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...does matter. In Asia (with the exception, perhaps, of India), it is virtually unthinkable that an individual from a minority could rise to become a serious national leader. Whatever we may think of the U.S., of its hardly stellar handling of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, of its lack of oversight, restraint and thrift over the financial meltdown, the fact that a Barack Obama can overcome the disadvantages associated with being black and have a shot at the highest office in the land speaks volumes about the possibility of hope in America - a possibility that cannot be entertained...
Kennedy School student Sam H. Sanders said he thought McCain crossed a line when he called Obama “that one” while questioning his record. He said calling Obama “that one” showed “a lack of respect...
...that not all 46 percent of those who didn’t vote in 2004 failed to do so because of a scheduling conflict; some were merely apathetic, others illiterate, and still others indecisive. Political participation is the bedrock of American democracy, and those citizens abstaining out of mere lack of interest should remember that their vote, however insignificant it may seem, does actually matter...
...consumers they can affect the economy. As voters they can affect politicians.” Dimas also credited the media’s commitment to covering and prioritizing environmental stories as “very important in changing public opinion.” Regardless of the lack of current environmental policy in the United States, Dimas said he has high hopes for the upcoming years. He has spoken with Barack Obama’s advisers and directly with John McCain, and both camps promised to work with Europe in the future to focus on the environment. His Boston visit also...
...those in New York, London or Tokyo. But Chinese regulators believe the slow, deliberate pace of reform has helped insulate the country from the worst of the current market turmoil. Consider China's banks. Five years ago, by all accounts, they were a disaster area, plagued by bad loans, lack of capital and poor management. In 2003 nonperforming loans made up 17.9% of their total portfolios, according to government figures. By the end of last year, that figure had plunged to just 6.7%. Over the same period, according to a study by Nicholas Lardy of the Peterson Institute of International...