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...manager, "What do we do now?" The implication is that the Senate race winner is weary, disillusioned and in no state to make the transition from rhetoric to reality. John Key has had no such problems. Having led the National Party to an emphatic triumph in New Zealand's Nov. 8 general election, ending nine years of Labour rule under Helen Clark, the former currency trader was pressing for a quick handover so he could attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit in Peru from Nov. 22. The day after Key's National-led government was sworn...
Capturing the Moment As a man, I know I'm not supposed to shed tears except for deaths in the family, but I've got to admit that reading Nancy Gibbs' article on Barack Obama in this week's commemorative issue made my eyes misty [Nov. 17]. These were tears not of sorrow but of sheer appreciation for a wonderfully expressed essay about this transcendent moment in American history. Hervie Haufler, Shelburne, Vermont...
...Riding the Pendulum I generally agree with Joe Klein that Obama's win presents a significant swing to the left, and from the bottom up [Nov. 17]. But I do not think the country is ready for an activist government with a much more liberal agenda than we have seen in recent decades. This election result was largely a reaction to an ineffective conservative Administration. Obama and a Democrat-dominated Congress will be wise to maintain some moderation in their policies, or they could provoke a shift back to the right. Mike Hall, Boise, Idaho...
...Heartland Heartache Michael Grunwald suggested five steps to "help get America back on track" [Nov. 17]. May I suggest a sixth: Democrats and Republicans must put an end to partisan politics and work together to heal our nation. Most Americans are tired of the self-serving games that strangle progress. Nancy Turner, Gardner, Massachusetts...
...America and the World Pico Iyer's essay in which he says the U.S. needs to be "in tune" with the rest of the world was quite apt [Nov. 17]. A little over a month ago, while my family and I were having dinner in Coullier, France, and discussing the coming election, a British woman overheard us and said very seriously, "The whole world is watching." I regarded the statement as a little overdramatic until I saw how the international community reacted when Obama was elected. I now look back on that night in France and on the night...