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...McCain shortly after the election, Obama is demonstrating both magnanimity and self-confidence. But his move is also based on self-interest. Obama is keenly aware of the fact that, despite increased Democratic majorities in both the Senate and the House, he cannot enact the kind of sweeping legislative overhaul he envisions without the help of Republicans. Energy reform, climate-control legislation, health-care reform - all are too big to be passed by partisan majorities, especially if Obama wants to retain his post-partisan, "President of all the people" mantle...
...says Obama's task is more fundamental: redefine the Afghan strategy as part of an overhaul of U.S. global security policy, and one that gives credence to the 'soft power' of persuasion that Europe is more comfortable with. "Europeans need to feel the Afghan strategy can succeed," Asmus says. "And if the political will exists, then they will feel it is a worthwhile risk, and not just an effort to placate the Americans...
...McGeary—only two remain. Not one of those five starters was a senior last year.Now, Amaker has a new canvas of his own to work on, as the sophomores have been replaced by an upstart group of standout freshman he recruited.For Amaker, it was an overhaul he needed.Freshmen Max Kenyi and Oliver McNally, both highly touted out of high school, will clog the guard rotation, giving more options for the coach to play his preferred up-tempo style.“We like what we have, and we like that the [freshmen] can have a chance...
...bailout lest it go bankrupt, thereby raising the question: If our resources are limited, why should we invest in the failed corporate past rather than in the technologies of the future? The obvious answer was to protect jobs. But how long would those jobs last without a significant overhaul of the company's management and priorities? Was it even possible that the Federal Government could demand or supervise such a radical makeover...
...Education is not one of the positions you would necessarily expect him to focus on first. But American parents especially may wish to study up on the possible candidates. After all, if Obama's campaign proposals are to be fulfilled, Margaret Spellings' successor could oversee a dramatic $18 billion overhaul of the nation's public education system over the next few years...