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...world will need more than divine intervention to end the food crisis that has ripped across the planet during the past few months. Prices for almost every staple food - rice, wheat, maize, sugar, milk - are soaring at rates of inflation not seen on such a global scale in a generation, resulting in hoarding, widespread food shortages and fears of outright famine in the world's poorest countries. Rice prices have nearly tripled since January, reaching $1,000 per metric ton last month in India. Wheat has doubled in price in a year and jumped 25% in just...
...record $667 million worth of food for donations last year; about 80% of that was spent in developing countries to buy produce from small farmers. But even farmers in poor countries are holding out for more money. Traders in Cambodia and Sri Lanka recently broke agreements to sell rice to the WFP because they "preferred to sell it where prices were higher," says WFP spokeswoman Brenda Barton...
...More than just a convenient foil for Republicans, Rice is extremely smart and cunning. She will not say something to the press that will get McCain in trouble. She will probably win her debates by means of her cold intellect. The Democrats may not be able to find a vice presidential candidate who can match Rice in her time-tested conservative foreign policy expertise. With her deep public policy background as a National Security Advisor to President Bush and then Secretary of State, Rice has the credentials to lead the country at anytime should the need arise...
...Finally, Rice will give Republicans something to get excited about. Since when have Republicans had a young and energizing candidate? Her novelty will engender Obama-esque press. Because Rice is not the obvious choice for vice president, many will be captivated. In this modern age where the media and the photo-op are pivotal, Rice will keep the Republican Party on the airwaves...
...According to Republican insider Tom Senor, “Condi Rice has been actively, actually in recent weeks, campaigning [to be McCain’s running mate].” While McCain was on the camping trail, The New York Times asked him about this. He claimed that thus far he has “missed those signals” for a McCain/Rice ’08 ticket. But a few minutes later he added, “I think she’s a great American, I think there’s very little that I can say that...