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...thesis is a serious problem for me - as a feminist and someone who supports gay rights. Definitely I feel like he's a reactionary." - Ann Merchant, a Democrat who voted for Deeds, on McDonnell's controversial thesis (Washington Post...
...judge a man by his record, not by his thesis. He's done right." - Pat Echols, 84-year-old voter who served in the state senate in the 1960s (Washington Post...
...Some opponents have also accused the government of using an emotive issue to try to divert attention from a series of high-profile political scandals in recent months, such as the accusations of nepotism surrounding a bid by President Nicolas Sarkozy's son to attain a public post and the allegations that the French Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand paid for sex with boys in Thailand. Besson was also highly criticized himself for ordering an illegal refugee camp near Calais to be razed in September, and three Afghans be deported back to their war-torn country. "Shaken...
...position of president turns into more of a managerial role, that could mean the real power player may be the new High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, an awkward title for what is essentially the E.U. foreign minister. Whoever is named to this post will head the E.U.'s new 8,000-strong diplomatic service, oversee a $12 billion foreign aid budget and speak for the E.U. in key meetings with other countries...
...Here's where Britain may receive a consolation prize after Blair's stunning reversal of fortune. British Foreign Minister David Miliband is being trumpeted as the frontrunner for the position - mainly because the post is expected to go to a candidate from the center-left and Miliband is talented, articulate and well liked in European circles. However, he's not a shoo-in for the job - other contenders are said to include former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema, former French Justice Minister Elisabeth Guigou and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt...