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Former Mexican President Vicente Fox spoke about Mexico’s transition from authoritarianism to democracy to a packed crowd at the John F. Kennedy Forum last night, saying that Mexico’s best chance for the future is a free market economy tempered by a responsible government and redistributive social policies. Fox said that Mexico needs leaders who think big and who will govern the nation with consistency. “The shortest path between two points is a straight line. We in Latin America like to go to left for six years, right for six years, then...
...Let’s hope so. Ok, let’s imagine you’re playing Yardfest and the crowd is not that into it...maybe it’s raining and people are all tired from singing along to “I Don’t Wanna Be.” What’s your strategy for getting everyone into it? R: Well, we just basically coming out with good energy on stage. You know, sometimes, you gotta just wake the crowd up. I guess sometimes the crowd goes according to however the artist...
...strewn football pitch and began lambasting President Robert Mugabe, the man who has ruled the country for 28 years. At first, the villagers looked on nervously. Then they began to gather and listen. Zimbabwe's descent from food exporter to malnutrition was an "abomination," said the stranger as the crowd murmured its approval. The clique around the President had stolen the country's land from the people, he charged. Louder sounds of approval. When he accused government ministers of being "cowards," afraid of Mugabe, the crowd began to cheer. "Simba ku vanhu!" they shouted. ("Simba for the people...
...Trinity United Church of Christ vibrated with cheers throughout the four-hour Good Friday service. When the last of seven guest preachers, Rev. Rudolph McKissick, Jr. unleashed his anger against the recent media storm that catapulted Trinity to global notoriety, the crowd rose to their feet. McKissick thundered: "Fox News, CNN, ABC ... they're so stupid that they don't even know the word 'damn' is not a profanity but a Hebraic proclivity, meaning God's curse will fall on all those who defy his love. They know not with whom they are messing. Jeremiah Wright might have retired...
...Taiwan's presidential election by a landslide, garnering 58% of the votes cast compared to 42% for his chief rival, Frank Hsieh of the rival Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP. "The end of this election is the beginning of change," Ma said in his victory address to a roaring crowd in Taipei...