Word: honest
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...acknowledgment that, fundamentally, we're a very small country. In one sense, there's a limited sphere of influence. You could see it with the G20 in Washington: Australia was involved, New Zealand wasn't. That said, the view of New Zealand as a small but honest player gives it the ability to punch above its weight from time to time, and I'd continue to want to do that...
...Clinton, I was momentarily transfixed when I saw Brigitte Lacombe's photograph of her: hair pulled back, minimal make-up, and a simple white blouse. The portrait captures Clinton's confident spirit, yet her tentative smile reveals a touch of vulnerability. I have never seen a more pleasing and honest image of the former First Lady. Jack Cameron, Mount Mellum, Queensland...
...should be seen as the ability to reflect critically and question. Too often Americans view these latter qualities as un-American, or being negative in a nation that prides itself on hope and optimism. I believe Obama and his team have the maturity to encourage this honest reflection on what works and what should be done better, and to have Americans own some of these problems and solutions. I hope the election is a clear sign of some collective reflection starting to happen. It is indeed a new beginning. Karina Murray, BASEL, SWITZERLAND...
...Last Friday brought notice that the relationship between the two would soon be returning to form when South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint became the first high-profile Republican to lay the blame for McCain's loss on McCain himself. "We have to be honest, and there's a lot of blame to go around," DeMint told a GOP gathering in Myrtle Beach, S.C. "But I have to mention George Bush, and I have to mention Ted Stevens, and I'm afraid I even have to mention John McCain." DeMint then offered a list of McCain's anti-conservative apostasies, including...
...America is still largely true, but I'm guessing you'll want to find a congregation that has at least some racial diversity. That will be difficult if you want to find another UCC church, which is, as you know, a predominantly white denomination. And let's be honest: a top concern will be finding a pastor who is, shall we say, not Jeremiah Wright. (See pictures of Barack Obama's family tree...