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...Spanish presidential debate on Tuesday night between the incumbent Socialist president of the government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and his Popular Party (PP) rival, Mariano Rajoy. As in any close race, there were plenty of violent accusations flying around; yet the Spanish leaders were not afraid to cite hard statistics and read past quotations to each others’ face. Instead of telling compelling stories about single mothers, displaced workers, and war veterans, they brought graphs of economic performance to the televised debate. And ratings did not waver...
...from now, let alone a year. Then, the economic outlook might have been much worse and immigration might have become an even more divisive issue. The twin issues at the core of the campaign would clearly have benefited the PP by eroding the Socialist base of blue-collar workers afraid of their mortgage payments and foreign labor competition...
...think there will be. They are two incredibly wonderful and educated cultures. I don't think anyone really cares about the down and dirty specifics of what the deal is. The majority of people just want their kid to be able to go to school, play and not be afraid...
...about as either a woman, a wife, a mom, an American. And that really was the impetus for Change of Heart for me. As an American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because we're too afraid to really examine the sytem, or is it because we really truly belive that this is the best way to deter future crime...
...Naivasha was deliberately set on fire, killing 14 people inside. Idyllic little towns like Njoro are now divided along distinct tribal lines. Meanwhile, unkempt fields littered with corn stalks line both sides of roads that wind through the territory of various ethnic groups. Farmers say they are too afraid to prepare their harvests for fear of being attacked...