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...which brooked little dissent. Only in 1986 did then President Chiang Ching-kuo, Chiang Kai-shek's son, allow the presence of an opposition party, only a year later did he lift martial law and government control of the press, and only last year did the KMT properly elect its own party leader for the first time. The KMT is not accustomed to being out of power. Instead of working together with the administration to advance Taiwan's interests, the opposition is merely playing spoiler so it can bring down Chen and the DPP. It's an immature posture...
...Party but also the future of America. Although he has "zero military and national-security experience"--as was the case with the current President--he understands the problems facing everyday Americans. It's refreshing to hear someone like Obama speak from the heart and actually mean what he says. Elect Obama in 2008! RALPH REAGAN West Cape...
...Gore, Movie Star His new documentary on global warming is a great campaign ad: "Elect me or we will...
...eked out a pocketful of notable successes. By year’s end, many of the UC’s activism goals had been reached, and the Council succeeded in restructuring itself to better serve its constituents.Still, the year began less than swimmingly. September’s general elections saw a low turnout not only of voters, but also of candidates; in a few Houses, there were more open positions on than there were candidates to fill them. Inadequate publicity was largely to blame for the shortfall, and as the semester went on, it became readily apparent voter and candidate...
...protected legally, one assumes - abound. Yearly Kos participants raised funds by selling a book about the "Kosmos," and contributors to the site gleefully call themselves "Kossacks." Yet they resist the idea that the community of Daily Kos is a cult of personality. Susan Gardener, one of the elect contributors who can post to the blog's front page, says Moulitsas simply "created a huge town hall and then stood back and let it happen." Yet the cell phone pictures snapped and the rapt audiences tell another story. Moulitsas says that the consultants whom he originally planned to excoriate...