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...obvious why the economy is trumping race? Even racists worry first about their jobs and mortgages. But more seriously, are TIME and the rest of the media creating an issue that doesn't really exist? Barack Obama has proved his ability to reach out to a broad spectrum of U.S. voters. He didn't win the Democratic nomination on the votes of people of color alone. Lenny Bernstein, Asheville...
...admire Gilbert's ability to "quietly" endure her father's views; some of us cannot reach that level of mature acquiescence. We give in to our political passion, albeit childishly. I waited until my McCain-lovin' parents left town, then put Obama signs all over their front lawn. True, there was a verbal barrage when my father returned, stunned by the signs of Obama love. But for this 40-year-old liberal, it was well worth it. Jennifer Loman, CHICO, CALIF...
...Verbatim" [Oct. 20]. It simply isn't true. Measures of income generally show that poverty has fallen by as much as 20% over the past seven or eight years. One reason has been that employment rose considerably during the mid-2000s; another is that social-assistance programs now reach 12 million South Africans. It is true that inequality seems to have increased, but that is because of the rising incomes of the wealthy and the professional and managerial classes. Alan Hirsch, PRETORIA...
...might be able to sign a cap-and-trade energy bill - though it would hurt him with gop conservatives. He might be able to please the right with some judicial appointments - but that would hurt him with Democrats. He could please hawks by rattling his saber at Iran and reach out to doves by using his credibility as the son and grandson of admirals to cut some Pentagon waste...
Whichever group eventually claims responsibility, they are not alone in their frustration with the state government. After the bombs went off, an angry group of people vented their frustration over the time it took for help to reach the dozens hurt by the blasts. When the police and fire brigade arrived, the mob pelted them with stones and set fire to government vehicles. Singh, the police official, said he was hit with one of the stones and required three stitches in his leg. The central government, too, is treating this attack as a significant blow to its attempts to improve...