Mr Taft is very concerned about illegal immigration, but sensitive to the plight of illegal immigrants: "I want them to get ahead".
Like many Mideast watchers, he sees aftershocks and a good deal more turmoil ahead in the region, given the economic plight of many of its residents.
However, to those of us in a position to be able to do something about their plight, it should be a sharp reminder of the challenges ahead.
While it won't stop them from forging ahead with Brooklyn Grown, Ms. Orlando did lament the plight of her carefully cultivated flowers.
"Reflections on a Glass Ceiling: Why Women Still Struggle to Get Ahead in State Politics" (Aug. 10) underscores the dismal plight of women as candidates in both parties in New Jersey.
Their plummeting fortunes (see chart) helped to spark the stockmarket sell-off that prompted the Federal Reserve to act this week ahead of its scheduled meeting.So perturbing was their plight that the prospect of a rescue caused a far bigger stockmarket rally than the Fed's biggest rate cut in a quarter of a century the day before.
In fact the pictures, by the leading fashion photographer Rankin and published exclusively in The Independent on Sunday ahead of their release next week, are intended to highlight the plight of the millions of women around the world who have needlessly gone blind.
With his head bowed and his jaw clenched as he entered the court on Friday in advance of the bail ruling, Mr. Pistorius appeared to be struggling to hold back tears as the prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, described Ms. Steenkamp's plight on Feb. 14. "I am not saying the planning of the murder of Reeva Steenkamp happened weeks ahead, days ahead," Mr. Nel said.
In dealing with the agony of change -- tradition vs. progress -- and the plight of being a young Jewish man in modern times, "The Jazz Singer" was ahead of its time.
