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Caught Between Color Lines I agreed in general with what randall Kennedy had to say in "The Right Shade of Black," but I thought it odd that he referred to Senator Barack Obama's "adopted racial roots" [Jan. 28]. According to his skin color, Obama is black, but his mixed parentage dictates that, strictly speaking, he is neither black nor white. Nothing about his race has been adopted. In any case, why should we care about Obama's race? We should support candidates who approach problems intelligently, without adhering to racial - or any other - biases. Arthur C. Echtemacht, Knoxville, Tenn...
...Greasy Imperialism As a diabetes nurse-educator, I am gravely concerned about Yum Brands' impact on global health [Jan. 28]. On a recent tour of hospitals in China with a delegation from the American Association of Diabetes Educators, I saw the detrimental results of fast food's rise in overseas markets. As the industry pushes its high-fat, high-cholesterol, meat-based foods, rates of diabetes, heart disease and stroke are skyrocketing. Obesity rates have tripled over the past 20 years in countries that have adopted the American diet, according to a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine...
...Friends of Hill Joe Klein postulated that senator Hillary Clinton has a constituency among the women of America [Jan. 21]. Clinton clearly showed us how she treated the working women (and men) in the White House travel-office scandal - they were fired without a thought. Similarly, Whitewater and the apologies for Bill's philandering hardly showed a concern for the little people. If working women expect Clinton to look out for them, they are in trouble. Patrick Johnson, East Helena, Mont...
...Global Contender Re your story on New York, London and Hong Kong and their status as global financial and trade hubs: Rather than celebrating Ny-lon-kong, you should have hailed New-syd-don [Jan. 28]. Sydney is a larger city than Hong Kong, and more companies have their Asia-Pacific regional headquarters there. The Australian Stock Exchange, based in Sydney, is among the world's 10 biggest and No. 3 in the Asia-Pacific. Sydney is one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities: about 3 in 10 residents come from overseas, representing 170 countries. In asserting that Hong...
...Friends of Hill Joe Klein postulated that senator Hillary Clinton has a constituency among the women of America [Jan. 21]. Clinton clearly showed us how she treated the working women (and men) in the White House travel-office scandal - they were fired without a thought. Similarly, Whitewater and the apologies for Bill's philandering hardly showed a concern for the little people. If working women expect Clinton to look out for them, they are in trouble. Patrick Johnson, EAST HELENA, MONT...