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...hard-line cleric Ayatullah Ali Khamenei, the ultimate font of religious and political power in Iran, and exists in many ways apart from the rest of the Iranian government. The Guards' activities are often a thorn in the side of Iran's Foreign Ministry, which is forced to repair the ruptures in Tehran's diplomatic relations. Nevertheless, the IRGC has been one of Iran's main instruments in projecting power and influence over the past few decades. It has its own army, air force and navy. And it is known for actively supporting militant groups like Hizballah in Lebanon...
...Nicolas Sarkozy: the former Interior Minister, Sarkozy faces a major problem with the children of immigrants, many of whom will be voting for the first time in this year's race, after denouncing immigrant rioters as "scum" during nationwide disturbances in 2005. So, his party, the UMP, sought to repair some of the damage by chosing as its song "Mon pays France" (France, my country), a hip-hop track laid down by a young party activist. Unfortunately for Sarko, the kids were not amused. "Unbearable," writes blogger Cédric on fluctuat.net. "The chorus hurts my ears...
Boston College law professor Kent Greenfield, who organized an alliance of law schools to fight the military’s policy regarding openly gay service-members, said outside the house that “a Barack Obama presidency would do more to repair our broken reputation in the world than anything or anyone else...
...Marketed in boardrooms, convention centers, basketball arenas and political rallies, the name Giuliani (pronounced ka-ching!) has been used to sell concepts like public safety, the repair of bankrupt companies and the ability, as Kipling put it, to keep your head when all about you are losing theirs. In a word, the Giuliani brand stands for leadership: the one-word title of his book and the mantra of his staff members...
...Johnny Lau, 35, an advertising worker taking a cigarette break beneath a campaign billboard for Alan Leong. In Mongkok, on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong harbor-and one of the most densely populated tracts of land on the planet-Rex Lau, 37, who is working in a bicycle-repair shop, echoes the sentiment. "Donald Tsang is doing okay," he allows. But then he adds a rider. "But he basically listens to what people in China want. It's like you have a say, but you don't really...