ST: "Haggling is a way of life"

Today's quote is from the 7th paragraph of Carol Pucci's article, "Travel with an open heart and mind", in the Seattle Times:

"Souks overflow with cheap reproductions of traditional Moroccan handicrafts, some made in China and almost all priced in euros for the convenience of French and Italian sunseekers. Haggling is a way of life as it is in many parts of the world. Sadly, it isn't always good-natured."

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Travel with an open heart and mind

CHB: "to destroy the American way of life"

Today's quote is from the 6th paragraph of Doug Thompson's piece, "A painful decade comes to an end", from Capitol Hill Blue:

"Many feel Osama bin Laden’s goal was to destroy the American way of life. If so, he won that battle with the help of a despotic President and a willing Congress where Republicans and Democrats joined together to strip away American freedoms with the USA Patriot Act and creation of the Department of Homeland Security, a monolithic bureaucracy that fails to provide either security or freedom to the nation it fails to serve."

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A painful decade comes to an end

HuffPost: "the fundamentals of our way of life"

Today's quote comes from the 11th paragraph of Rick Smith's article, "9/11/09: How has your perspective changed?", from the Huffington Post:

"On September 11, 2001 America was horrified beyond words. Violated were our beliefs, our safety, the fundamentals of our way of life. And yet, in what is slowly becoming the aftermath of these dreadful events, I cannot help but feel that within the ashes of this destruction are hidden two extraordinary gifts."

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9/11/09: How has your perspective changed?