Obama is off and running in his post-election plans. He's announced that Rahm Emanuel will be his chief of staff. Despite promises of transcending party lines and working across the aisle, Emanuel signals a decisively partisan start. But don't take my word, take Paul Begala's statement about Eman...
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Posted by
Hoa Quach
· 9:07 pm
· Government & Politics
With less than two weeks away from the closing of the 2008 election, talk about Sarah Palin running in 2012 is already hitting the blogosphere.
In the Netherlands, Michael van der Galien writes it is obvious the Republican Party has already set plans for the next presidential election.
“But the fact ...
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Andrew Sullivan chimes in on the future of the Daily Show in a post-Bush era. Apparently, some people don’t think it can survive - that they simply can’t or won’t take on an Obama presidency.
I think this grossely misunderstands what the Daily Show is about and who it targets.
My sense i...
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Here's a quick look at how the press in the Middle East — arguably the region likely to be most affected by yesterday's U.S. election — interpreted the news that Barrack Obama is on his way to the White House:
“No declaration of support and no promising statements can diminish the fear many...
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Posted by
Suzanne Lehn
· 1:42 am
· Mauritius
Like much of the world, France held its breath on the night of the election. It woke the next day happy and elated. Bloggers from France and throughout La Francophonie, however, understand that the road ahead for President Obama is long and difficult. Read what's on their minds.
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My Reflections on the American and Canadian elections and the future under this new political landscape October 14 Canadians went to the polls and November 4 Americans went to the polls and at the end of the day Stephen Harper of the Conservative Party and Barack Obama of the Democratic Party wer...
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Harper, Obama have 'warm exchange' in congratulations call: PMOThese leaders have far more in common than most people think. I am quite sure relations will be strong between these two great leaders. Tuesday will prove to be a great day for both Canada and the United States. It is likely that the...
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Why did no one tell this person America is a capitalist country?...
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Posted by
John Liebhardt
· 2:54 pm
· Globalization · Government & Politics · Media & Internet
Those of the left, right, center, communist or socialist blocks all agree about one thing: The failure of the mainstream media in its coverage of the road to the White House. Is this merely post-election griping? It can't all be. What issues afflict the mainstream media?
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Posted by
Simon Maghakyan
· 1:43 pm
· Activism & Protest · Civil Rights & Ethnicity · History · Human Rights · International Relations · Law & Justice
African-American politician Barack Obama’s White House victory is seen as their own triumph by many in the world. But what does the marginalized and invisible world – the Fourth World – think of America’s first multicultural president? Indigenous peoples offer watchful hope for change; many adopt the spirit of “Yes we can.”
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