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...responses from Obama and McCain. Adding to the mix are Karen Tumulty's story on the Joe Biden campaign, Jim Poniewozik on how the media have covered the candidates, John Cloud on the secretive group that is reshaping gay politics, reports by Andrew Lee Butters and Aryn Baker on Iraq and Afghanistan, and reflections on Campaign 2008 from a range of voices, from Garry Wills to Bill O'Reilly. I promise you that if you read all of that, you will be abundantly well informed...
...forget the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan or the rise of China, the bluster of boom-and-bust Russia, the murky threat of Iran and the accelerating decay of Pakistan. Between the economic crisis at home and the geopolitical cauldron abroad, the new President's agenda will be largely predetermined. He might wish he could shrug off this dismal inheritance and devote himself to the shiny projects cataloged on his campaign website - but that's beyond his power...
What shape would Obama take on the world stage? It's folly to predict. Events are moving too quickly. When Obama launched his campaign last year, the biggest issue in the world was Iraq. Now the public's interest - and U.S. involvement there - is dwindling almost by the day. Obama's bumper-sticker plan for Afghanistan - more troops to catch bin Laden - is being swallowed up in a befuddling tangle of intractable issues, ranging from the Afghan heroin trade to the instability of Kashmir. Foreign policy breeds surprises in American Presidents: Nixon went to China; Reagan proposed nuclear disarmament; Bush...
...campaign-finance reforms was opposed by interest groups ranging from naral on the left to the nra on the right. His "Gang of 14" compromise on judicial nominations derailed true-believer hopes on both sides for a spectacular train wreck. His stubborn advocacy for a troop surge in Iraq annoyed the antiwar left and the Bush supporters of the right. McCain understands that the decisive slice of the American public is highly skeptical of both political poles. At his most authentic, he harnesses public opinion to neutralize the extremes...
...Tripper. Discovery Cruise Line is offering free day cruises to Grand Bahama Island from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for military personnel who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Register online, and the company will send an email entitling service members to the complimentary cruise. The offer's good until...