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...what's in your heart? Previously, you've sounded like a right-wing ideologue. My view would be that in the last nine years the Labour government has seen the state as arguably the sole provider of services. In fact, [former Finance Minister] Michael Cullen has given a number of speeches in which he's said it's only the redemptive power of the state that can provide successful outcomes. Well, quite simply, my government wouldn't support that. We do believe in the engagement of the private and NGO sectors and their ability to provide solutions to problems...
...Jakes dismisses the idea that race played a role with black voters. His view may be racially sensitive and politically correct, but it fails to explain why more than 95% of blacks voted for Obama. I find it difficult to imagine what factor other than racial solidarity could have produced such overwhelming numbers. Andy Horvath, Elverson, Pennsylvania...
...world is striking. From ngos like Médecins Sans Frontières and Greenpeace, to the actions of two scruffy (but very, very rich) Irish rock stars, Europeans have been in the forefront of the movement to put a human face on globalization. (Read world leaders' view of Obama...
...great thing about blogs, in my view, is that they share the voice of e-mail. It's a genuinely new literary form, which, at its best, combines the immediacy of talking with the reflectiveness of writing. But many readers may be reaching the point with blogs and websites that I reached long ago with the Sunday New York Times Magazine--actively hoping there isn't anything interesting in there because then I'll have to take the time to read...
...succeed at modern diplomacy, it helps to take the long view. As word trickled out that President-elect Barack Obama was considering Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, Clinton was on the phone with the President of Pakistan. Asif Ali Zardari was calling with a long-overdue thank-you. Back in 1998, when Zardari's late wife Benazir Bhutto was powerless and out of favor with the United States, the then First Lady had received her at the White House, over the objections of both the State Department and the National Security Council. Bhutto eventually regained her influence, and before...