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...doubt Obama’s comments could have been more tactfully delivered. But so could almost any political statement, and the fact that the Clinton campaign has so brutally wielded his words against him is an unfortunate commentary both on the state of her own campaign and of the American political landscape in general...
...years old—that is, beyond child-bearing years—men averaged $40,000 a year in income, while women averaged $47,000.” Lifestyle choices are behind the “gender gap,” not sexism. Unless Clinton outlaws pregnancy, I doubt her presidency will affect women any differently than Obama’s. Most Americans can succeed regardless of their race or gender. In many cases, culture makes all the difference. If Obama and Clinton want to make history, they could acknowledge this fact. But if they did, they?...
...Russia's legislature, the new distribution of power between Putin and his successor, President Dimitri Medvedev, is not entirely unfamiliar. Putin has made no secret of the fact that he envisages his new role as that of a head of government, nor do any observers of Russian politics doubt that Putin, rather than Medvedev, will be in charge...
Barack Obama would no doubt recognize the protest of the defeated Celtic chief Calgacus to the Romans occupying his homeland: “Atque ubi solitudinum faciunt pacem appellant,” that is, “They create a desolation and call it a peace.” The phrase is a famous critique of the type of peace armies and occupation can bring and has no been invoked in columns and essays to argue against the American invasion of Iraq from day one. If elected as America’s next president, Obama risks creating a different kind...
Kenya's warring political factions finally agreed to the details of a power-sharing government on Sunday, after weeks of delay that had drawn the fury of foreign diplomats and regular Kenyans who had begun to doubt their leaders' commitment to resolving a political crisis that killed some 1,200 people. Said President Mwai Kibaki after the horse-trading was finalized: "Let us build a new Kenya where justice is our shield and defender and where peace and liberty and plenty will be found throughout the country...