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...presidential candidate, Barack Obama talked about the issue of health care, but it is unlikely that the average voter understood what he intended to enact if elected. In any case, it would be difficult to argue that his victory last November earned him a clear mandate for the major overhaul of the system he now plans. (Read the transcript...
...leadership, at least in the way that it's understood in the U.S., is not an idea--or even a word--that travels very well. It's remarkably hard to convey in French, while Germans routinely go through linguistic contortions to avoid reminding themselves that the natural translation of leader is Führer...
...earning off the drug trade, corrupt officials in Afghanistan and Pakistan are earning even more. It's going to be very complex for the U.S. and for the international community, for NATO, to find reliable and trustworthy partners to work with. I don't think that it is widely understood how high up the corruption goes within the Pakistani government, particularly within their military and intelligence forces...
Another official familiar with the matter says Panetta "understood the political context in which this whole thing unfolded, and recognized that there would be heat on this - even if the program never amounted to much. When something's not adequately briefed to Congress, unlike a fine wine, it doesn't get better with...
...simply followed existing precedent in joining the panel ruling that New Haven was right to deny white firemen promotions when enough minorities had not passed an employment test. She also sought to assure senators she'd remain open-minded on gun laws and pledged that she quite clearly understood that foreign laws are not applicable in the United States, even if she has an interest in studying them. Following a strategy first developed by now Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts when, as an aide in the Justice Department, he helped prep Sandra Day O'Connor for her confirmation hearing...