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...Sepetang River. "Now the whole town is too scared to go out to sea," he says sadly. "Look at all the boats tied up when they would normally be working. We are at the mercy of the pirates." So, it seems, is one of the world's most crucial waterways...
...fellow French citizens have waited to see how we vote," he told Time after the Montpellier rally. "It's the constitution's first test by a large party in a founding E.U. nation, and the result is important for its future." The other reason the referendum is crucial, of course, is that the result is important for Hollande's future, too. Hollande's rise in the PS has been as unassuming as it has been steady. Tapped in 1997 to occupy the party leadership that Lionel Jospin vacated to become Prime Minister, Hollande found himself captain of a sinking ship...
...asked by The New York Times about the Republicans’ 55-44 advantage, he said that “Fifty-five is better than fifty-one, but it’s not sixty.” What he is saying is that the Democrats still have one crucial check on the Republicans: the filibuster, which allows 40 senators to block a vote indefinitely. Thus, Republicans will be able to pass moderately conservative legislation and put moderately conservative judges on the bench, but radical conservatism will likely continue to be stayed by the threat of the Democratic filibuster...
Given their vulnerability in two years, it is crucial that Democrats not wilt after the devastating events of the 2004 election. They must stay on the offensive and carry the intense energy with which they supported John Kerry into the midterm Senate election because otherwise they could easily lose more seats. Quite simply, vigilance, vigor and enthusiasm on the part of the Democrats, especially in the states where seats are at risk, are crucial because four more years of Bush is nothing compared to what could come in 2006: total irrelevance...
Most Americans have absolutely no clue as to the importance of the Electoral College. It is not the easiest thing to understand, but it is crucial: it allows all areas of the country to be represented. Every person's vote should count, but we are not a pure democracy, we are a republic, and as such we vote for people to represent us. The Electoral College was set up to give the small states a voice and has done a marvelous job of achieving its purpose. If the Electoral College were abolished, would presidential candidates ever visit the less populous...