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...political leaders to look to China's success and roll back democracy or copy China's state capitalism. In fact, they are heading in just the opposite direction. The Presidents of South Korea and Taiwan believe deregulation is crucial for the future of their economies. In Japan, newly installed Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has wisely made weakening the power of the bureaucracy - not expanding it - one of his primary policy goals. Asia has also become a leader in promoting free trade, as a proliferation of free-trade associations (FTAs) continues to push back the power of the state. India, another...
...they cut off hands and execute people." Her aggressive rhetoric, coupled with recent surveys that show Ukrainians want a strong leader, has raised concerns of a possible return to more authoritarian rule were she to win. But Oleh Rybachuk, a former chief of staff to Yushchenko and a Deputy Prime Minister in Tymoshenko's government says that while Ukrainians may want a strong leader, they won't allow a politician to curtail their freedoms. "Ukraine is not Russia," he says. (See the top 10 news stories...
Viktor Yanukovych Profile: A former mechanic, became a regional governor and then was twice named Prime Minister Quote: "I'm told it's useless and wrong to argue with a woman ... And if she is a woman, she should go to the kitchen" - Yanukovych on refusing to debate with his opponent...
Yulia Tymoshenko Profile: Entered politics after making a fortune in the gas industry, serving first as Deputy Prime Minister and then twice as Prime Minister Quote: "I do not want a common coward to become the next leader of our nation" - Tymoshenko after Yanukovych failed to appear for their TV debate...
...Haitian officials disagree. Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive lashed out at the group as "kidnappers" who "knew what they were doing was wrong," although he later conceded the group might have been misguided. Still, authorities are dubious about the Americans' qualifications, and are certain that the group did not have permission to take the children out of the country. It also appears that many of the children were not orphans at all, but were placed in the care of the U.S. church group after their families were promised they would have a better life...