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...this September, the domestic “trade meltdown”—the collapse of the Clinton-era consensus on free trade—has returned glaringly to the fore. A New York Times columnist recently pointed out that most of the Democratic hopefuls have shifted toward Dick Gephardt’s protectionist stance. Dennis Kucinich is calling for the outright repeal of NAFTA. And Joe Lieberman is stuck in the lonely role of defending Clinton’s laissez faire trade philosophy...
...Dick was not only one of the founding fathers of the Kennedy School, he was also one of its most beloved members. Thousands of students have learned about presidential politics from his books and lectures,” Dean of the Kennedy School Joseph S. Nye wrote in an e-mail...
...only was Dick a remarkable scholar with a tremendous influence on his students—scores of former students have rung up—but he was a marvellous father and grandfather, not just to his own grandchildren but also to mine,” said Neustadt’s wife, Shirley Williams, who is the leader of the Liberal Democrats in Britain’s House of Lords...
...much to ask that politics be put aside on this one issue of transcendent importance, where lives are literally at stake? Happily, Joe Lieberman and Dick Gephardt did the right thing last week. "I will support the $87 billion," Gephardt said, "because it is the only responsible course of action. We must not send an ambiguous message to our troops, and we must not send an uncertain message to our friends and enemies in Iraq." This will not help Gephardt in Iowa, but it was an act of courage--Lieberman has made a habit of such acts in this campaign...
Outrage about executive salaries is missing a couple of decimals in Europe. In September New York Stock Exchange boss Dick Grasso resigned amid a backlash over his $188 million deferred-compensation package. Around the same time, the chairman of the world's third largest food retailer, scandal-tainted Netherlands-based Royal Ahold (whose U.S. chains include Giant Food and Stop & Shop), stepped down following national outrage over his failure to inform investors of the two-year, $6.8 million contract he gave new CEO Anders Moberg. The French government pressured Pierre Bilger, the ex-CEO of engineering giant Alstom, into returning...