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...Democratic majority for Franklin D. Roosevelt. There is a problem with this notion, though. The last transformational election was not 1936 but 1968--the year that Richard Nixon created a new political reality by exploiting Southern white resentment of the civil rights movement (and of Vietnam War protesters). The solid Democratic South became the solid Republican South, a truly momentous event in American political history, and the pendulum has been swinging right ever since. The laws of politics, to say nothing of physics, would indicate that a second conservative transformation, an election that moves the center of gravity even further...
...pretty frustrating,” senior four-seat Erin Barnhart said. “We were definitely hoping to beat them this time but we did have a solid race we have a clear idea of what we need to do before nationals...
...sell the virtues of jumping into the euro zone is hopeless right now, not only because of lingering rifts from the Iraq war but because much of Europe is teetering on the brink of recession, with growth and unemployment rates significantly worse than Britain's. The U.K.'s continually solid economic performance has been one of Labour's great bedrocks, and Brown has no desire to risk that. Neither do voters: polls regularly show that about two-thirds want to keep the pound. Blair doesn't want to take the vote to the people until he can win - plunging into...
...artwork in "Persepolis" has a simplicity that resonates with having a child as its main character. Unlike the complex nuances of the story, the artistic details are minimal and shading is non-existent. Instead the artwork of "Persepolis" takes on a wood-cut look. Satrapi makes wonderful use of solid, high-contrast black shapes. Veteran readers of quality comix will immediately think of David B.'s masterful "Epileptic I" (see TIME.comix review) of last year. Both books are childhood memoirs done in similar styles, though David B. has the greater graphic skill. In fact both authors are part...
...just say Medieval cathedrals, name nine. Think up a few specific examples of “contemporary decadence,” like Natalie Wood. If you can’t come up with titles, try a few sharp metaphors of your own; they at least have the solid clink of pseudo-facts...