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...Iran and Afghanistan, her style of decision making will remain her own. Merkel, like Obama, believes that nations cannot tackle an issue like economic turmoil, terrorism or climate change by themselves. Where she differs from most other leaders is in the direction this analysis takes her: that true leadership involves the surrender of power. Again, history is important; Germany's past has convinced its leaders that trouble beckons when the country acts alone and that happiness comes from working with others. "With the European Union," Merkel says, "we Europeans have realized a dream for ourselves. We live in peace...
Hybels acknowledges the situation as "extremely frustrating" and attributes it to the fact that paid leadership is drawn from the longest-serving church volunteers, who are still mostly white. The argument, however, doesn't account for the homogeneity of Willow's pulpit pastors, the past several of whom have been out-of-church hires...
...However, Obama has already indicated that he favors the tax. Not only would it raise an estimated $149 billion over 10 years but many health economists argue that it also could put a brake on rising health care costs. According to one aide to the House Democratic leadership, Obama made a "strong case" for the tax in a meeting last week with congressional leaders, and "got an equally strong push back from the House...
...With the finish line in sight, Obama has become more engaged in the negotiations, holding near daily consultations with congressional leaders and key interest groups. Says one House leadership aide: "He's talking details, and he's totally aware of everything that has been done to this point ... If he doesn't keep on this on a day-to-day basis, it is going to drift...
...According to the report, intelligence-community leadership, presumably including top brass Leon Panetta at the CIA, Michael Leiter at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) and Dennis Blair at the office of the Director of National Intelligence, "did not increase analytic resources" to address the threat of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), even after it became clear that the group was planning attacks on U.S. targets...