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...Iraq. He has favored more troops since the beginning; he was one of the very first Republicans to criticize Donald Rumsfeld. He could get away with this hawkishness--perhaps even be celebrated for it--if he were still the McCain of 2000. But now he's the guy who, yes, flip-flopped on Bush's tax cuts, voting against them in 2001 and for extending them last year. He's the guy who used to criticize telecharlatans like Jerry Falwell, and now he's snuggling up to them. People may assume he's playing some sort of Iraq game...
...They are finely tuned flying machines sensitive to the slightest tug of a master's hand. The Afghan penchant for competition and (though few will admit it) gambling means that almost anything offers opportunity for a fight and a punt, from dogs to cocks, quail, sheep, boiled eggs and, yes, even kites. The object of this cruel ballet is to slice your opponents' string with yours, sending the vanquished tissue-paper jewel spiraling to the streets below. Packs of boys too poor to buy their own kites race for the downed warcraft so that they too can enter the fray...
...expect the best team in the league to lose to a team that scored 33 points in a game twice this year? Yes one was against top-10 team Kansas when the Big Green had many injury problems. The other, however, was last week against Brown, the same Bears team that looked like it was the worst team in the league for most of the season. Quakers...
...taken in a solemn black and white. His eyes point towards you, though not directly at you. Seemingly looking though you, he peers into your soul and evaluates every problem you may think you face. Then, speaking in a heady and wise voice, he declares: “Yes, you may have some troubles. I see. But I have born the fardel of having effectively represented an entire generation of African Americans for the past 40 years.” Never has this journalist been so humbled by a book cover. Ruben L. Davis
...adapts to what readers want. In our fame-obsessed society, that often means books about celebrities. Though a tabloid can be leafed through inconspicuously at CVS while your boyfriend’s back is turned, a book requires the courage to face the cashier and acknowledge, “Yes, I care enough about Paris Hilton’s life to pay $22.00 for her ghost-written autobiography.” It’s difficult to take a celebrity’s life seriously when it’s printed in the National Enquirer alongside “Leading...