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3) China has thereby rid itself of an irksome "martyr" and his influence on the country.
In an editorial Wednesday, France's most influential newspaper, Le Monde of Paris, described Germany's support of the United States as "simply traditional" but said British Prime Minister Tony Blair's "stentorian position" was more irksome to Europe.
One of the irksome conventions of American journalism is the pretense of superneutrality: A knowledgeable and reliable reporter is not allowed to make even obvious or uncontroversial points directly.
Presumably this was an inquiry into the possibilities of gun violence and not a request for the sweet release that death can bring from irksome relatives.
I know Slate wants us to talk about the art in Brooklyn, not the kerfuffle surrounding it (and hats off to them for wanting it so) but one point has to be made: It is irksome when art becomes a moral cause.