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Hillary Clinton Courts Bill's Friends for Help NewsMax.com Time and again they have reached out to those same activists and others in early voting states, inviting them to White House events, appointing them to administration posts, and generally remembering them on holidays, birthdays and at important moments in their lives. .... maintaining and strengthening those bonds is also smart politics, and both Clintons are superb players. ...... New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairwoman Kathy Sullivan points out that her state has changed considerably since the Clintons first campaigned there. ...... The current top five Democrats in the state - governor, two members of Congress, the state Senate president and House speaker - were not politically active in 1992, Sullivan said.
CNN Hires Clinton Operative as 2008 Presidential Polling Unit Men's News Daily Opinion Research Corporation, however, was recently acquired by InfoUSA a company controlled by one Vinod Gupta, a very active Clinton supporter (of Hillary as well as Bill). .... Gupta is so enamored with the Clintons that back in his native land, India, he has built little monuments to his favorite American politicians in the form of the “Bill Clinton Science and Technology Center” and the “Hillary Rodham Clinton Mass Communication Center” for the Gochar Intermediate College, Rampur Maniharan, India.
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Black Leaders Wary of Obama Powerful black activists in the U.S. remain surprisingly cool to a White House run by African-American Senator Barack Obama. .... Jesse Jackson, the first black candidate to run for president, declined to endorse Obama ...... Al Sharpton ... said he was considering another presidential run in 2008 and observed about Obama: "Right now we’re hearing a lot of media razzle-dazzle. I’m not hearing a lot of meat, or a lot of content. I think when the meat hits the fire, we’ll find out if it’s just fat, or if there’s some real meat there.” ..... singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte said America needed to be "careful” about Obama .... veteran civil rights leaders "are basically jealous. They’ve been toiling in the trenches for decades, and along comes this son of a Kenyan farmer and suddenly he’s measuring the drapes in the Oval Office.” ..... "The unexpected coolness between the old civil rights guard and the new Democratic hopeful has added an intriguing twist to the budding rivalry between Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton, who hopes to emulate her husband . . . in attracting support from black voters.”
O’Reilly-NBC War Heats Up The war of words between Bill O’Reilly and NBC is getting nastier. ..... Bill O’Reilly has now charged that "NBC News has gone sharply to the left.” ...... The Fox News host recently told his radio audience: "They are an activist network now. They hate Bush across the board.” And O’Reilly told NBC’s Andrea Mitchell during an early January interview: "I’ll admit it. I don’t like you guys.” ....... He added in an interview that O’Reilly "really does toe the party line more than I ever have.” ....... the cantankerous talking heads are also showmen who know that a bench-clearing brawl can be good for ratings ........ He called the O’Reilly-NBC feud "mean-spirited and incredibly entertaining.” ....... O’Reilly’s animosity toward NBC is largely fueled by his dislike of MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann, who faces off with the "O’Reilly Factor” at 8 p.m. and has been gaining in the ratings. ...... Olbermann’s show "Countdown” was up 60 percent in the fourth quarter compared to a year earlier, although with 656,000 viewers, it still lags well behind O’Reilly’s show, with 2.04 million viewers. ....... Olbermann has often bestowed his "Worst Person in the World” award on O’Reilly. ....... O’Reilly’s agent called Jeff Zucker, chief executive of NBC’s television group, urging him to tell his MSNBC commentators to back off ....... O’Reilly for his part refuses to mention Olbermann by name. But he did say that "an NBC commentator” had stated that "President Bush is allowing Americans to be killed in Iraq for money and other insane stuff. Unbelievable.”

