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Grandmaster Alexander Ivanov and International Master-elect William Paschall tied for first place overall in the tournament...
...barrier islands, which protect the mainland from the force of incoming storms, were becoming overbuilt. But when officials tried to put the brakes on development, they came up against some hard political realities. The fat revenue stream from condo towers, resorts and convention hotels made it very difficult to elect antigrowth politicians. Hurricanes were acknowledged to be a danger. But, says Charles Lee, senior vice president of the Florida Audubon Society, "instead of restrictions, you got engineering standards. And from that point on, there really wasn't any limit on growth...
...pursuit of a common goal is wonderful and rare, but when that common goal involves political office, I find it difficult, if not impossible, to separate activism from principled party politics. I asked Wilson during the question period how she could reconcile a non-partisan effort to elect a woman to the most partisan of offices. Seeing a woman elected president in the next 10 years is deeply important to me, but not as important as electing a candidate who shares my political positions. If Elizabeth Dole somehow won the Republican nomination, I told Wilson, I would never be able...
...Wilson didn't answer that part of my question, so I'm still wondering. I don't think I can support the White House Project for its non-partisan approach, though I admire its cooperative spirit, but I will support such organizations as Emily's List, which works to elect liberal women to public office at all levels. With any luck, before too long we'll have a woman president who's also a liberal, maybe even one of the talented and principled women I saw in the audience at Wilson's speech...
President-elect Moscoso takes office with enough troubles already. She lacks a legislative majority, and any concession allowing the U.S. military back into Panama would be unpopular. Moscoso picked up her political acumen from her late husband, though a 46-year age gap separated her from the former President, Arnulfo Arias. His career provides a sobering lesson. Arias was elected three times, and each time the army deposed him. Diplomats in Panama say Moscoso knows she must tread cautiously. She has vowed to keep politics out of the handover, entrusting the canal's operations to the autonomous Panama Canal Authority...