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...point where they lacked any ideological or intellectual bite. The prime example is the November 2005 report, which resembled, in its inclusion of every course across all departments, a terrible piece of pork barrel legislation rather than a meaningful attempt at casting undergraduate education. Thanks to the enormous political clout professors had won from Summers’ downfall, neither the president nor other administrators had the power to reign in these partisan efforts...
...Russia's relations with Europe have become increasingly fractious as it flexes its new clout owing to rising prices for its vast stores of natural resources. It now supplies around a quarter of Europe's natural gas and a rising proportion of its oil. Human rights, however, are in shorter supply. Earlier this month, German Chancellor Angela Merkel chided Putin for restrictions on opposition rallies during an E.U.-Russia summit. Putin's response: "What is pure democracy? It is a question of ... whether you want to see the glass half-full or half-empty." While Litvinenko's murder remains unsolved...
...still unclear whether Bhutto has the clout--or desire--to pressure Musharraf into more meaningful reforms, like stepping down from his role as army chief. Bhutto thinks he should, but he has been silent on the issue, and deal or no deal, the assembly that will decide is still under Musharraf's control...
...Turkey is a Muslim country where the clout of conservative Muslim voters has been steadily growing, as demonstrated by the AKP's landslide sweep to power in the 2002 elections. Whereas the secular middle class can be found almost exclusively in coastal cities like Istanbul and Izmir, the AKP, led by the former semipro soccer player and Islamist Erdogan, has its roots in the conservative Central Anatolian heartland, as well as among millions of poorer migrants from those areas. Despite secularists' warnings, a poll conducted last year by a leading Istanbul think tank found that only 8.9% of the population...
...offensive words, playing them backwards, or covering them over with sound effects does not change the message of the songs, nor does it eliminate the misogyny and homophobia that have contaminated hip hop. Censorship is not the answer to these problems—dialogue is. Simmons has the clout to force music executives and artists to clean up rap, but he has not made any genuine efforts to do so in the past. He should follow the advice he gives others in his new self-help book: “Stop Frontin’ and Start Today...