The Media's Barack Obama Love Affair National Ledger included him on a list of 20 "Leaders and Revolutionaries." ...... one of Obama's opponents in the primary, Illinois' Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, called him "The Tiger Woods of the Democratic Party." .... senior Senator from Illinois, Dick Durbin, who started an online petition urging Obama to run for President ....... Together, the Democrats and their media allies have created a kind of hysteria. ...... made an unsuccessful campaign for a U.S. House of Representatives seat in 2000 (losing the Democratic primary to a former Black Panther)
Obama a hit as he honors King Chicago Sun-Times Obama said money sent to rebuild Iraq should be spent to rebuild Harvey, the one-time murder capital of the south suburbs and a town besieged by accusations of police corruption and political cronyism. ....... "Some folks here in city hall think that maybe the office that they possess is because they are so special ..... I know you all have noticed I have kept a low profile
Obama inches closer to announcing Chicago Tribune adding a "very" to the "soon" in his assessment about when an announcement would come. ..... an emotional keynote speech to celebrate Martin Luther King's birth. ....... a widening circle of political advisers and hiring new staff in key primary states, leading political analysts to surmise that he is about to formally launch a presidential bid. ....... "I don't think that whatever my political plans are, (they) are comparable to the heroic struggles that he went through, and I don't want to draw false parallels." ........ weighing issues such as his personal safety and loss of privacy ...... King looked beyond his own personal needs and safety, Obama said, for a larger meaning and a larger purpose. ....... Obama's star power overshadowed Rev. Jesse Jackson, Gov. Rod Blagojevich and an assortment of other political leaders and civil rights activists ....... "A new president… He's in the house," Jackson said to thunderous applause from the crowd of an estimated crowd of 1,600. ....... Jackson introduced Obama as the junior senator from Illinois "who is on the verge of making a decision to further the dream."
Obama: 'The Torch Has Been Passed' NewsMax.com Obama received a standing ovation at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition's annual King scholarship breakfast when the Rev. Jesse Jackson introduced him with an approving reference to the Illinois Democrat's presidential aspirations. ... "It's a long, nonstop line between the march in Selma in 1965 and the inauguration in Washington in 2009," said Jackson ...... "I've gotten a little attention lately, but the fact of the matter is all I do is stand on the shoulders of others." ....... He noted that King was six years younger than he is now when he was assassinated in 1968 at age 39. ....... : "Some folks were surprised I was coming to Harvey. But as I recall, Dr. King wasn't hanging out in Manhattan, Dr. King wasn't hanging out in Beverly Hills. We'd do well to remember that before he was a leader of men, he was a servant of God." ...... he also has hired policy, research and press staff for a campaign to be run from Chicago
Some 'regular black folks' are Obama fans, some not Chicago Sun-Times
Obama ready for top job Rockford Register Star Obama has much more understanding of the world than Bush did in 2000 and even more than Bush does now ..... Bush didn’t even know where Iraq was when “elected” president .... How about an Obama/Clinton ticket?

Arabs look to link Iraq, Mideast deal San Jose Mercury News Moderate Arab governments plan to tell Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice they will help Washington stabilize Iraq if the U.S. takes more active steps to revive a broad peace initiative between Israel and its neighbors ...... widespread Arab feelings that a lasting Middle East peace cannot be achieved as long as Israel doesn't reach a settlement to hand over lands it occupied during the 1967 Mideast war to the Palestinians, Syria and Lebanon. ...... the "Arab Peace Initiative," which was unveiled at an Arab summit in Lebanon in 2002 and calls for Israel to withdraw from all territory occupied in 1967 in return for full recognition by Arab countries. ..... Arab diplomats said Mubarak's views - shared by other key regional leaders - will be presented forcefully to Rice when she meets with Arab foreign ministers in Kuwait. ...... leaders of the region's heavily Sunni Muslim nations aren't eager to help the Iraqi government, which is dominated by Shiite Muslims and deemed too close to the hardline Shiite regime in Iran.
Obama Says He Will Announce 2008 Presidential Intentions `Soon' Bloomberg Obama will set up an exploratory committee this week. ...... Obama's announcement may come within three weeks

