Word: democratization
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...trade negotiator. But during the U.S. presidential election four years ago, as overseas votes trickled in and officials pored over hanging chads in Florida, Shackelton realized she had shirked the most fundamental civic duty: casting a ballot. "I felt embarrassed and irresponsible," she confesses. This time Shackelton, who supports Democratic nominee Senator John Kerry, registered for an absentee ballot and spent a night last week watching her candidate debate President George W. Bush on a giant TV screen in a packed lecture hall in London. Shackelton is far from alone in her renewed determination to vote in next month...
...blew up two airliners over Russia, possibly to avenge the deaths of family members killed by Russian soldiers in a war of independence. What on earth does terrorism have to do with gender equality? Also, Zapatero said he didn't want "to be a great leader" but "a good democrat" instead. That's almost like a man suggesting that being a good - and occasionally strict - father is less important to him than being a loving husband. If Zapatero aspires to be a successful European politician, he should focus less on political populism and more on substance. Werner Radtke Paderborn, Germany...
...Republic, Jonathan Chait brilliantly reveals a pattern too long ignored: John Kerry, the unprincipled flip-flopper of 2004, bears an uncanny resemblance to Al Gore, the unprincipled flip-flopper of 2000, and Bill Clinton, the unprincipled flip-flopper of 1992. What a coincidence that every Democrat who’s run against a member of the Bush family shares the same crippling character flaw...
While the debate appeared to end in a draw, the election may not be as closely contested. Toomey has strong ties in heavily Democratic Cambridge, and he already overcame a strong primary challenge from fellow Democrat Avi E. Green. And Republicans—even centrists like Slavitt—rarely have a chance in the “People’s Republic of Cambridge...
While the debate appeared to end in a draw, the election may not be as closely contested. Toomey has strong ties in heavily Democratic Cambridge, and he already overcame a strong primary challenge from fellow Democrat Avi E. Green. And Republicans—even centrists like Slavitt—rarely have a chance in the “People’s Republic of Cambridge...