... the mission." The president suggested that both goals could be accomplished simultaneously, telling the Times, "The sooner that sovereignty is handed over [to the Iraqi people] in a way commensurate with a stable country, the better off it is."" (NewsMax.com) The sights and sounds of ... the spread of tolerance toward those in our society who were the potential, and at times actual, targets of anger gone awry. A kind word of support to America's Muslims became commonplace, from the nation's leaders down to co-workers and neighbors. That was patriotism. We watched as the resounding cry for...

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... dishwashing job, but listened to the radio to try and change his accent. When an elderly Jewish man taught him to read he went back to the theater and asked them to hire him as a janitor in exchange for acting lessons. Poitier soon became an understudy for Harry Belafonte in Days of Our Youth, a play. After he appeared in the play on night he got ... small role in the Greek comedy Lysistrata . On the night of the play Poitier was so nervous he said the word lines and ran off stage. But critics loved him and he ... more work. In 1950, Poitier made his first film. It was called No Way Ou...

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