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...word of advice: cheer up. It's precisely because Obama intends to pursue a genuinely progressive foreign policy that he's surrounding himself with people who can guard his right flank at home. When George W. Bush wanted to sell the Iraq war, he trotted out Colin Powell--because Powell was nobody's idea of a hawk. Now Obama may be preparing to do the reverse. To give himself cover for a withdrawal from Iraq and a diplomatic push with Iran, he's surrounding himself with people like Gates, Clinton and Jones, who can't be lampooned as doves...
...first round of voting on Thursday, Royal finished first with 43%, versus 34% for Aubry and 23% for Benoît Hamon, a candidate from the party's left flank. Hamon then threw his support behind Aubry for tonight's runoff. That suggests an Aubry victory, but the polarizing powers of both women make predicting the outcome difficult. "Because of that - and because the outcome will be close to 50-50 - I believe the eventual winner will have an extremely difficult time unifying and leading what is an extremely riven Socialist Party," says Pascal Perrineau, director of the Center...
...support of Green and Communist Party voters who resent the PS's recent drift toward the center. However, it's uncertain that Delanoë's more moderate but now angry supporters will back Aubry in sufficient numbers to deny Royal - especially with Hamon splitting the party's left flank. So in the immediate wake of the Reims congress, the PS remains a party in search of a unifying leader, a popular program, and a credible strategy for winning back nation power. Sound familiar...
...through thick and thin though? No matter how much the Democrats might like striking deals with McCain, in the end they would be planning his demise in the next election. Meanwhile, given his age (72) and the long history of mistrust between McCain and the Republican right, his other flank would be in danger too. Conservatives would probably demand a steady stream of vetoes of Democratic legislation, and any failure to deliver would strengthen his younger gop rivals. The McCain-Palin relationship would be Washington's answer to King Arthur and Mordred...
...goal in the past two games, and Giammanco, junior Kwaku Nyamekye, co-captain Luke Sager, and sophomore Robert Millock have formed a formidable defensive team. In midfield, Harvard has enjoyed strong play from juniors Brian Grimm and Adam Rousmaniere. Sophomore Alex Chi is a workhorse on the left flank, and senior John Stamatis will look to support the striking combination of Fucito and junior Andre Akpan. Fucito leads the team with six goals despite having had off-season surgery. Clark has tried to rest Fucito for the latter parts of games when possible, but it is unlikely that he will...