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...speech I planned to deliver, I would have spoken-too easily, too dismissively-about how previous Presidents pursued a mistaken policy of seeking "stability" in the Middle East, which resulted in the terrorist attacks against us. I would have implied that my aggressive promotion of democracy was the only alternative to the failed policies of the past. But that would have posed a false choice. Stability is, after all, our goal for the region. And we have learned, sadly, in recent years that the mere act of holding an election does not create a democracy. Indeed, in many countries...
...never been so outraged as when I read this profile. I am a child of a Cuban emigrant whose life was destroyed by the revolution. Another family member was tortured under orders from Raúl for protesting the actions of the Communist Party for 10 years. Mascareñas should have spoken with people who have experienced the actions of Fidel and Raúl; she needs to get the whole picture...
...more than just a homecoming. Obama is using his Africa trip - after South Africa he will visit Darfurian refugees in camps in Chad - to strengthen his foreign policy credentials. A member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he has spoken out against the South African government's confused response to the HIV/AIDS crisis and urged Kenya's government to be more transparent and end corruption...
...Jeff Probst The tribe has spoken: Survivor's 13th season, set to begin Sept. 14, has drawn ire for grouping teams by race. Host Jeff Probst defends the choice. The show has divided previous teams by gender and age. Why separate by race...
Even though Beyoncé includes Encore for the Fans--really just a spoken-word intro to Listen, a song from her upcoming motion picture Dreamgirls (Don't ya just love cross-promotion?)--B'day holds up because the bulk of the songs aren't about her or you or anything at all. Get Me Bodied has no hummable melody, a title I don't understand and a chorus that repeats "Can you get me bodied/ I wanna be myself tonight." But set to a double-Dutch rhythm by producer Swizz Beatz, with lots of hand claps and whistles and maybe...