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...Burden Shifting The Chinese government has been permitted to play both sides of the fence, sometimes running with the hares (Dear Leader and company), sometimes hunting with the hounds (Bush's posse). That, too, should change soon. Beijing has a lot to lose if the talks it has been hosting break down, and even more is at stake if North Korea emerges as a de facto nuclear power on China's doorstep. If Beijing has to carry a little more of North Korea's heavy water, China will be that much more likely to pressure Pyongyang with words...
...Dear Madame Secretary: congratulations from a European admirer, and good luck. This is the job, after all, that defeated Colin Powell, a would-be multilateralist who lost critical battles with the Pentagon and Vice President. But if you want to redeem America (and your boss) in the eyes of the world, you'll have to find a way to restore American leadership. Fortunately, you have the skills and circumstances to pull it off. As President Bush savors his triumph, the history books beckon. And you can help him take a page from Ronald Reagan, who in his second term forsook...
...before the judge’s panel determined him the runner-up in the 2000 election, shared a freshman year dorm—and allegedly a first joint—with roommate Tommy Lee Jones. And of course, there is our current president and president-elect, the dear George W. Bush, Harvard Business School Class of 1975. True, GWB was “born-again” in 1986, but even in his most conservative statements has only said he stopped using cocaine in 1974—a year after he entered Harvard Business School...
...their base, respect them and value their contributions. Bush speaks proudly of being an evangelical Christian and appoints others to high office, like the recently-resigned John Ashcroft, who use their positions of authority to carry out an agenda that is highly favorable to the issues that evangelicals hold dear. Regardless of the logic or morality of this behavior, you cannot deny that this is a productive and visible way of reaching out to and securing a political base...
...adds, “He’s one of my best friends. He’s my older daughter’s godfather, and he’s very, very dear...