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...Ledger’s death unexpectedly helps explain a seemingly unrelated phenomenon: the meteoric rise of Barack Obama’s popularity amongst my generation. Why is it that droves of young voters (and kids too young to vote) flock to Obama...
...might add, at their supposed leaders' peril as well. McCain actually got nearly as many evangelical votes as Huckabee and Romney. All through this race, even before Huckabee soared out of Iowa, it was clear that those who claim to speak for the flock weren't listening very well. That McCain and Huckabee are the last men standing is just the latest proof - since the conservative commentariat was uniquely united in its antipathy to both...
...bigwigs rarely miss an opportunity to voice their support for a chosen candidate, but their impact has typically been felt in the fund-raising arena, and more often during the Democratic primaries, when a celebrity endorsement is less liable to create a backlash among more conservative voters. Americans may flock out and buy soap, beer or cars because of celebrity endorsements, but voters by and large don't like being told whom to vote for by their favorite TV superhero or movie superstar...
...Already today, more than 21% of Japan's population is aged above 65, and that number will rise to 36% by 2050. Those numbers are good news for retailers in Sugamo, where January 24 is the equivalent of America's Friday after Thanksgiving: As many as 80,000 visitors flock to the area to pay their new year's respects to a famous statue at Koganji Temple believed to cure their ills. With about 200 shops and two temples along Jizo-dori, overflowing with free food samples and women's wear, Sugamo appears to be pioneering retail techniques...
...that the timeline for when the Kenyan refugees will return home is highly uncertain. The agency has started distributing food along the Uganda-Kenya border. Kenya's opposition announced Friday that it would switch to economic protests and boycotts next week, but refugees seeking shelter are still expected to flock to Uganda. It is an unusual situation for Uganda, which still has millions of its own citizens displaced due to a brutal 20-year civil war. The conflict between Lord's Resistance Army rebels and the Ugandan government only ended in July 2006. Nevertheless, says Hashaka of the refugees from...