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...just want to scream in interviews when politicians spin a direct question? -John Holecek, St. Petersburg, Fla.Yes. [Laughs.] But my fear is if I did that, then I would be seen as becoming part of the interview in a way that I don't want to be. Many times a politician will try to goad [you] into a debate because then it neutralizes the questioner and you surrender your objectivity...
...enjoyment out of skewering politicians? -Tom Hale, New York CityI don't believe I do that, and that's certainly not my goal. What I try to do is elicit information. Sometimes it means asking a question two or three times. I recognize that I'm persistent. If a politician wants to offer bromides, they can buy a 30-second commercial...
...could go back in time and interview any previous politician, who would it be and why? -Andy LeksanI would really like to interview Abraham Lincoln. In fact, in the Abraham Lincoln Library in Springfield, I do this virtual interview with Lincoln and his opponents in a presidential election which they show to visitors. But Lincoln, I really would like to ask him about the issues of the Union, preserving the Union, slavery, how he was able to handle his political opponents. I mean, one of his opponents actually referred to him as monkey, and put them in the Cabinet...
...button issue for Iraqis, thanks to incidents such as last September's shooting of 17 Iraqis by security guards from Blackwater USA and the Christmas Eve killing of a top Iraqi politician's bodyguard in 2006. In the wake of the September shootings, the Iraqi cabinet moved to revoke the U.S. decree giving the contractors immunity. Back-room diplomacy and high-profile reassurance has kept the contractors in place and still immune from prosecution...
Running for office in Neuilly-sur-Seine ought to be a slam dunk for any well-connected conservative politician. The Paris suburb is an oasis of affluence, distinguished families and ponderous quantities of old money, and has always been kind to candidates of the right. It was here, some 25 years ago, that an ambitious conservative youth leader named Nicolas Sarkozy ran for mayor, and for the next 19 years Neuilly's unwavering support served as the base of his campaign for higher office. So, it may be a sign of how far the fortunes of (now President) Sarkozy have...