It has been a long time since I last brought up politics. I avoided it mostly because it was just getting far too attention already in the media. But I thought I'd bring it back up just to set the stage for the November election... Hillary Clinton is done for all practical purposes (although she is still claiming that she will win!) and I think it is important to go back and look at where she went wrong. At the start of this race, she was the favorite and everyone expected her to push her way straight into the White House. What happened? Here is Time Magazine's explanation of her mistakes...but challenge yourself to find out more and figure out for yourself where she went wrong!
And so that leaves us with Obama vs. McCain... if you're already tired of politics, I am sorry to inform you that it is only going to get worse. From now until November, all you will see, hear and breathe will be Obama vs. McCain so in the spirit of that here is a short article previewing the presidential race from a new source I started using called the Economist (for those of you who do not know, the Economist is considered one of the most reputable news magazines in the world. If you want to really be considered up-to-date and current on your world knowledge, check out the Economist!)For those of you who could care less about politics, here is the latest in the world:
China's massive earthquake! This was truly a tragic event and the consequences are still unfolding slowly but as of now well over 15,000 people are dead and many many more have been affected. Here is just a brief article summarizing what is happening... But of greater significance is also the Chinese government's response. America has always criticized their government (many times unfairly... I'd say most times) but this is proving to be an example of their progress and strength...
Bomb attacks in Jaipur! It is sad but terrorism is on the rise in India and there are more and more of these attacks taking place. This could be a simple effort by terrorists to rev-up India's religious conflict but hopefully the country is able to remain united and work together to overcome such cowardly acts... The article is just a summary of what happened in case you didn't hear and while I try to avoid trivial articles like this, I thought it would be of interest to many because of how close it is to home...
I promise that there will be more to come really soon! No more long gaps....
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