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Blunkett was asked why the Republican Party has become so prominent in the United States while in England, a party that represents the opposite end of the ideological spectrum—the Labour Party—has risen to power...
Winston just joined the Spee last fall and has already risen...
...three years ago, claimed to have looked into the eyes of his Russian counterpart and "gotten a sense of his soul," deciding that Putin was a man he could trust. But for many other Western commentators from all ends of the ideological spectrum, Putin is more akin to a risen ghost from Russia's nasty past. His government's relentless campaign to squelch political opposition and silence independent media; its hounding of the "oligarch" business tycoons whose control over vast swathes of the economy create a potential alternative power center; and the clumsy brutality of his campaign against Chechen separatism...
...started out by making some symbolic appointments--the city's first female fire chief, the first female police chief, the first openly gay chief of staff. He cut his own pay in the face of an estimated $330 million budget deficit. He had a 63% favorability rating (which has risen barely 3% since the gay marriages began). "He had already ingratiated himself a little with liberals," says San Francisco pollster David Binder. "Politically, he didn't need to do any more...
...He’s got the proven track record,” Mazzoleni said of Grumet-Morris. “He’s played very well each year down the stretch. He’s risen to the challenge before, and we have to go with that right...