Word: spectrum
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...reminder, too, that Tip O'Neill's adage about politics being local applies overseas as well. Two of the countries on his itinerary - Israel and Britain - are likely to see changes in government in the near future, so Obama made a point of meeting with leaders across the political spectrum. You could also see their domestic political concerns at work in how those foreign leaders approached Obama. Sarkozy, for example, has been under sharp criticism at home for his pro-American posture; it certainly didn't hurt him to be seen swooning over the only American politician whose motorcade through...
...placebo intravenously to 15 autistic adult patients; afterward, those who received oxytocin were better able to decipher emotions in tone of voice. Moreover, these improvements in social awareness lasted for nearly two weeks. (In 2006, Hollander filed a patent for the use of oxytocin to treat symptoms of autism spectrum disorders; the request is still pending). Investigators at Mount Sinai have also found that oxytocin nasal sprays enhance autistic patients' ability to interpret facial expressions...
...here's something all Americans - except maybe Exxon shareholders - should be able to agree on, regardless of where they fall on the green spectrum: more renewable power would be a good thing. Greens support alternative energy, like wind or solar, because it helps de-carbonize our energy supply and reduce pollution. Skeptics support it because with rocketing fossil fuel prices - and the U.S.'s increasing dependence on oil imported from less-than-friendly regimes - renewables can offer homegrown, politically safe price relief. It's a win-win in a world that seems ever more zero...
Running against Washington is the oldest play in the book; even Presidents up for re-election have been known to try to run as outsiders, and rookie candidates should be optimistic about where voters fall now on the change-vs.-experience spectrum. It's worth remembering what usually happens to amateurs who are ambitious enough to think they can vault to the top of the political pile: they end up acting just like the professionals who are already there. But maybe this year really will be different after...
...trip comes at a time when Obama's Iraq stance is being criticized from both ends of the political spectrum. Republicans say the fact-finding trip is merely for show, given Obama's commitment to troop withdrawal, which he repeated in a speech July 15. McCain noted that Obama gave the speech about his plans for Iraq and Afghanistan "before he has even left, before he has talked to General Petraeus, before he has seen the progress in Iraq, and before he has set foot in Afghanistan for the first time. In my experience, fact-finding missions usually work best...