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...these sentiments are often voiced by Obama. Talk, as they say, is cheap - what was he doing in the Senate? He couldn't dominate the Senate but he certainly could've laid it out in terms of his more specific proposals. That's what we have to get over with in campaigns. The word is not the deed. Fortunately I have a record full of deeds, so it's not just rhetoric...
...After taking power in last year's presidential election, Ramos-Horta laid plans to address East Timor's many problems. He vowed to focus on reconciliation after the 2006 riots, and promised to remake the security forces to make them representative of East Timorese from both the east and west ends of the country - an acrimonious ethnic divide. But rogue militias are still around, and the police are still drawn mainly from just the west side. Moreover, unemployment is rising ever higher, the judiciary remains weak, and thousands of refugees who fled past fighting continue to languish in makeshift camps...
...With the approval of then-University President Lawrence H. Summers, the Medical School’s non-profit subsidiary was striking the deals that laid the groundwork for skyrocketing revenues in the ensuing years...
...This laid-back tempo is dictated, in part, by geography. Floripa, as it is known to locals, is basically an island - a stretch of water cuts most of the city off from the mainland, and a bridge connects the two. With waves lapping every corner, it's a haven for watersports enthusiasts, and kite surfers love its central lagoon. There are 42 beaches in total, many of which are only accessible by foot or boat...
...Falklands' British Governor, Rex Hunt, recounted the story of the actual fighting, a tiny force of Royal Marines battled determinedly and well for several hours against an overwhelming force of Argentine troops who stormed the tiny (pop. 1,050) settlement of Port Stanley. The marines finally laid down their arms at Hunt's command. He disputed Argentine claims that the assault resulted in only one Argentine dead and two wounded; at least five and possibly 15 invaders were killed, Hunt said, and 17 were wounded in the fighting...