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...During times of repression, icons such as Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of Burmese independence hero Aung San, can be powerful symbols of hope, and reminders of a country's golden years. But once countries become democracies, parties controlled by dynasties often abandon ideology, because they become entrenched around families who concentrate only on perpetuating themselves, shutting out outside thinkers who can germinate ideas and passion. Shinzo Abe, grandson of a former Prime Minister, spent his time in office focused on historic legacies like Japan's conduct in World War II, rather than addressing pressing challenges like how to boost...
...York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has backed off comments he made earlier this week while accepting an award from the School of Public Health that criticized a dead NYPD officer considered a 9/11 hero...
...Monday, Bloomberg called James Zadroga—a detective who died of lung disease after working 450 hours at Ground Zero—“not a hero,” drawing criticism from local police unions and Zadroga’s family...
...think the odds are that he clearly got sick because of breathing the air, but that’s up to the doctors,” Bloomberg said. “It’s a question of how you want to define what a hero is, and I certainly did not mean to hurt the family or impugn his reputation...
...Clinton) or a half-term Senator (Obama), neither with much in the way of legislative achievements. Against that, the GOP will offer one of the following: a remarkably successful two-term mayor (Rudy Giuliani), a business leader as well as Governor (Mitt Romney), a four-term Senator and war hero (McCain), an effective two-term Governor (Mike Huckabee) or a Senator with as much experience as Clinton and who was a star prosecutor and has an appealing personal story (Fred Thompson...