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...attention in recent days has shifted to Crowley and the police force, who struck back saying that the officer was not a racist and that Gates had behaved inappropriately at the scene—leaving Crowley no choice but to arrest the professor. Crowley has insisted he will not apologize to Gates...
...really didn’t want to have to take such a drastic action because I knew it was going to bring a certain amount of attention, unwanted attention, on me," Crowley said in a recent television interview. "Nonetheless, that’s how far professor Gates pushed it and provoked and just wouldn’t stop,” Crowley said...
...Moore spent one recent morning hosting a forum on small-business financing in an auditorium deep in the sprawl of greater Kansas City. Constituents weren't asked to declare their political affiliation, but given the audience demographics - Kansas business owners - Moore could be confident that a number of them were Republicans. For an hour, panelists demystified Small Business Administration paperwork and shared tips for landing loans from local banks. Then the Congressman invited questions...
After the forum, I spoke with Nichols, the jewelry designer, and no surprise: she's a Republican - with a keen understanding of Moore's political situation. Republicans outnumber Democrats in Kansas, but in recent years they have been more interested in internecine combat than in fighting the opposition. Splits over issues like abortion and creationism opened the door for Democrats like Moore and former Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius to win moderate GOP votes by focusing on education, the environment and economic development...
What effect will this have on East Africa? A recent World Bank report found that countries experience 1.3% economic growth for every 10% increase in high-speed Internet connections, but sub-Saharan Africa has some unique challenges. Only 5.9% of Africans are connected to the Internet, and most are in North African countries such as Egypt and Algeria. That compares to 26.9% for the rest of the world. To put those numbers in perspective, consider this: Just 17% of people in sub-Saharan Africa have access to electricity...