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...here?” he asked. “In one word, Iraq.” The solution will not come from solely increasing U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, Rashid said. The remedy should be a major diplomatic initiative, involving countries such as Iran and India. These countries are crucial because each has an interest in Afghanistan’s future and many of them seek to control the country now, Rashid said. “Kabul has become the new Kashmir,” Rashid said, referring to the growing rivalry between Indian and Pakistani intelligence services in Afghanistan?...
...21st century socialism” who is eager for Russian economic and military support, just as he has been in the past with Iran and Cuba. Yet in the last year, the Venezuelan president has seen his political star begin to fade: After losing a crucial referendum that would have allowed him to remain in power indefinitely last December, Chavez has attempted to distract Venezuelans’ attention from the dire economic situation at home with a lot of show abroad...
...nation's estimated 26.4 million voting-age blacks are crucial to Obama's success. Black voter turnout in the Democratic primaries soared some 115% above 2004 levels, according to an analysis by the Washington-based Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, which examines black issues. A record 70% of eligible black voters are expected to participate in the 2008 presidential election, a 20% increase from 2004. But the true test lies in battleground states like Ohio, Florida and Virginia, where blacks comprise a significant portion of the electorate. In Florida, for instance, blacks' share of the electorate is expected...
...even the basics of how it plans to get black voters to the polls, beyond one strategy it employed during several primaries: distributing flyers in salons and barbershops with large black clienteles. Rick Wade, the Obama campaign's senior adviser for black affairs, says simply, "African Americans are a crucial part of the Democratic base. They know what's at stake during the general election. We expect to see a tremendous turnout...
...this crucial moment, what do we make of the two men before us, the passionate Maverick and the cool-handed Hopemonger, Mr. Fire and Mr. Ice? Does the crucible of a campaign actually give you a glimpse of their souls? And does anything that happens on the trail have any bearing on what would happen after they take the oath of office...