Coming to terms with the bomb

Article Abstract:

The argument over whether or not the use of nuclear weapons against Japan in Aug 1945 was justified continues to rage in the US and elsewhere. The passage of 50 years has done little to ease passions on either side of the question, as the furor over the Smithsonian's cancelled bomb exhibit shows.

Cover Story, Ethical aspects, Nuclear weapons, Bombings, Hiroshima, Japan, Atomic bomb, Atomic bombs

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The enduring legends of the Willard

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The Willard Hotel, refurbished in 1980, is as grand as it was when Abraham Lincoln stayed there in 1961 to prepare for his inauguration. Pres Ulysses F. Grant coined the term 'lobbyist' in the Willard's lobby as he watched men give envelopes full of cash to politicians.

Washington, D.C., Historic sites, Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C.

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The world's best country hides its light

Article Abstract:

It is difficult to believe that the United Nation identified Canada as the best place to live in the world considering the number of political and social scandals in the news. Several of these scandals are briefly discussed.

Canada, Humor and anecdotes, Quality of life, Current events

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