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...past week we’ve learned that despite officially renouncing her status as a Pentecostal Christian, Palin retains that tradition’s fervor for proselytizing. In the Chicago Tribune, Palin’s own pastor envisaged the political bearing her faith might have on the United States, saying, “I believe Sarah would not live in a fragmented world,” and adding that her worldview, “that really only the Bible and the relationship with Jesus opens up,” could not simply be ‘marginalized?...
...Pitting Obama against Palin instead of McCain also places one minority against another, with possibly disastrous consequences. Comparing a woman and a half-black man feeds off ignorant minority groupings that might isolate some voters. Minority status is not merely a requisite characteristic needed for a strong ticket for each party; presidential campaigns are about leadership, not demographic groups, after...
...Since Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule in 1997, legislative elections have become an important, and closely watched, barometer of the city's unique status within China. Hong Kong's constitution, known as the Basic Law, states that the city's leaders should eventually be chosen by a direct territory-wide vote - though the timetable dictated by Beijing for such elections has often been hotly debated. For mainland China, still unnerved by the prospect of political instability, an orderly transition to full democracy in Hong Kong may provide a possible blueprint for wider political liberalization...
...city - a move some saw as an attempt to drum up support for pro-Beijing politicians. Hong Kong's government denied the athletes' visit was connected to the election. But pro-Beijing candidates couldn't help but benefit from association with the victorious Olympians. "China is rising in international status," says Joseph Cheng, secretary general of the pro-democracy Civic Party. "There's a sense of being proud of being Chinese. That certainly supports the establishment...
UPDATE (2:38 a.m.): Adams House HoCo Co-Chair Omar Abdelsamad '09 issued an e-mail to all House residents, saying that power is back on in Adams and students are cleared to return. Power is also back on in Pennypacker; the status of other freshman dorms has yet to be confirmed...