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Matthews, who describes his politics as “center-left,” also offered some general advice for college students, urging young people to vote in order to push forward a progressive agenda...
What a difference a year makes. The first time President Obama appealed to Congress to pass a stimulus package, in January, he went with arms outstretched, seeking "solutions that advance not the interests of any party or the agenda of any one group but the aspirations of all Americans." He was, in no uncertain terms, courting Republican cooperation...
...program that would give homeowners an incentive to better weatherize their houses. The goal would be to create work for a construction industry that still hasn't found its feet in the wake of the real estate bust, while also pushing through a bit of the Administration's green agenda...
...Washington. Experts in Seoul say the North has sent signals recently that it is interested in negotiating a peace treaty with South Korea. That would be politically enticing to a segment of the South Korean population, but the Obama Administration now views it as a distraction. "The main agenda is the nuclear program, and Bosworth has made it clear he's not going to allow the North to sprinkle a bunch of diplomatic fairy dust around to divert attention," says a source in East Asia. "These guys are very focused now." (See pictures of North Korea's rubber-stamp elections...
...Israeli peace activists say that even the Western powers aren't paying enough attention to the ideological agenda of settler groups in Jerusalem, which has helped turn a difficult nationalistic conflict into an even more volatile religious conflict. In today's desperate atmosphere, any real or perceived damage done to the nearby Islamic holy places could help spark another Palestinian uprising. "In responsible hands, Jerusalem is a message of peace from Beirut to Baghdad," said Danny Seidemann, an Israeli lawyer who tracks East Jerusalem settlements. "But in irresponsible hands, it's a nuclear bomb that can send shock waves throughout...