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1. Column - Manager's Workshop: Tough Bosses ..... "Tough bosses are tough to deal with, period. They subject you to various circuitous and veiled mind games, unpredicted and unexpected changes of topic, and befuddled and baffling questions designed to bamboozle because they may have no answer whatsoever. They pose menacing, nerve-racking challenges to both your attention span and your ability to read between the lines of their unspoken intentions. Tough bosses are in your face. They issue more than their fair share of crotchety and cantankerous commands during head-to-head encounters."
2. Surviving Corporate Politics Part 2: Keeping Up Appearances ... ..... "Especially in large companies, where there is constant personnel movement, keeping up your appearance is a full time task...... "
3. How do you survive the politics at work? @ workopolis.com ..... " The politics where I work are driving me crazy. I got off on the wrong foot with a few people here and now I can't get anything done. Is there anything you can do to get back in the good graces of corporate politics? ..... Every organization has people who get stuff done without knifing anyone else in the back. Keep your eyes open for these people and learn everything you can from them...... Ironically, politicians have it easier than the rest of us. They run for office only every two, four or six years. The rest of us have to play politics virtually every day."
4. Office Politics & Corporate Power Structures ..... " ...tips and tricks on the fine art of office politics .... "
5. Politics Comes with the Office ..... "Politics don't only make for strange bedfellows, they can make for uncomfortable work situations ..... the deeper the infrastructure and the older the company, the more chance of facing corporate politics ..... in today's highly competitive, ever-changing business arena where jobs aren't for life, office politics flourish ..... internal conflicts, rivalry disputes and other volatile situations ..... "Even if you are a person who takes no active part in [office] politics knowing how the game is played means that you stand a good chance of surviving the depredations of those who undertake the lifestyle of cubicle warfare." ..... "All politics really boils down to is the play of human interactions at work that can make your job either easier or more difficult," write co-authors Ronna Lichtenbrug and Gene Stone in their book Work Would Be Great If It Weren't for the People. "Being a good office politician means that you know how to turn individual agendas into common goals." .... Start with your boss. Part of everyone's job is learning how to make the boss look good. Learn what the boss expects from your performance and then evaluate ways in which you can add more value to the team. If advancement within the organization is a priority for you, knowing the answers to these questions is important to becoming more politically savvy: Do you work in a department that is integral, i.e., adds profitability, to the organization? Can you measure, in numbers, the results of your work? Is your boss a team player? Does he or she have the power to make decisions that affect your goals? How is your boss perceived within the organization? .... "Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.""
6. Phoenix IT&T Consulting... Media & Newsroom > Corporate Politics ... ..... "Politics isn't limited to Parliament House. It is alive and well, eating away at the soul of every organization ..... Managing politics minimizes stakeholder negativity so it's important to involve stakeholders at all levels, from the business owner to perspective users, he said. "It is critical to have face-to-face discussions rather than relying on e-mails and phone calls.""
7. Racial discrimination and harassment at work ..... "Direct discrimination .. if, because of your race, you are treated less favourably than other people who are in the same circumstances, this is direct discrimination ..... If you feel you are being harassed or discriminated against, do something about it and don't let the situation fester. ..... Note down all the behaviour that offends you in a diary. Record the date, time and place and the names of any other people who are there. If the harassment is affecting your health, causing symptoms of stress or depression, for example, go to see your doctor..... You could go to your personnel department (if there is one) and ask what are your company's procedures for reporting a grievance ..... "
8. The bully at work: Jan's story ..... "Bullying is alive and well in the ... workplace ..... 'The effects of bullying lead to a sense of helplessness, inadequacy, confusion, anxiety, tiredness, disorganisation at work, lowered self-esteem and depression.' ..... 'I'd been with the company twelve years when my new director arrived. From day one she just didn't like me. It started with her trying to win over people's regard by embarrassing me at meetings.' ..... bullying occurs continually over a period of many months. Your self-confidence becomes eroded. That can happen pretty fast...... The bully may exclude you from the information loop and threaten your professional standing. You become isolated and suspicious..... The bully may attempt to wear you down with overwork and absurd expectations. You become overwrought, jittery, and overtired. You toss and turn all night, suffer from nightmares, and have trouble dragging yourself out of bed in the morning. Your stomach is in knots, you have frequent headaches, and lose your appetite..... 