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...current fighting in Gaza has lasted for more than two weeks, and has reportedly resulted in over 900 casualties, according to the Associated Press...
...Even if the press were dying for a clear delineation of her platform, they wouldn’t have much to go on. Kennedy’s op-ed in the New York Times last January marked the first time she has publicly endorsed a candidate for office. While she has, in the past few weeks, taken a public stand on media-friendly issues like same-sex marriage and school vouchers, she continually side-steps questions about how she might depart from the party line. Even her editorial, entitled “A President Like My Father...
...later, the Minnesota State Canvassing Board has declared that Democrat Al Franken, former comedian and Saturday Night Live writer, has defeated Republican Norm Coleman after a lengthy recount. We commend Minnesota for being prepared for close elections and for dutifully carrying out the recount in the face of a press frenzy. Hopefully other states will look to this process as an example of how to avoid the Florida debacle of the 2000 presidential elections...
...this he has been named the recipient of the U.S.'s two top civilian medals. But those adventures contributed to a steep decline in Blair's popularity, which was a key factor in his premature departure from office in 2007 - and they stoke the hostility that informs British press coverage of today's award...
...There is no such thing as short-term history," an insouciant President Bush told the White House press corps yesterday. That's a sentiment his pal from across the Atlantic can only hope proves true. A special envoy to the Middle East for the U.S.-Russia-E.U.-U.N. "Quartet" of powers since 2007, Blair has maintained a surprisingly low profile as Israeli forces move into Gaza. Back in Britain, his substantial legacy - a more affluent and, by some measures, fairer Britain - looks imperiled by the economic downturn. For the moment, a gold medallion, even one given by the lamest...