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...national level. News hit the blogosphere about a conference call in August arranged by the White House and National Endowment for the Arts with a few dozen artists. Those who saw the meeting as a step toward a full Obama-administration takeover of an organization meant to uphold artistic integrity, a veritable propaganda machine for the president, cried “fascism.” In a statement, NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman responded, claiming that the “call was not a means to promote any legislative agenda and any suggestions to that end are simply false...
...really not that important to us. We think what they did was wrong, to intervene in the domestic affairs of another country. While they speak of democracy, they chose to side with a minority in our country whereas democracy means the rule of majority. Those who actually seek to uphold democracy should at all times uphold the rule of the majority although the majority of Iran doesn't really need specifically Mr. Obama's support nor the support of any other government for that matter. It is not an important topic to bring up in talks. We are just saying...
...breath. Clinton's visit focused on the present and on progress. At a Police Training Academy on the outskirts of Monrovia, she said, "In the past, some elements of Liberia's police force betrayed public trust. For too long the police undermined the rule of law, today you must uphold...
...leaders of the 1979 revolution accepted Khamenei as their leader in spite of his selection by the Assembly of Experts. Khomeini was too ill at the time to understand the implications of making Khamenei Supreme Leader. Their mistrust, the opposition believes, was justified. Khamenei has failed to uphold Khomeini's legacy, turning the country into a military camp run by the Revolutionary Guards...
...humanity in Sudan's Darfur region. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the A.U.'s chief, said the ICC, based in the Hague, represents a "new world terrorism" and blamed prosecutors for targeting the continent. Several African states, including Botswana, have expressed discomfort with the A.U. declaration and said they would uphold ICC orders...