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...show, but rather will be motivated to seriously reconsider politics with a little less apathy and resentment. Most Americans don’t get to meet their politicians, and the television set or the internet are, however imperfect, our greatest tools for allowing the denizens of “Main Street” to learn more about what’s happening in the ivory towers of Washington. While we cannot guarantee that politicians’ appearances on comedy shows will lead to higher ratings or more informed votes, it has certainly created an interesting new avenue for voters...
Manning said that the three main components of every political campaign are “personality, structure, and issues.” About Barack Obama, Manning said, “He is by far the most overwhelming personality candidate I’ve seen in many, many years...
...rate soaring to 25% (and as much as four times that on basic foodstuffs), while the political uncertainty over the past 18 months fueled extensive capital flight that has weakened the rupee and depleted forex reserves. A failure to increase the capacity of electricity production now plunges Pakistan's main cities into darkness for up to ten hours a day, with longer periods in rural areas. Industrial output has shrunk with employers now laying off employees they can no longer afford to keep. And Pakistanis have begun to take their anger to the streets. In parts of Lahore on Monday...
...through the seat-back's touch screen menu, passengers flying coach can order ham-and-Havarti tea sandwiches, chicken Cobb salad wraps or Greek salad for $7 to $9. An expanded cocktail selection, with cosmopolitans, mojitos and margaritas are also on offer for $8. For first-class and select main-cabin passengers, the cocktails and meals are free...
...with U.S. backing to drove out an Islamist authority that had, ironically, managed to tamp down piracy, but was also harboring wanted al-Qaeda figures. And some of the warlords in the current government are accused by international observers of being the real commanders of Puntland's half-dozen main pirate groups...