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...Actually Villaraigosa got Mayor Riordan's endorsement too. I think the endorsements by the LA Times and by Riordan were in part a recognition of growing Latino clout in the city. And Latinos are growing as a percentage of the population. They are not a majority, but they are the biggest minority, certainly bigger than the black population...
...over-aggressive early efforts to consolidate his power, Bush has already used up much of his capital. Considering that Bush entered office having lost a significant amount of clout in Florida, calling in all bets early does not leave him with much for the future. Sure, Bush is on track to accomplish his early goals, but he can’t avoid stalling after that. Democrats will simply freeze up if Bush continues to pin the tail on the donkey, and Republicans will also start to break away when they realize that America is not, and never has been...
Today, America is the most powerful nation on earth. Its economic and military clout is unrivalled. But its citizens should not rest on their laurels and settle for second-best. They must demand the very best leadership they can get. Only then can Bush prove himself worthy of some of his most esteemed forerunners. A hundred days have come and gone; the country’s attitude, as well as its president’s policies, must improve over the next...
...classic Things Fall Apart. Set in the 1980s and 1990s amid political turbulence in the Congo Republic, Matapari’s childhood is one where government upheavals are played out on television, where Coca-Cola infiltrates local grocery markets and where Dragonball Z and Terminator movies have as much clout as provincial folklore. As in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children and, more locally, the Nigerian novel Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga, Matapari’s childhood, from his “miraculous” birth in 1980 through the beginnings of Congo?...
...Mercosur represents more than a trading zone to South America's largest nation. It is a sphere of influence and a counterbalance to North American geopolitical clout. With a combined trade volume of $18 billion a year, Mercosur has become the world's third largest market - a distant third - after the European Union and NAFTA. It is also a potent symbol of Brazil's ambition to be a leader of South American unity. Last year the Cardoso government broke new ground at a South American summit, where it argued for the accelerated integration of the continent. "Mercosur is our destiny...