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...candidate himself, who recently returned from Iraq, did not indicate any misgivings about his stance in favor of the Iraq invasion and the subsequent military buildup. Instead, he framed it as a test of national resolve, and one that is of historic proportion. "We must act boldly and with confidence that history has not yet assigned us a challenge that we cannot meet successfully," he said. "Though we regret the mistakes we have made in this war, they must not cause us self-doubt. We must learn from them, as Americans have always learned from our mistakes, and fight smarter...
...need to read the cover story on Murdoch. All I needed to see was the boldface quote "On Fox News, do we put on things that favor the right? ... I don't know. I don't think we do. Aw, it's subjective." These are the words of a media titan? It seems to me that he struggled with a question that would have been a great gag line on late-night talk shows...
...Still, for at least one Democrat, another piece of conventional wisdom is working in his favor. Democrats have long outsourced religion to their African-American members, showing up in black churches the weekend before elections to clap along to gospel tunes, and treating black ministers as cuddly social justice mascots. As a result, black politicians rarely need to prove their religiosity-they're given the benefit of the doubt. Obama is no exception. On the ranking of candidates with strong faith, Obama comes in second (24%) among all voters. And even Republican voters put him (18%) above John McCain...
...government's cautious handling of the siege has worked in President Pervez Musharraf's favor. Security forces have clearly done their utmost over the past week to protect the lives of civilians, offering negotiations, amnesties, cash and even alternative schooling to students who surrender. However, the drawn-out face-off has allowed anti-government sentiment to fester in militant communities throughout the country. Three incidents in the tribal areas over the weekend, in addition to a possible machine-gun attack on Musharraf's plane as he prepared to fly to the flood-ravaged province of Baluchistan on Friday, cost...
...Even the best American players in the MLS eventually transfer to European leagues, particularly the English Premiership, along with most of the world's top soccer talent. It seemed unlikely that an established European star like Beckham would move to the U.S., but -whattheheck - they approached him. In their favor, they had the fact that Beckham's career was flagging: He was having difficulty cracking the starting lineup at Real, and he had lost his place on the England team. What they also had, of course, was a great deal of money, and a chance for Beckham to pursue Hollywood...