Pundits Praise Clinton’s Speech : “Democracy doesn’t have to be a bloodsport”

BILL KILLS Thursday 06 Sep 2012 “The hoarse whisperer” stupefies his audience Last night, another aging superstar strode onto the stage at a convention, preceded both by mounting anticipation from the crowd and the chewed lower lips of campaign aides who were kept in the dark about his speech till the very last minute. The…

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Brainy and Flawed Presidential Candidate

  The Gingrich     WASHINGTON – We’re licking our chops. If it was just for the serious matter of electing the “leader of the free world,” as they say (albeit less and less), the possibility of seeing Newt Gingrich become the Republican nominee for the November 2012 U.S. presidential elections would be just fine…

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Understanding the Occupy Wall Street movement: A primer

Understanding the Occupy Wall Street movement: A primer Occupy Wall Street, the amorphous series of demonstrations that are reshaping the political debate in many major American cities and in countries around the globe, entered its second month on Monday. Here is a primer to understanding the movement that has mobilized hundreds of thousands of people…