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jfalchion Donating Member (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-05-04 04:15 PM
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Here's a GOOD article from one of my favorite papers
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,11913,1296010,00.html


Once upon a time in America

America is fired up about this year's election like never before. Michael Moore fills cinemas, the candidates are at each other's throats, and the country's artistic community is taking to the streets. As protest reaches fever pitch, nine American novelists tell Robert McCrum of their hopes and fears for their nation's next chapter.

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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-05-04 04:32 PM
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1. Thanks... Loved it!
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aaronbees Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-05-04 10:48 PM
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2. what a find...
Some great thoughts from fine writers... I like this quote from Richard Ford (an amazing short story writer): 'A better leader would sit down in front of the American people and not go on waving the bloody shirt of 9/11. He'd say: "We have to look at ourselves. We have to ask, Why do these people hate us?"
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crickets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-05-04 11:16 PM
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3. Excellent!
*bookmarks* Thanks for recommending that.
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