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When Americans think of shared destinies, most think of Europe. When Asians think of shared destinies, they think of America. America has done more than any other country to assist the remarkable transformation of Asia. Asians are aware of this. Curiously, most Americans are not. America has accumulated vast reservoirs of goodwill in Asia. From the mayors in China to the entrepreneurs in India, from the scholars in Japan to the economists in Indonesia, from the bankers in Hong Kong to the public servants in Singapore, there is virtually an entire army of American-trained Asian minds leading Asia...
...Though the political parties have collected vast amounts of voter information in their secret databases, as your article pointed out, sometimes they don't realize that a person has died. My mother continues to receive her Republican Party membership card and pleas for donations, even though she died almost two years ago. I returned several pieces of mail and wrote deceased across the face of the envelope. I finally sent one back with the message "She's dead. Do you get it?" Still, her mail from the G.O.P. continues to arrive almost weekly. Maybe, since deceased voters have been known...
There’s no such thing as a free war. Putting aside the vast human costs of the war in Iraq, the latest news to leak out from the White House suggests that the financial costs of the war promise to remain astronomical for at least another year. And while the disclosed 2005 price tag will no doubt ruffle the feathers of even the staunchest hawks, we do not believe that the fiscally explosive nature of the war in Iraq ought to impact America’s resolve to win the peace there. In our estimation the intangible cost...
...health-care woes is not to create another government agency but to change our illness-based system to a wellness-based system that would reward Americans for staying healthy. Every health-care professional must make a stronger effort to get our children, overstressed adults and seniors into the vast array of wellness, nutrition and exercise programs. While Barlett and Steele may have good intentions, their solution will do nothing to improve the health of this country...
...woes to go on for an extended period, they could slow the continuing, rapid ascent of Zucker, who in his three- plus years of running NBC's entertainment programming failed to develop any real comedy or drama breakout hits. Since May he has overseen all NBC Universal's vast TV properties, including news channels CNBC and MSNBC; thriving cable networks like Bravo, USA and Sci-Fi; upstart Spanish-language network Telemundo; and the Universal TV studios. Along with his business-side colleague Randy Falco, Zucker is considered a favorite to succeed NBC Universal CEO Bob Wright...