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...power, economic, political or cultural. There are no rich Aborigines, no Aboriginal-owned newspapers, no Aboriginal ceos of Australian companies. Out of the 224 elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives, which form the Australian Parliament in Canberra, only one is Aboriginal, the brilliant and resolute young politician Aden Ridgeway. Aboriginal influence is exerted mainly through bureaucracy, committees and the courts; for political clout, Aborigines depend largely on the sympathy and support of whites...
...website lists it alongside heroin and methamphetamine as a "drug of concern." Meanwhile, the lack of serious national debate surrounding the use of marijuana has left the country?s attitudes stagnant, with a knee-jerk reaction to the mere mention of any "illegal" drug meaning political estrangement for any politician willing to broach the topic...
...aide named Michela Alioto described the Vice President's management style: "If you had an idea, you'd e-mail it to him, and he'd e-mail his response right back." Now, that's Al Gore. Barbara Mikulski, the earthy Senator from Maryland, described him as a young politician: "If you thought he was tough as a reporter, you shoulda seen him in Congress... He wanted those polluters to pay. And I'll tell you, he was really effective. He wanted to look out for American families...
...comfortable with the idea of rolling up my sleeves and making the system work than I am with campaigning," he says. It's a theme he returned to in his acceptance speech. "I know my own imperfections," he said. "I know I won't always be the most exciting politician. But...I will work for you every day, and I will never let you down." This was more than a dig at Bill Clinton. It was as close as Gore could come to delivering on a pledge he'd made early in the speech: "I want you to know...
...Gore has also grabbed the lead on what may well turn out to be the last-word issue of this campaign: the budget. There is no surplus, folks, and the first politician to say that aloud will have my everlasting respect. But Gore is promising to keep the budget balanced and pay down the debt, and that's Alan Greenspan's favorite issue, which is good enough for me. Bush's numbers don't add up - this is where John Kasich would have come in handy as a running mate - and if they still don't, he'll lose...