A rare, hopeful calm
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It is now nearly 60 years since Britain shed the thankless burden of ruling the Holy Land - and rarely since then have hopes been so high that the former mandatory power can do something useful to help to bring Arabs and Jews closer to peace.
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A brief visit with Laura Bush as she anticipates the second inauguration of her husband reveals some of the complexity that ripples just beneath her surface calm.
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A rare optimism is taking hold among Palestinians amid signs of a possible breakthrough in the long-deadlocked Mideast peace process.
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These are hopeful times for those who like to think the prospects of life elsewhere are good.
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The glass doors to the Anaheim Marriott opened into a spacious lobby that was calm early on Thursday afternoon. All but one of the plush chairs near the entrance was
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By Chris Bailey  As the last tiny drop of water slides from the resting oars, a profound silence seeps into the soul, a silence so rare to the modern ear that it carries more disquiet than peace.
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Positive, as the name suggests, is all about a good ÂframeÂ of mind.
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A silence has settled over Cuban political life that ordinary Cubans find at once disconcerting and a big relief.
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Bachâs melodic generosity and the exuberance of his instrumental combinations offer a reassuring escape from the bitter elements and the holiday rush.
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It's a statement, and perhaps a bargain.
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Travel brings home to the average cosseted Westerner a truth well understood by the great proportion of the world's population: that life is a tenuous proposition, a fragile entity.
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By The Wisconsin State Journal  Dec. 12--The resilience of life on Earth continues to amaze and inspire.   And a little reassurance is probably needed, given such threats as  terrorism, global warming and bird flu.
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"...with volatility, there are opportunities."
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Is there hope in the Middle East in the aftermath of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, or will the optimistic noises now being made fizzle out into the usual confrontation?
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There's a ray of sunshine in all that gloom and doom.
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You say you want to remain cautiously optimistic. You have seen too many things over too many autumns so you are going to be patient and rational.
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The Happiest Place on Earth doesn't want any new neighbors.