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...Having failed to save it, Seoul is planning to restore the monument as quickly as possible: an official at the Cultural Heritage Administration told media it would take about three years and $21 million to rebuild the gate. President-elect Lee Myung Bak has proposed that citizens kick in money for the construction. But until the Namdaemun Gate is rebuilt, its blackened pedestal will remain a reminder of the fragility of Korea's architectural legacy - and a litmus test of just how serious the 5,000-year-old culture is about preserving its remaining historical landmarks...
...lagging behind here, Clinton was the first to the local rope lines, arriving in Seattle late Thursday evening and heading immediately to a gritty corner of the city's port, where she told about 5,000 people gathered in a hangar-like cruise ship terminal that they needed to elect a President who will be "a fighter, and a doer, and a champion for the American people." She took a shot at Obama, who was set to hold a large rally in Seattle's NBA basketball stadium on Friday morning, suggesting that his calls for unity were not grounded enough...
Americans weren’t the only ones to ask themselves these questions. After a woman sought the French presidency, and Germany, Chile, and Argentina elected female heads of state, the international press questioned Americans’ own ability to elect a black or a female candidate. Reporting here and abroad both centered on the politics of identity, rather than the politics of policy...
...Without a doubt, the prejudices of the American people are being tested. On principle, are they willing to vote for a woman, an African-American, a Mormon? They may be most reluctant to elect a Mormon, a fact that dismays us. But we take heart in the ongoing success of progressive Mormon politicians like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. We await the day when a Mormon Democrat runs for president...
...calling on 100,000 Liverpool fans anywhere to each chip in $10,000 toward the cost of buying back the club and footing the bill for a new stadium. In return, individual fans - limited to a single share in the business - would each vote to elect executives to run the club. It's a model of ownership popular on the continent: Spanish soccer giants Barcelona are among several top-flight teams in the country to be owned by its fans...