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...Warner, a Democrat whose approval rating in the state is about 70 to 75 percent. Bush's is in the low- to mid-40s. So Kaine's communications director, Mo Elleithee, can slyly say that the Democrats welcome Bush to Virginia. "Do you want someone who's going to govern like Mark Warner, or someone who's going to govern like George Bush?" Elleithee says. "That sums up what this race is all about. We're not doing anything to protest or counter his appearance. It makes our job much easier." A wish, or an irony? The answer could have...
...young pollster named Patrick H. Caddell submitted to President-elect Jimmy Carter a 62-page memo titled "Initial Working Paper on Political Strategy." The subject was how to govern...
...even undiscovered Roman ruins. But some are concerned the free program could be a security threat. Last week, India's President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, warned that the high-resolution satellite photographs could assist terrorists in mapping out potential targets, such as India's Parliament, the President's house and government offices in New Delhi?all of which can be clearly seen in Google's images. Facing similar complaints from the Netherlands, South Korea and Thailand, Google says that it takes government concerns "very seriously," but notes that all data it provides is already publicly available. That's little comfort...
...protracted negotiations over staffing the cabinet may yet prove easy in comparison to the talks currently under way over how to govern. The two sides agree in principle on the need for economic reform, but the Social Democrats are not expected to back the tougher measures advocated by the Christian Democrats, including, for example, weakening the bargaining power of labor unions...
...parties undoubtedly were strengthened. The election also featured a new grouping left of the SPD, succinctly titled the Left Party, which received nine percent of the vote, capitalizing on citizens economic insecurity. Since even with their respective partners, neither CDU nor SPD has the necessary 50 percent majority to govern, we will see a novel coalition. This has caused speculation about improbable combinations such as Greens and Liberals together allying either with the CDU or with the SPD. The mostly likely outcome, nonetheless, is a grand coalition of CDU and SPD. Such a venture has not been seen since...