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...think that the ideological battles of the '60s have continued to shape our politics for too long. They haven't shaped the lives of the American people. The average baby boomer, I think, has long gotten past some of these abstract arguments about are you left, are you right, are you big government, small government. You know, people are very practical. What they are interested in is: Can you deliver schools that work? I'm working really hard, can I get some health care that I can count on? Do we have a foreign policy that deals with our enemies...
Barack Obama seems to have gotten the message about his message. In the past few days, amid growing concerns among Democratic allies, Obama has begun campaigning in a different gear, one that is more aggressive in attacking John McCain and more focused on the economic concerns of struggling Americans...
...This year, Matt needs luck keeping Katerina in the States. After she married Matt in the Czech Republic, Katerina says, her 10-year U.S. tourist visa was canceled. "We probably should not have gotten married," she tells Matt while detailing the hassles. A temporary visa expired in July. She says she's supposed to get a green card in September. Without it, Katerina can't re-enter the U.S. Sure, she's a Czech sharpshooter, but, Katerina insists, "I'm not a danger to the country...
While the provincial votes have no legal implications, they have fortified the pressure on Musharraf to step down immediately and avoid a tortuous and potentially humiliating impeachment process. Over recent days, the atmosphere in Islamabad has grown feverish as discreet talks have gotten under way between various parties, lawyers, foreign diplomats and the army. A flurry of reports have appeared, claiming that Musharraf has agreed to resign but only if he can secure a "safe passage" - an agreement that would grant him immunity against prosecution...
After back-to-back disgraces, the Chinese coaches may have gotten their teams clean, but they also disappeared from the medals tables. "We are working hard to rebuild our credit in international swimming," Yuan Jiawei, former chief of the Chinese swimming association, told the Chinese state media in 2004. "It will be a long-term effort." By the 2004 Athens Games, that campaign had begun to pay off. China captured a gold and a silver in swimming with nary a failed drug test...