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...increasingly under fire. In recent weeks, cuts in fuel subsidies have sent usually quiescent Malaysians to the streets in protest. More citizens are criticizing the government's race-based affirmative-action system, which gives Malays privileges in everything from university places to government contracts. (Anwar has promised to reform the system should he come to power.) The ruling alliance has lost its usual cohesion. At one point in mid-June the Sabah Progressive Party, a tiny coalition member, even called for a parliamentary vote of no confidence against the Prime Minister. Abdullah, who is being blamed for the governing alliance...
...best serve the campaign by example. Obama has already copied some smart tactical moves from Clinton's 1992 bid. After securing the nomination, he made symbolic statements to defuse cultural and defense issues that have been Democratic liabilities in the past--just as Clinton did. On welfare reform, capital punishment, faith and national security, Obama has taken positions intended to match his Republican opponent's or even outflank him on the right. One decision the Obama camp has yet to address, however: How big a speaking role should Clinton have at the convention...
...court will remain the same for the foreseeable future--four liberals and four conservatives, with Kennedy in the middle. In that case, Roberts' success in promoting bipartisan unity may make the difference between a Supreme Court that declares war on Obama's domestic agenda--from health-care reform to a national response to global warming--and a court that is content to get out of the way of a Democratic President and Congress. Maybe that's why Obama is already sending bouquets to the Roberts Court: even if the Chief Justice isn't his new best friend, Obama may soon...
...France officially took over the six-month presidency of the European Union from Slovenia on Tuesday, and the irrepressible Sarkozy has promised an action-packed program covering issues from immigration and global warming to farm reform and defense. No doubt he also hopes his moment in the E.U. spotlight will put France back in its self-assumed position as Europe's creative motor and political soul...
...There are too many issues on the French presidency agenda," said Hugo Brady, of the London-based Centre for European Reform. He warned that instead of overextending himself - and trying to resolve the irresolvable Lisbon Treaty morass - Sarkozy should limit himself to a few key policy issues that the E.U. can rally round...