the nation will respond in the same old way because soap opera demands it and soap opera governs the media
WASHINGTON -- Laura Bush, former inner-city teacher, says Hurricane Katrina could have a silver lining if it forces the nation to respond "in a different way" to difficult poverty and racial problems.
``I must give him his due. He has considerably cretinized me.'' Lautréamont
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