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...military involvement in Iraq an "illegitimate foreign occupation," and demanded an end to the "unjust" American-led embargo on the Hamas-dominated Palestinian Authority. All of this amounted to a sharp debunking of Rice's suggestion that Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies form a new moderate bloc to confront Iran, Syria, Hamas and Hizballah. Abdullah called on his fellow leaders to restore their credibility with the Arab public and never "allow banners to be raised in Arab lands other than those of Arabism...
...most religious groups of voters, such as born-again Christians, religious beliefs only have a limited relationship to political beliefs. For example, according to Barna Group research, one-third of born-again Christians believe that abortion is morally acceptable behavior. Nor does the religious right vote as a monolithic bloc. In 2000, 10 million white evangelicals, and almost half of all voters that self-identify as “religious right” but go to church less than once a week, voted for Gore over Bush...
...electronic music act on any given weekend. Japan practically keeps jazz alive, with legendary performers playing most weeks at clubs like Tokyo's Blue Note - provided you're willing to mortgage your house to pay the admission. So, if the same country that turns out for the likes of Bloc Party also keeps Michael Jackson's career on life-support, it's a small price to pay. Unless, of course, you're attending the VIP party...
...Washington, Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, had accomplished great things during the 1790s. But they suffered from the taint of litism and in the election of 1800 lost the White House and Congress to their enemies, the Republicans (ancestors of today's Democrats). Federalism shrank to a regional bloc based in New England...
Workers-rights advocate Lech Walesa won the Peace Prize in 1983 for co-founding the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union. Seven years later, he was elected President of Poland...