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...hears caucus-goers mention Biden's name wistfully at events for Clinton, Obama or Edwards. Biden's a politician with a lot of experience that many voters wish had more money and little bit of that youthful energy that symbolizes change. Still, caucus-goers flock to hear him, eager to ask the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman about Iraq and Pakistan, Iran and North Korea...
...disparities in America. At minimum, the strategy is certain to define him against the rest of the Republican pack, which includes the son of a Navy admiral, John McCain, the son of a governor, Mitt Romney, and a wealthy big-city mayor, Rudy Giuliani. As Huckabee rarely fails to mention on the trail, he was born to a part-time firefighter and mechanic in a rental house, and he started working at 14. "My roots are not the most desirable ones in all the world, if you want to take a look at economics," he tells the crowd...
...nominating process. But until recently, the plan appeared to many to be wishful thinking. Though Republicans followed suit in moving their caucus up as well, the corresponding decisions by Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina to schedule their primaries or caucuses even earlier in the 2008 calendar - not to mention the choice by such crucial states as California, Arizona and Colorado to join the flood of states holding their primary on February 5 - stole most of the thunder from Nevada...
...know it is the death of French culture? Because it doesn't sell in countries where culture is supposed to be bankable? Thank God! That's what makes it unique! You mention L'Auberge Espagnole as a symbol of the renewal of French cinema, but that was five years ago. The Taxi movies? Yes, they were blockbusters, but they were also the lousiest films made by Luc Besson. His artistic achievements were Nikita, Subway, Le Grand Bleu and Léon - and those were years ago. French culture is about intimacy. We French live in a cultural world that...
...based think tank. However, he adds, "it could lower support for Lee significantly." Assuming Lee wins at the ballot box, it's possible he could still face a criminal investigation; while the constitution prohibits the prosecution of a sitting President for any crime other than treason, it makes no mention of a President-elect. The probe into Lee's BBK ties is scheduled to finish before the inauguration...