. "It's such a great signal...