Word: politicians
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...tussled with Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the priorities of immediate stimulus versus regulation, Paramount Leader Hu Jintao quietly positioned China as the champion of the entire, unrepresented developing world. Meanwhile, President Lula da Silva of Brazil—the planet’s most popular politician, with an 80% approval rating—explicitly blamed the irrationality of white, blue-eyed beasts of prey for the financial crisis...
...Dame this May. Far from being overjoyed at the news, many Catholics are fuming at the choice. Since the decision was announced, groups and individuals inside and outside of the Notre Dame community have made their opposition clear: Because of Obama’s status as a pro-choice politician, these “defenders of the unborn” oppose the invitation extended to (and accepted by) the president to be Notre Dame’s principal commencement speaker and the recipient of an honorary degree...
...without attempting to think creatively, about a serious policy question. He was, in fact, taking the traditional path of least resistance: an unexpected answer on marijuana would have launched a tabloid firestorm, diverting attention from the budget fight and all those bailouts. In fact, the default fate of any politician who publicly considers the legalization of marijuana is to be cast into the outer darkness. Such a person is assumed to be stoned all the time, unworthy of being taken seriously. Such a person would be lacerated by the assorted boozehounds and pill poppers of talk radio. The hypocrisy inherent...
...only to dot i's and cross t's. But after yesterday's dramatic double act by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who summoned press to a swanky hotel in London's Knightsbridge to identify their own "non-negotiable red lines" to quote the French politician's martial phrase, nobody can confidently rule out last-minute spats. Indeed, although the concluding press conference has been scheduled for 3.30pm British summer time, delays are already rumored. (Read "The G-20's Hidden Issue: A Global Trade Imbalance...
...says Barkawi. After several appeals by then President George W. Bush for more combat troops from Europe failed to secure significant reinforcements, the Obama Administration has made clear that it won't even bother to ask in Strasbourg this weekend. In Europe, says De Hoop Scheffer, a former Dutch politician, "fighting is not very popular...