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...Senator Obama’s dogged pursuit of ethics reform, like his commitment to broadening participation in his presidential campaign, represents the promise of an Obama administration. It is time that we move past traditional ideologies, past petty squabbles, and on to the genuine issues with which Americans are concerned. There is so much more our government can and should do. We don’t just need a strong leader—we need a visionary. Barack Obama offers pragmatic means for America to dream again...
...TIME 100. He has just completed his first term and during the past five years has successfully expanded China's reach around the world, building a good image of China's peaceful rise. But Hu's remarkable economic achievement also encourages the Chinese people to accelerate political reform. I believe he will consistently promote democracy throughout China's political system, although the pace will be slower than the growth of the economy. His wisdom and confidence in handling internal and external affairs are assets that will help him achieve more than expected. Di Wu, Singapore...
...highly theological text, or, to put it more precisely, a Christological one." He acknowledges the rabbi's point that Jesus is offering the Jews a transformation rather than a continuation of the Torah but maintains that the trade-off is worth it, provided Jesus is not merely "a liberal reform rabbi" but "the Son." That Neusner and other Jews regard that very Sonship as a deal breaker does not bother him much. "It would be good for the Christian world to look respectfully at this obedience of Israel," he writes, "and thus to appreciate better the great commandments" as universalized...
...people were "taken off the street and into permanent housing." (A 2007 update, due out soon, will show that shelter beds now make up less than 40% of the homeless care system, down from 60% in 2003). But groups such as ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), a 37-year-old advocacy organization for low income families, complain that such numbers are too small to make much of a dent in a massive problem...
Seidel's candidacy could also pose a challenge to freshman councilor Craig A. Kelley, an outspoken critic of both City Manager Robert W. Healy, Cambridge's chief executive, and his fellow councilors. Kelley and Seidel share much of the same political base: middle-class, progressive voters concerned about education reform and environmental issues...