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...next question read, "Would you please like to give suggestions for improving tourist facilities in Pakistan?" "How do you think I should answer this?" I asked the man, "Pakistan has so many troubles, it's not fair to complain about particular tourist facilities." He shook his head and agreed that there had been a lot of unrest. "It's only 10% or 20% of the people," he said. "The rest of us are very welcoming." I nodded in agreement?Pakistanis are indeed warm, hospitable and generous?and lamented that he had a tough job. "It's a struggle," he admitted...
That emphasis on absentee ballots made particular sense in New Hampshire for other reasons. One is that many of the state's residents commute to jobs in Boston, which means they could be prevented by traffic - or after-work fatigue - from making it to the polls. And schools such as the University of New Hampshire, Keene State College and Plymouth State University - which have mostly in-state students who register to vote on campus - would still be on winter break come primary day. Clinton's campaign urged them to vote absentee before going home...
...lobbies that will dominate American politics for the foreseeable future? Who will actually get something done? Hillary Clinton, who has the most preparation, experience, and knowledge ever combined in one Presidential candidate, and who also happens to be a woman, is clearly the candidate best suited at this particular moment in our history...
...many Republicans will have chosen their candidate for President. So far, the campaign has been defined by bickering over stances on a plethora of issues—abortion, immigration, and balanced budgets to name a few. To us, only former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has been able to transcend particular stances on individual issues and demonstrate bold leadership qualities that set him apart from the Republican field...
...outside advisers fault Penn for failing to see the Iowa defeat coming. They say he was assuring Clinton and her allies right up until the caucuses that they would win it. Says one: "He did not predict in any way, shape or form the tidal wave we saw." In particular, he had assured them that Clinton's support among women would carry her through. Yet she managed to win only 30% of the women's vote, while 35% of them went for Obama...