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...self-professed Obama fan, Oprah has what Obama needs--a vast and adoring audience that cuts across ethnic and economic lines. Hipper than Larry King, more populist than Jon Stewart, Oprah can deliver the women's vote without being strident...
...Arab nationalism promoted militaristic societies led by warrior leaders who espoused dreams of victory and grandeur. The tragic result has been decades of tyranny, conflict and stagnation for millions of Arabs rather than the blossoming of an Arab renaissance. Egypt's Gamal Abdul Nasser became Arab nationalism's first populist leader with his nationalization of the Suez Canal. But a decade later, he blundered the Arabs into the devastating 1967 war with Israel that spelled the beginning of the end for Arab nationalism...
...liberal candidate now. He was then a reluctant supporter of the war; now he's calling for the immediate withdrawal of at least 40,000 troops. He wanted to take incremental steps on health care then, but is working on a universal plan now. He's become even more populist in his rhetoric; at an event in Pittsburgh in August for the labor-backed group Wake Up Wal-Mart, he railed against the retailer for not offering its employees better wages or health insurance. While in 2004 he described the problems of poverty, now he has a massive, expensive agenda...
...natural-born populist, Ahmadinejad cleverly expanded his support base after his election last year by turning Iran's quest to become a nuclear power into a nationalist cause. His outspoken defense of Palestinian rights, threat to wipe Israel off the map and questioning of the Jewish Holocaust have likewise made him a hero in much of the Muslim world. Coming at a time of dwindling American influence in Iraq and throughout the Middle East, Ahmadinejad's leadership is an emblem of a resurgent Iran that is assuming a role as a major regional power. Until now, his assertiveness has enabled...
...year term, many Iranians are griping about rising inflation and the economic and political risks in isolating Iran from the West. Both the protests and the election results show that Iranians are more interested in what Ahmadinejad does for their stomachs, even though their hearts are tugged by his populist appeal on issues like nuclear power and the Palestinians...