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Commentary: Obama waffled on torture — and looks weak
Like so many politicians I have known, the man we elected president wants to be loved. He wants to be loved passionately and daily by the 69 million who voted for him and even some of the 60 million who voted for John McCain.
ANC on course for South Africa landslide
South Africans waited on election results Thursday in a ballot that the ruling African National Congress party appeared on course to win in a landslide.
Beating victim ‘not full of hate’ as he recovers
Nearly a year after being beaten into a coma, Bryan Steinhauer said Wednesday he does not hate the Serbian basketball player witnesses said brutally assaulted him. “I am not full of hate; hatred kills progress,” he said.
Dieters’ Self-Control: Why You Make Bad Choices
On the list of things we’re supposed to do but generally don’t, nothing ranks higher than eating well. And no wonder, considering that they keep changing the rules on us.
Clinton: Pakistan in danger
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that Pakistan is in danger of falling into terrorist hands because of failed government policies and called on Pakistani citizens and expatriates to voice more concern.
S. African vote tests ANC’s grip on power
The ruling African National Congress is expected to win Wednesday’s elections in South Africa by a landslide, but polls predict it might lose its two-thirds parliamentary majority. The ANC has gained votes in every election since 1994, but a new player that threatens the party’s grip on power has entered the fray. The ANC is also dogged by corruption and is accused of failing to deliver services to the poor.
Lesson for Africa from global economic crisis
If there is one thing that Africa can learn from the global financial crisis it’s that the West doesn’t always get it right, Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai told CNN. “It sends a message that anyone can make a mistake
Columbine left its indelible mark on pop culture
The massacre of students and a teacher within the seemingly safe hallways of Columbine High School reverberated so strongly that its reflection can be found in the creations of multiple artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers over the past decade. “It wasn’t the first school shooting, but it became the extreme case,” said Robert Thompson, founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University
Debunking the myths of Columbine, 10 years later
What do you remember about April 20, 1999? If you recall that two unpopular teenage boys from the Trench Coat Mafia sought revenge against the jocks by shooting up Columbine High School, you’re wrong