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So far, the reception of the book has been more muted than the response following the original essay.
Yet Zuma, 65, is currently the only political figure in South Africa who has openly declared an interest in succeeding President Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki ends his second term as President in 2009, and the constitution bars him from a third. This year Mbeki also finishes his second term as president...
Matthews and other local farmers met Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he toured the region Monday. Farmers, who were heavily critical of the government's response to the outbreak six years ago, have been more muted in their criticism this time, although there were calls for local footpaths to be...
As for American foreign policy since 9/11, it has not produced the results some of us hoped for, and there are many legitimate criticisms of the Bush Administration's performance. But, in fact, despite the gloom and doom from critics left and right (including, occasionally, me), the world seems to...
Or at least not the fruit we desperately want, which is the victim's safe return. Ironically, Danny's murderers were eventually found, tried and punished; although we can take muted pleasure in that fact, it does not really satisfy us. We can, as well, admire his widow carrying on...