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...throughout 2008, many Asians appeared to progressively lose their faith in democratic politics. In Thailand and South Korea, the streets have been convulsed by mass protests, despite elections that ushered in popular leaders in the past two years. Pakistan and East Timor are rapidly veering toward the status of failed states. Malaysia suffers from a paucity of good governance, proof that simply holding polls doesn't ensure a healthy democracy. Postelection riots shook Mongolia, while Bangladesh is trying to exorcise two years of military-backed rule with a strong voter turnout in its Dec. 29 polls that ushered the secular...
...rules the West Bank, has no leverage in Gaza, where Hamas reigns supreme. Neither Israel nor the U.S. has been prepared to deal directly with Hamas, which doesn't recognize Israel's right to exist. But without a seat at the negotiating table, the militants have little to lose by escalating violence. In Gaza, most Palestinians blame Israel and not Hamas - whom they view as legitimately elected representatives - for the current bloodshed. So even without the latest flare-up, Gaza was poised to be a confounding problem for Obama. But now, warns Aaron David Miller, a Middle East expert...
...money to loan. Instead, they are afraid that other institutions, including other banks, will not pay it back. The banks do not have confidence in each other. Businesses, too, are disinclined to borrow money and take risks. And consumers are not spending because they are afraid they could lose their jobs...
...would not be seated by the Senate. The governor also belied the assessment of his own defense attorney, who earlier said that Blagojevich would not be naming an Obama successor. At his press conference, the governor said he was "required" to make the appointment lest the people of Illinois lose their voice in the Senate, embodied by two Senators. Blagojevich is the only person empowered to fill an empty Senate seat from Illinois. He has, however, been charged with trying to sell that seat for political, and possibly financial, gain. (See the top 10 scandals...
...reject a culture in which they must obey the commands of their elders. Then, get kids to start working so that the next time politicians come offering $15 for them to go kill someone from the wrong tribe, they stop and think about how much they have to lose. "We are trying to create that rebel mind, where you think on your own," says Kung'u. "If the young don't have an income by 2012, they will still be a threat - they will have nothing to lose," Otieno says. "Come 2012, the youth are going to weigh what they...