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...place in history is still a matter of speculation, the resurgence of Russia is not. It isn't clear whether Russia will become a full-fledged democracy, but it is already much freer than countries like China. It is no accident that svoboda - freedom - is a much celebrated word in Russia today. Pedro Paulo A. Funari, Head, Center for Strategic Studies, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil...
...When it comes to domestic policy, no one has a better sense of when to compromise, “triangulate” (a word no one should be afraid of), and fight the good fight when this is what is required to get the job done. Only Hillary’s unmatched combination of Executive, Congressional, and political experience, in addition to an entire career dedicated to resolving of the major domestic issues of our time—medicine, education, poverty—is suited to get the job done...
...sets him apart from the rest of the Democratic field. That difference is his emphasis on change as the unifying theme of his campaign. Certainly, other candidates in recent weeks have attempted to appropriate the theme of change. In Saturday’s Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton used the word “change” 23 times; John Edwards used it 14 times...
...players has been banned for three games on charges of racism. The Australians accuse Indian bowler Harbhajan Singh of calling Andrew Symonds, the only non-white Australian player, a "monkey." Though the two on-field umpires did not hear the slur and though Singh vociferously denies he used the word, the match referee (who adjudicates in such disputes) said that he was "satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that Harbhajan Singh directed that word at Andrew Symonds and also that he meant it to offend on the basis of Symonds' race or ethnic origin...
...Australians were appalled when Indian crowds made monkey noises at Symonds during a recent tour of India and senior Aussie players thought they had an agreement with the Indians that such behavior would not be tolerated on the field. But Indian commentators and former players argue that the word "monkey," even if it was used, is not offensive in India, where it is often used to mean "impish" or "mischievious" and where the monkey God Hanuman is a hero...