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...Construction workers, contractors and others who benefit from public works have no question who is responsible for their livelihood. On election day, a Democratic Party poll worker hands voters a sample ballot indicating who the ward Democratic machine has endorsed. For voters who are constantly being reminded that they owe allegiance to their ward alderman, a ward endorsement holds a lot of weight. More importantly, ward endorsements shape media coverage. Pundits frequently use endorsements as a proxy for support in races that don’t warrant opinion polling. If a candidate gets no ward endorsements, the media often decides...
...Great Communicator will always be remembered as a true American patriot who defended his beliefs and, through the strength of his convictions plus sheer determination, reasserted the U.S.'s position as the global economic and military superpower that it is today. All the freedom-loving peoples of the world owe him a huge debt of gratitude. Jim Victa Hipolito Kawit, the Philippines Gibbs wrote that Reagan was "a man of easy grace and endless hope." But it's not hard to be that way when you're not bothered by the details of reality. Reagan was such...
...Upon the death of a leader, a nation is tempted to idealize his accomplishments. I suggest we take a more sober view and remember that although Americans-and indeed the rest of the world-owe Reagan a debt of gratitude for his leadership in the closing days of the cold war, we must also recall his gutting of an already modest social safety net, pillaging of the national Treasury through irresponsible deficit spending and setting the stage for the Taliban's rise to power through his Administration's shortsighted support of the Afghan mujahedin. Christopher J. Hughey Neuilly-sur-Seine...
...many as five old military divisions that would have included a sizable cadre of former Baathist officers. But Saleh said the recall of army men would be done on a "case by case" basis that would involve rehiring good professional soldiers but integrating them into new divisions that would owe their allegiance "to Iraq, not to a regime or person." The Minister of Defense has asked the U.S. to help create a 1,500-man mobile strike force that could be flown in swiftly wherever trouble breaks...
...other institutions the founders created, have been expanded and developed by more than two centuries of historical experience, an experience that is the real wellspring of our democracy. It's time we realize that our founding is not the source of our political and constitutional achievement. We owe our success to the common sense of the American people throughout our entire history, and our continued success will depend upon that virtue and not simply upon the creative moment of the founding...