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...McCain?s statement that he follows ?the philosophy and traditions of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan? demonstrates that he is either uninformed about history or is counting on the ignorance of others. Although it is true that all three former Presidents were Republicans, Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt were social liberals whose political ideology had far more in common with today?s Democrats. If McCain feels compelled to call on the ghosts of former presidents to bolster his conservative credentials, he can keep Reagan on the list but if he values historical accuracy, he ought to replace Lincoln...
...Statement from the CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTRY rejecting $100,000 in U.S. relief aid in the wake of Hurricane Gustav and calling instead for an end to economic sanctions...
...really just got acquainted,” said English professor and Council member Louis Menand in an e-mailed statement. “The wine and cheese were good...
Palin has a predictably homespun answer. "As the mother of five, I know how to multitask," said the governor in a recent statement. But it's clear that Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell, 46, will pick up a number of executive functions while Palin - midway through a four-year gubernatorial term - multitasks elsewhere...
...That may be wishful thinking. Pakistan's army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani, condemned the ground attack in a harshly worded statement released just hours after Mullen's statement, saying, "The sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country will be defended at all costs." He said there is no question of any agreement or understanding with the American-led Coalition in Afghanistan in which it is allowed to conduct operations on the Pakistani side of the border and that the current trust deficit between the two countries would lead only to more problems. Pakistani tolerance is diminishing for civilian casualties inflicted...