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Voters expressed that anxiety in two major German state elections on Jan. 27. In the state of Hesse, which includes Germany's financial capital, Frankfurt, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) posted an 8 percentage point gain in the popular vote - at the expense of its conservative rivals, Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) - with a campaign for "social justice" and a statutory minimum wage. In both Hesse and neighboring Lower Saxony, a far-left-wing party with roots in the former East Germany won seats in a major west German parliament for the first time. "Today we have...
...right with your cover headline, "It's the Voters, Stupid ... Forget the experts. Forget the polls. Forget the TV ads" [Jan. 21]. What the primary results from New Hampshire showed, once again, is the arrogance of the national media - especially television news, which continues to believe that it's the story. They seemed downright insulted that the voters of New Hampshire didn't vote the way the commentators and pollsters said they would. It's long past time that the talking heads acknowledge they don't have any more political insight than do the schoolteacher and garage mechanic pulling...
...Root of Kenya's Chaos As a Kenyan, I was troubled by "The Demons that Still Haunt Africa," which distorted the situation in Kenya, either out of ignorance or in keeping with the Western media's romance with the bleak face of Africa [Jan. 21]. Poverty may predispose people to violence, but the postelection skirmishes in Kenya were not a natural consequence of poverty. Kenyans have been poor but peaceful for decades. Rather, the protests are the language of the weak against a regime that rigged itself into power. The violence is motivated by century-old tribal wounds that...
...mile. Jamie Olson finished in 5:01.15, earning third place, while Eliza Ives crossed in 5:05.09, good enough for sixth and a personal-best for Ives by 13 seconds. Fellow freshman Meghan Cleary was third in the 3,000 meters, finishing in 10:02.12, a personal best. Junior Jan Ng added six points by placing third in the 800 meters after clocking a time of 2:14.64, her fastest of the year and less than a second behind the winner. The women’s 4x400 relay and distance medley teams also placed, giving the Crimson a total...
...Crist insists that Florida has won out in the larger picture. For one thing, he argues, Florida struck a much needed blow for reform of the nation's antiquated presidential nomination system. (After Florida moved up its primary, Michigan followed suit, holding its election Jan. 15. It received the same DNC punishment.) Even Florida Democrats agree. Says Congressman Robert Wexler, Barack Obama's Florida campaign chairman, "I think Florida has quite effectively started the move toward primary reform," which he and others hope by 2012 will include something like rotating regional primaries...