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...funding for vocational education programs, ensure inner-city schools have adequate facilities, and provide recovery grants for those still reeling from Katrina. Our nation’s corporate leaders should do their part by providing incentives for employees to improve their education levels by offering vocational programs, and should seek to create a meaningful diverse work environment. The highest educational institutions in this country should harness the power of their faculty and students to find innovative solutions to one of our most vexing and pervasive problems...
...believe in both sides of this debate. I believe that there is a truth to be ascertained through careful attention to the various facts presented. I also believe that through seeking the truth, there is a compromise to be found regarding the historical legacy of this period. However, debates that seek to ascertain the truth must be informed by the facts...
Despite endless discussion, however, internal skepticism still remains about our intention to address the problems of the black community. The grassroots activists among us question the motives of those who seek opportunities in the corporate world, while the pragmatists argue that only by accessing the levers of power can we have real impact. After countless debates, we have resigned ourselves to the fact that each will choose his or her own path in advancing the cause...
...setbacks in Afghanistan and Lebanon - the Bush Administration has lately been recasting its Middle East policy: Gone is the bold talk of spreading democracy through the "creative chaos" and "birth pangs" unleashed by the Iraq invasion and other violent episodes; in its stead, we are told, the Administration is seeking a new united front with "responsible" (i.e. U.S.-allied) Arab regimes and Israel to help counter the extremist camp of Iran, Hizballah and Hamas. In this new narrative, Iran is cast as the major regional threat and also, increasingly, as an agent of chaos in Iraq. To help enlist...
...Saudi position appears to reflect a broader view among Arab regimes that no good can come of the U.S. approach of avoiding engagement with significant regional players simply because it would prefer to keep them out in the cold - isolating Hamas, for example, simply makes it more inclined to seek help from Iran. Saudi Arabia wants to limit Iran's influence in the region, but it knows that influence cannot be ignored or eliminated...