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People call you a decent man. But politics is not always a decent game. In the right and tumble world of Greek politics, is decency an effective political strategy? I've been in politics for quite a few years, it's getting close to 28 to 29 years. So the fact that they call me decent after 29 years shows you can be decent in politics. There is this concept of politics as a dirty game. It's a difficult game, but it doesn't have to be dirty. I think this is what we need to bring to politics...
Greeks describe their new Prime Minister with words like decent or humane. In the brutal world of Greek politics, though, those aren't always compliments. Despite PASOK's overwhelming victory last year, Papandreou's elevation owed much to the self-destruction of the governing center-right New Democracy Party. Opponents dismissed him as Yiorgaki, or "little George." (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...lesson in toolishness characterize the newest episode of the Ivory Tower. Forgotten what’s come to pass this year among the Kenya-visiting, insect-swapping, star-crossed lovers of the HUTV soap opera? Get caught up and get the low down on Episode 3 right here...
...only people in the world of the Ivory Tower who don’t seem entirely captivated by Dooley’s charm are Rob, his friend Mel (Caroline R. Giuliani ’11), and Nikki. Nikki? That’s right, Gillen says Nikki is “not entirely sure what she wants...
...Until now, Chancellor Angela Merkel's new center-right government has steered clear of calling the Afghan mission a "war," given the German public's deep loathing of the concept. But this started to change in February when the government came up with a new way of describing its mission, saying German troops were now engaged in a "non-international armed conflict." Then came zu Guttenberg's admission that the 4,300 German soldiers currently on the ground are actually engaged in what the rest of the world generally considers a war. "In the past, the Afghan mission was sold...