'I sought the help of the HR director but he told me it was my issue: "You're single, lonely, you can't fit in, you don't have many friends." I was devastated.' .... Bullying always feels personal because it always is personal. For the bully at work, you are not really a person with feelings but an object to be manipulated and manoeuvred against. The motivations may lie in the character and personal history of the bully or they may derive from a hidden organisational agenda. Whatever the reasons, bullying tactics are always an act of cowardice..... 'The trouble is, it takes two to be bullied. The person who is being bullied begins to feel like the coward. It's a complete invasion.' ..... What can you do? 1. Trust your instincts. If it feels like bullying, it most likely is. 2. Knowledge is power. 3. Consult the grapevine. 4. Keep a diary.. 'a contemporaneous record' is very much more powerful than half-remembered events later on 5. Find your voice. Write a memorandum to the bully setting out the criticisms concisely, coldly, and clearly. 6. Stand up and be counted. "
9. Asian American Experiences with Racial and Ethnic Discrimination ... ..... "...the consequents of discrimination, the relations between negative treatment and a) physical health, b) psychological health, and c) organizational outcomes .... Asian Americans do experience racial discrimination ..... Those who experienced racial discrimination in the workplace were more likely to exhibit signs of depression and to be in poor physical health..... "
10. 16 Racial Discrimination ..... "It's unlawful for an employer to discriminate against you because of your race, when choosing someone for a job, and when deciding which staff will be: promoted; given benefits at work, such as training; dismissed; or made redundant. "
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12. Institutioanl Racism: Where Is The Prejudice In Organizations? .... why more ethnic minority staff went down the disciplinary route ..... There is a dearth of literature dealing with race and the organization.... two theories .... first, centred on cognitive processing theories, suggest that when assessing the performance of their subordinates, managers may look for information and evidence that confirms broader stereotypes (ie based on gender or race). A stereotype is defined as: 'a set of attributes ascribed to a group and imputed to its individual members simply because they belong to that group' ..... The second theory, 'in-group' and 'out-group' membership identifies two key groups within organisations .. identity groups and organisation groups (Alderfer, 1986). An identity group might be determined by its gender, age or ethnicity, whereas an organisational group is defined by task, function or hierarchy. The behaviour and attitudes of managers to 'in-group' and 'out-group' members can differ. It is argued (Danserau et al., 1975) that managers assign subordinates to one of these groups. In-group members are generally treated more favourably whereas out-group members are likely to be managed using a more authoritarian style and through contract compliance...... data show no statistically significant difference between how black and white employees view the organisation's equal opportunities policies and practices. However, ethnic minority employees are much more negative about their opportunities for career progression and about how their skills are valued compared to their white counterparts...... the decision to apply formal measures or not often had little to do with the behaviour of the individual in question, but was often based solely on the fact that they were of different ethnic origin...... White interviewees are more likely to refer to individuals' management skills and others skills, which it could be argued are more likely to be associated with more senior roles ..... Whites are more likely to be described positively than ethnic minority individuals...... It is the white interviewees that appear to be making more positive attributions of white colleagues whereas the ethnic minority interviewees show no similar pattern of response. These differences hold across a wide range of attributes...... ethnic minority individuals are less likely to be offered as exemplars of excellent performance ..... In the absence of a standard, agreed set of criteria for assessing ability to do a job, individual managers judgements about what constitutes a 'good performer' are likely to hold more sway..... Whilst a competency framework, or performance appraisal system is by no means a panacea, there would appear to be great potential benefits ..... develop an understanding of the full range of valued behaviours and develop standard and explicit criteria against which job performance is measured ..... racism can exist even where there are adequate management systems .... even in an organisation where equal opportunities are a high priority, the systems and procedures within the organisation are not beyond criticism...... need to consider not only recruitment strategies, but the organisational systems and cultures that govern our experience of work.

