Word: governability
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...outlived its purpose,” he says. “No one wants to be told by any other one how to govern itself...
...temporarily detaining black drivers, and, infamously, by inaccurate felony rolls. The lack of redress for widespread voter suppression has caused much of black America to have a large collective chip on its shoulder that it hopes to be rid of tomorrow. Moreover, this administration’s willingness to govern unapologetically from the far right with regards to fiscal, military and social policy—despite their slim and questionable margin of victory—has only exacerbated the anger of many black voters, who are more likely to support social programs and oppose war. Thankfully for Kerry, this anger...
...hope with all my heart that John Kerry wins the election. It's not that I think he would be a wizard who could put everything right. Conditions would probably remain pretty much the same, but I think Kerry would be able to govern more gracefully than President Bush has. If Americans give Bush another four years, the U.S. will have the President it deserves. If disenchanted citizens fail to vote for change, they will have absolutely no right to complain...
...want this campaign to just go away. Because both sides focused heavily on their core supporters, the political divide widened rather than narrowed as the race went on. "You can win an election without the center," notes Republican political consultant Dan Schnur of California, "but it's impossible to govern that way. I don't know how any President, the day after the election, then reaches out to the 49% of the people he's been ignoring for the past six months...
...would not be acceptable [even] in disguise." Still, it's a start, and if nothing else, the proposal should give momentum to talks later this month in New Delhi between India's and Pakistan's Prime Ministers. - By Tim McGirk Fallout Over Funds LATVIA Prime Minister Indulis Emsis' coalition government resigned after legislators rejected his proposed 2005 budget. His coalition - the Baltic state's 10th post-Soviet government - held just 47 seats in the 100-member parliament. Counting In Kosovo SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO All 660,000 votes cast in Kosovo's legislative elections will be recounted. Observers from the Organization...