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...unseat Singh, produced some eyebrow-raising compromises, the details of which were widely publicized. Six members of India's Parliament, including two convicted of murder while in office, were furloughed from prison so they could cast votes (while questionable, this is not illegal). The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, a small central Indian political party, reportedly threw the support of its five MPs behind the Congress Party after its leader was promised a top post in at least one ministry. Congress Party members characterized some of the bargains made to lock in votes as routine political log-rolling. Despite...
...Nathan Thornburgh, for drawing attention to a group of Americans who will play an important role in the presidential election, "The (Not So) Lunatic Fringe" [July 21]. Not all of them are libertarians, however, and many have little in common with rural gun lovers. As you point out, the central goal of libertarianism is freedom. There is a group of Americans who support free markets and social freedom but do not necessarily consider themselves libertarian. We are educated urban dwellers--Bobos even. As a member of this group, I find neither Obama nor McCain appealing. When are politicians going...
Michael Grunwald says he lives in Miami Beach, which is a world unto itself [July 21]. We have lived in South Central Florida for 30 years and find it to be paradise--beautiful unpolluted beaches and water, responsible zoning and happy, smiling residents. The economic problems we experience here today are those of the whole country, not just Florida. Year-round we find "fun and sun in Florida" an apt description. Marion Denninger, VERO BEACH...
...Eiffel Tower was detested by half the population of Paris when it was built.' ROCCO YIM, Hong Kong architect, defending the new China Central Television building in Beijing, dubbed the "twisted doughnut...
...There is little doubt that the situation is dire. Since 1990, more than 150 people in Bulgaria have been killed in contract killings linked to corruption and organized crime, but there has not been a single conviction in any of those cases. Sofia's central cemetery is dotted with marble monuments engraved with life-size portraits of underworld figures known by sinister names like the Doctor, the Russian or the Godfather. Senior government officials have leaked files to mafia suspects and the interior minister himself had to resign after he was found consorting with two dubious businessmen. Ten Bulgarian...