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...conversation about the state of current politics my friend Dave Kang—who, like me, was a coxswain for the varsity lightweights—struck a tone that I thought out of place for a self-professed conservative. On the subjects of educational reform, shrinking the government, and reworking social security he was thoroughly confident: “privatization is the only choice; it’s a no brainer and people will see that.” I found myself taken aback. Here was a young man who had impeccable Republican credentials, and who had voted for George...
...retired in 1996, Collins won his seat. While relatively new to the Senate, she doesn't share the strong conservatism of many of the chamber's younger Republicans. For instance, she has not supported George Bush's plan for personal-investment accounts as part of his Social Security reform...
...1960s. Republicans note that Democrats had a different view of delaying tactics when they were running the Senate. Democrat Tom Harkin of Iowa has lately been one of the most outspoken defenders of the minority's right to filibuster, but in early 1995, he argued, "There is no reform more important to this country and to this body than slaying the dinosaur called the filibuster...
...Domestically, Khameini appears to realize that the challenge of the reform movement headed by current President Mohmammed Khatami has long since run out of steam. Foiled at every turn by the overriding authority of conservative clerics within the state but unable or unwilling to mount a people-power challenge to clerical authority, Khatami's movement has lost much of its ability to convince Iran's voters of its ability to secure change. Khameini appears to see little to fear - and much to gain - in allowing the lead reformist candidate Moein to run for president...
...relaunch of a reformed Arabic channel, meanwhile, could enhance al-Jazeera's standing in the Arab world. It could also help ease resistance to its English sister channel, especially considering that despite being separate entities, the two organizations will consult on editorial plans and share space and technical crews in some foreign bureaus. The Arabic channel's new managing director, Wadah Khanfar, 36, a Jordanian who had served as bureau chief in Iraq and Afghanistan, bristles at the suggestion that al-Jazeera has succumbed to the Bush Administration's demands for reform in the Arab world. "We were never...