June 6, 2005

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Hamas Angry Over Rice Visit The Media Line
Opposition to plan surprises Bush team San Francisco Chronicle
India and Pakistan are all-weather friends Daily News & Analysis
Cabinet endorses Constitution, Maoists to join Nepal govt Zee News
Hillary meets Musharraf NDTV.com
Beckham may go sooner The Standard
Schwarzenegger takes center stage in US health reform Washington Post "We're really seeing the return of universal health coverage to the national dialogue" ....... California's Republican governor -- a budding reformer who has also crossed party lines to back a state law aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions ....... require everyone in the state to carry insurance .... Insurers would no longer be able to deny coverage based on age or pre-existing health conditions and overhead would be limited to $15 of every $100 in premiums. ...... Massachusetts, which has a population about as large as California's ranks of uninsured, last year became the first state to pass a law requiring all individuals to buy health coverage. ...... overwhelming hospital emergency rooms with very sick people who cannot pay and who, by law, cannot be turned away. ...... governors in states like Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont already have adopted plans to cover virtually everyone. ........ Schwarzenegger, nursing a broken leg from a holiday ski accident, has received kudos for bringing relevant interest groups -- doctors, insurers, hospitals, small business, unions and the Democrats that control the state legislature -- to the table. .......... Health care reform is an interlocking puzzle ... if someone tries to take their piece out, it doesn't work.
CES : HD DVD gets boost from adult film industry Computerworld
Yes, there is apartheid in Israel Arab American News through its army, the government of Israel practices a brutal form of apartheid in the territory it occupies. Its army has turned every Palestinian village and town into a fenced-in, or blocked-in, detention camp. All this is done in order to keep an eye on the population's movements and to make its life difficult. Israel even imposes a total curfew whenever the settlers, who have illegally usurped the Palestinians' land, celebrate their holidays or conduct their parades. ........ "Jewish only" roads .. Wonderful roads, wide roads, well-paved roads, brightly lit at night — all that on stolen land. When a Palestinian drives on such a road, his vehicle is confiscated and he is sent on his way. ...... Israelis are not allowed to transport Palestinians in an Israeli vehicle (one registered in Israel regardless of what kind of number plate it carries) unless they have received explicit permission to do so. The permit relates to both the driver and the Palestinian passenger. Of course none of this applies to those whose labor serves the settlers. ........ Apartheid is defined therein as an international crime that among other things includes using different legal instruments to rule over different racial groups, thus depriving people of their human rights. ....... It's OK to kill civilians, women and children, old people and parents with their children, deliberately or otherwise without accepting any responsibility. It's permissible to rob people of their lands, destroy their crops and cage them up like animals in the zoo. From now on, Israelis and international humanitarian organizations' volunteers are prohibited from assisting a woman in labor by taking her to the hospital. [Israeli human rights group] Yesh Din volunteers cannot take a robbed and beaten-up Palestinian to the police station to lodge a complaint. (Police stations are located at the heart of the settlements.) Is there anyone who believes that this is not apartheid? ....... Israel is an occupying power that for 40 years has been oppressing an indigenous people ....... We apply collective punishment to millions of people and even, in revenge-driven frenzy, destroy the electricity supply for one and a half million civilians. Let them "sit in the darkness" and "starve." ....... Shulamit Aloni is the former Education Minister of Israel.
Clinton doubts Iraqis can pacify Baghdad Tehran Times
Obama, Clinton poised to show their hands soon Kankakee Daily Journal
Top Official Denies al-Qaida Is Safe In Pakistan; Clinton Meets ... WCSH-TV
Nepal parliament to approve interim constitution Reuters AlertNet
McCain may pay a political price for supporting Bush's Iraq policy Kansas City Star
Obama And McCain Debate The Troop Surge CBS News
McCain Climate Legislation Important Step Forward NewsBlaze
India, Asean to strengthen air ties Business Standard
Iran Leader Courts Latin America Allies Washington Post
Presidents of Iran, Venezuela plan $2-billion project fund Los Angeles Times
India gets 'untouchable' top judge Aljazeera.net
Justice KG Balakrishnan sworn-in as Chief Justice of India GreaterKashmir.com (press release)
Iran's Ahmadinejad Arrives In Nicaragua For Talks Playfuls.com
Foreign Minister Says Iraq Supports New US Strategy Voice of America
China, Russia Junks US Draft On Myanmar In Security Council All Headline News
France's Sarkozy aiming to be president The Age
Will the real Sarkozy please stand up? Financial Times
Japan, China, South Korea urge N. Korea to drop nuclear plan Globe and Mail
India, Pakistan peace hopes brighter after talks Malaysia Star
