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...campaigning, Gilbert-Pederson in 2006 started a Minneapolis branch of the Hip Hop Caucus, a voter-outreach group for young progressives. Touting the group in 2007 to dozens of cheering onlookers, he tried to quote Obama's 2004 DNC speech from memory, then ended with a call for canvassing: "Lend me your hands, lend me your ears, lend me your feet. We're gonna walk, we're gonna knock, we're gonna talk...
...something new. That in turn might keep him from becoming mired in the trap of identity politics. Branding himself as the face of the future can neutralize the issue of inexperience. And if he can build his own political network strong enough to win a national election, he will lend credibility to his almost mystical belief in the power of organizing...
...team cobbled together a mere 24 hours before they had to hit the mats, the U.S. men flowed freely as a unit during Aug. 12's team final, with Joseph Hagerty stepping in to lend his expertise on parallel bars, and Artemev adding the flair of his pommel horse routine into the mix. They also got lucky with the rotation order, pulling one of their strongest events - the still rings - first out of the six. Tan, a national champion on the rings, helped the men to reach third place after that rotation. But it wasn't until they reached...
...those in the industry. Microfinance is about empowerment and giving the poor a chance to survive, but as the saying goes, “There is no such thing as a free lunch.” Because of the misconception that microcredit is based in philanthropy, some of its lending practices have become lightning rods for debate. In the past few years, a number of MFIs were the focus of criticism after charging their clients extremely high annual interest rates. In perhaps the most famous case, Banco Compartamos of Mexico was found to be charging a rate of over...
...Currier said that it will be easier to discover conflict-of-interest issues in an online environment, since Web media lend themselves to greater transparency...