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...bought the entire James Bond collection compressed onto three DVDs, but I’ve been trying to find something under the pirated, superficial materialism that has saturated far too much of Shanghai.In my search for authenticity, I quickly found a group from whom, collectively, one should never seek advice: expats. These men and women come from all over, and are united by their love of Shanghai (which gives you reason to pause). The expats—seemingly unsuccessful at life and love in their home countries and normally conspicuous at night as they troll the bars with cocky smiles...
...give a damn about any slight, perceived or otherwise, of Senator Hillary Clinton or her backers by Obama or his staff [Aug. 18]. America needs a Democrat in the White House. We need Obama's intelligence, his willingness to seek diplomatic solutions and his patience. Soothe your own bruised egos. Relax the clenched jaws. Pay your own bills. Above all other matters, work hard to get Obama elected in November. John Gambardella CUNDLETOWN, AUSTRALIA...
...Just look at me! It's not unusual to meet Obama supporters who say the simple fact of electing him would move mountains, changing the way the world looks at America, turning the page on the nation's racial history and so on. He is the change they seek...
...hearing. John McCain's campaign will not be any more dazzled. In a sense, the question of Obama's preparation hinges on data that are still being gathered, because his greatest accomplishment is this unfolding campaign. For a man given to Zen-like circularities - "We are the change we seek" - the best proof that he can unite people to solve problems might be his ability to unite them to win an election...
...radical picture. In press releases and website articles, AIM calls Davis "Obama's Communist Mentor," although by the time they met, Davis had been out of politics for decades, and "mentor" may exaggerate his role in the young man's life. Still, it's clear that Obama did seek advice from the old man and that what he got was undiluted. "You're not going to college to get educated. You're going there to get trained," Davis once warned Obama. "They'll train you so good, you'll start believing what they tell you about equal opportunity...