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February 27, 2008

Skype conference with American high school students

Aggregated from: Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead » USA

Sometime this week (or early next week) a few of us are going to be joining several high school students from Pennsylvania in a Skype conference. It will be moderated by their teacher, and it’s to help with their global studies class, so think of it as a cultural exchange as well as an educat...

February 25, 2008

an indefatigable politician - and linguist

Aggregated from: bint battuta in bahrain

So Nader's running again. He just doesn't given up - you've got to admire him for that. Away from politics, I started wondering whether he is the most linguistically accomplished candidate for US president there has ever been. He speaks English and Arabic, of course, but also Chinese, Portuguese,...

February 24, 2008

A Frustrated Hillary

Aggregated from: Ammaro.com

Barack Obama has won 11 primaries and caucuses in a row, diminishing Hillary Clinton's chances of a victory. She still has a chance, mind you, if she wins both the upcoming Ohio and Texas primaries. Overall, however, the future doesn't look too bright for her, as both of these races seem pretty clos...