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Douglass came away from the meeting deeply moved and resumed recruiting. What most impressed him was Lincoln's honesty and sincerity--"there was no vain pomp and ceremony about him ... In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color." He sensed a kindred spirit in Lincoln, someone "whom I could love, honor, and trust without reserve or doubt." The respect was mutual; Lincoln regarded Douglass as "one of the most meritorious men, if not the most meritorious man, in the United States...
...Calif. A former military Chief of Staff, Defense Minister and Premier, Lon Nol ended the 1,000-year-old Khmer monarchy by overthrowing Prince Norodom Sihanouk in 1970 while he was out of the country. Although Lon Nol's republic was propped up by American military aid, it proved unpopular, corrupt and too weak to resist the forces of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, who after seizing power killed an estimated one million Cambodians (out of 7.3 million). Shortly before Lon Nol fled to asylum in the U.S., he said, accurately, "If the other side took over, they would...
...former member of the Young Communist League who served as Britain's Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, a committed pro-European appointed by one of the E.U.'s most Euro-skeptic countries. He played a central role in the British Labour Party's makeover from an unpopular assemblage of hapless lefties to the formidable vote-getting machine it has become. But Mandelson is also notoriously Machiavellian and polarizing, well-known for using anonymous briefings to favored journalists to advance himself and trash his enemies. He can be quite taken with his own grandeur. Says a longtime associate...
...meaning of the rejection. "No" voters didn't have much in common: French socialists feared the constitution would hasten the advent of "Anglo-Saxon" free markets; Dutch conservatives were angry about immigration and their lopsided contribution to the E.U. budget. Voters of all stripes just wanted to give their unpopular governments a kicking. Their main gripes include persistent high unemployment and low growth in much of Europe. That stagnation fuels a fear of the future, of which the E.U. has become a major symbol...
...series of moves largely orchestrated by China has pricked Hong Kong's democracy bubble. Beijing has become savvier about dealing with the city, seemingly taking into account public opinion even as it increasingly calls the shots. In March, the Chinese leadership nudged Hong Kong's aloof and deeply unpopular Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa, into resigning. That paved the way for Tung's No. 2, Donald Tsang, a gregarious, astute career civil servant with the common touch. Beijing has publicly backed him as the best man to run Hong Kong?even though some of the city's pro-China leaders...