Samsung, Bayanat Al-Oula lead mobile WiMAX revolution in Middle East Maktoob Business (press release) Bayanat Al-Oula plans to launch commercial services based upon Mobile WiMAX technology in four major cities; Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Makkah in 2007. Services will then be expanded nationwide. ..... lead the entire Middle Eastern region into a new era of telecommunications ...... Mobile WiMAX is the ideal solution for establishing broadband data and voice communication into the Middle East, overcoming the region’s geographical challenges. Thanks to its wireless connectivity and capabilities, an increase of Mobile WiMAX adoption is expected in other Middle East nations following the commercialization of Mobile WiMAX with Bayanat Al-Oula
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Security Council Backs Ban's Call For Political Mission In Nepal All Headline News
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Bush hits out at critics of Iraq strategy Zee News
US Embassy in Athens Is Attacked New York Times
Southeast Asian leaders form trade zone BusinessWeek
Mahdi Army lowers its profile, anticipating arrival of US troops San Jose Mercury News
Experts doubt Iraqis can make Bush plan work San Francisco Chronicle
Clinton-Obama ticket will prevail Montgomery Advertiser just as President Reagan in 1980 chose Senior Bush, who was close behind in the race, as his running mate, Sen. Clinton will eventually choose Obama as her running mate
Hillary Falling in Key State Polls NewsMax.com
Hillary's status as front-runner slipping in key states Washington Times
Senator Hillary Clinton on visit to Iraq finds situation ... Arab Monitor
Clinton, Obama poised to show their hands soon WSTM-TV he gave a hint of how his thoughts were progressing when he attended a black economic summit in New York last week, and said he owed the host, the Rev Jesse Jackson, "a great debt" for paving the way with his White House runs in 1984 and 1988.
Barack Obama 'the new Jack Kennedy' Telegraph.co.uk
Does Apple Inc have a future without Steve Jobs? Economic Times
Terrorists use Google maps to hit UK Troops DigitalJournal.com
Report: Insurgents Using Google Earth to Hit Coalition Bases in Iraq FOX News
Rescued boy was forced to call his captor 'Dad' Telegraph.co.uk
Comet puts on spectacular show MSNBC
McCain: trouble with the far-right vote Houston Chronicle
Sen. John McCain Defends Bush's Iraq Strategy MyFox Washington DC
Former aide criticizes Carter over Mideast book Los Angeles Times
As Carter Controversy Grows, Jews Resign from Center's Board Combined Jewish Philantropies Fourteen Jewish members of the Carter Center's board of councilors have resigned to protest the former president's new book blaming Israel for the failure of Middle East peace efforts. ..... passage from Carter's book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," which appears to call for Palestinians to end acts of terrorism only if Israel abides by its obligations under international law and under the "road map," a peace plan guided by the United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia. ....... The departures had been in the works for weeks as the precise wording of the letter and the exact makeup of the resigning group was hashed out. Among those resigning were a number of prominent members of the Jewish community in Atlanta........ the group wanted to bring along some non-Jews from the 200-member board. That effort apparently was unsuccessful. ........ "They are not engaged in implementing the work of the center and are not a governing board. There are more than 200 members of the board of councilors. The center's governing board is the board of trustees." ....... Jewish leaders have lashed out at Carter for claiming in recent interviews that powerful American Jews stifle free debate on Israel ...... The letter cited research by the Anti-Defamation League showing that Carter's comments, in particular his use of the term "apartheid," has energized white supremacist groups who long have claimed that Israel's supporters have undue influence over the U.S. government. ........ "It is imperative that the general Arab community and all significant Palestinian groups make it clear that they will end the suicide bombings and other acts of terrorism when international laws and the ultimate goals of the road map for peace are accepted by Israel," Carter's book states.
Senate to void pensions for convicted lawmakers Los Angeles Times
China: We need 30 million brides in 15 years maltaStar.com
China facing major gender imbalance New Hope Courier
Attack on US Embassy Revives Greek Fear of Terrorism New York Times
November 17 Group Claims Embassy Attack ThreatsWatch.Org
Google invades San Francisco, grabs Gap office space San Antonio Business Journal
On Wall Street: US soccer will struggle to be bent by Beckham The Sunday Times
Dell chairman challenges industry to go green Montreal Gazette
How Apple could fight Cisco CNET News.com
Posh bent Becks towards LA Galaxy record-breaking deal! Zee News
Improving Instead of Inventing Washington Post
• Zakaria: Even If We 'Win', We Lose Newsweek the crucial question is, will military progress lead to political progress? ....... Shiite militias will lower their profile on the streets and remain as they are now, ensconced within the Iraqi Army and police.
Dean Obama 4 America New York Observer, NY Obama blog ads are up and running. .... the same Jude Barry, for the record, who was Howard Dean's California state director
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Wolf Hitler, I mean Bitler, Blitler, Whatever

