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...when] we have small town halls or we have round tables like we had this morning, whatever the venue, the message is going to be the same: that somebody needs to be fighting for America's families in Washington. We've got to stop having the agenda set by special interests and lobbyists, and I'm the person who's best equipped to bring that change about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama on His Veep Thinking | 8/20/2008 | See Source »

...anything, it has reinforced my belief in American exceptionalism. One of the things that happens when you live overseas is you realize how special America is - our values, our ideals, our Constitution, our rule of law, the idea of equality and opportunity. Those are things that we often take for granted, and it's only when you get out of the country that you see the majority of the world doesn't enjoy those same privileges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama on His Veep Thinking | 8/20/2008 | See Source »

...sure it makes sense to talk in those terms. I think it's inevitable, partly because of technology, partly because of travel, migration patterns. I do believe that America has a special role to play in trying to lift up a set of ideas, a set of rules of conduct for countries that aren't imposed by force but by example. I think our economy has helped to provide a template for other countries, our judicial system has helped to inspire other countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama on His Veep Thinking | 8/20/2008 | See Source »

...likely have any easy time of it. Local news reports in Tskhinvali contend that Georgian special forces were burning Georgian villages to create the impression that Russian forces were allowing ethnic cleansing. "The Georgians destroyed everything," said Alan Khosayev, 28, as he watched workers clear a destroyed Georgian tank from an intersection in Tskhinvali. "Now we'll have to rebuild it. I don't know where the money will come from to rebuild South Ossetia. Probably from Russia." Certainly the Russian forces are broadly seen as saviors among the Ossetians: graffiti on the side of one building read, "Thank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fanning Ethnic Flames in Georgia | 8/20/2008 | See Source »

...There's been wide consensus for a long time in France that when the right times come, the army must be used - even if the price to pay for that will be the loss of soldiers," says François Heisbourg, special adviser to the Foundation for Strategic Research in Paris. "Once the shock of these deaths eases, people won't ask whether we can stand the losses - we obviously can. Nor will it be whether this is a legitimate and important war for global stability - it is. Debate will focus on how we get down to business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France Firm After Afghan Deaths | 8/20/2008 | See Source »

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