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...nomination this late in a national campaign, an achievement that clearly resonates among residents of this community, long a nerve center for black intellectual and cultural life. Volunteers say that win or lose, his candidacy has been a game-changer. "We're going to have a newfound respect for formidable politicians of color," says Yvonne Durant, 55, who has been coming to the office since Monday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harlem Split on Clinton and Obama | 2/1/2008 | See Source »

...blocks down 125th Street, Harlem's main artery. But his effect on her candidacy has come into question. To many in this community, the former president's recent jabs at Obama's record felt like sucker punches. "Bill Clinton is perceived in this community now, with all due respect, as a racist," says New York State Senator Bill Perkins, one of the few members of the Harlem political establishment campaigning for Obama. Luther Smith, an opeative in the Clinton campaign's field office, concedes that "many people had questions" about the former President's comments. But he shrugs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harlem Split on Clinton and Obama | 2/1/2008 | See Source »

...last November's election, an apology was one of Labor's key campaign promises. "Simply saying that you're sorry is such a powerful symbol," said now-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, "powerful simply because it restores respect." Opposition Indigenous Affairs spokesman Tony Abbott said Jan. 30, "We are skeptical as to what a formal apology will achieve... I think it would be fair to say we don't regard this as anything like the highest priority in indigenous affairs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Australia Learns to Say "I'm Sorry" | 2/1/2008 | See Source »

...falls into the sure hands of wide receiver Plaxico Burress.While it is often tempting to root for the Dark Side, most of us relate better to the redeeming qualities of the underdog who compensates for a lack of talent with a surplus of heart and determination. Most of us respect someone like Burress—the Giants’ best receiver all season despite his inability to practice because of a bum ankle—more than someone like the Patriots’ Rodney Harrison—a player whose desire to get an edge...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AMOR PERFECT UNION: Giants Believe In Power of "Maybe" | 1/31/2008 | See Source »

...still a chance for his candidacy to exert a powerful influence on the direction of the country, as long as enough people are willing to vote for him. We are lucky enough to live in a democracy that gives us the right to vote for the candidate we most respect. It’s time we started exercising that right...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Don’t Forget Third Parties | 1/31/2008 | See Source »

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