Sorry, I did not mean to. That was a typo. These white boys across the spectrum in the media really had a field day over Barack Obama's name.

These white boys can blow Barack Obama's name all they want, to their heart's content, but Barack Obama is not going anywhere.

My message to Obama is this. The American people are watching. When you are president, and if Iran or North Korea attack the US, how will you react? Will you stay cool? Will you hit back? Will you win? That is what the presidential campaigns are designed for. If it was not your name, it would have been something else. But trials and tribulations are some of the more important ingredients of a presidential campaign. This should have been expected. And better early than late. Your campaign is never going to have a Swift Boat Veterans moment. We hit back and hit back hard and fast.

Stay cool, hit back, win.

President Obama could end the careers of media titans by simply declaring them persona non grata at the White House. Wolf would be gone in 20 seconds.

Jab Geedar Ki Maut Aati Hai To Wo Sahar Ke Taraf Daudta Hai. Old Media is like the Roman Empire before its total demise.

How to hit back? How to win?

I call it 35-35-30. Barack Obama's campaign staff has to look like America, his brain trust has to look like America.

35% Non-White, 35% White Female, 30% White Male. Plus or minus 5%.

The non-whites have always been the staunchest supporters of the Democratic Party. Now they stand the chance to become its glowing core. The Matrix is designed to make that happen. The Matrix is how you bring the inner cities into the mainstream of politics.

NW, WF, WM.

What the WM might find titillating - like when Conan O'Brien makes fun of Afro hair on air, or when Wolf mistakes Obama for Osama, or when another CNN guy Jeff Greenfield suggests Obama looks like the president of Iran - will intensely solidify the NW, and if you fight back and win, you become attractive to the WF, attractive in that the WF suffer indignities on a daily basis themselves. They relate to it, but if you can't hit back, and if you can't win, you are not attractive.

Case in point, when Clinton was being demonized, being called a murderer and a real estate bad player, I never for once believed the allegations. All I was thinking all that time was, if you are the most powerful person on earth, why don't you fight back and win?

Bill O'Reilly will no longer have his number one status by the time Obama enters the White House in 2009. Who will replace him? The thing is I don't own a TV, and that will likely not change. But who?

O'Reilly is a right wing guy and he is feisty. That is why he has the ratings. A feisty progressive who does not pretend to be neutral, that is who will replace him. And it is not going to be one of the comics, although I quite like Jon Stewart. That Tim Russert guy has a pretty good show, and he is probably a good journalist, but he is not one sided enough.

Maybe O'Reilly's replacement will be in the New Media. Maybe it will not be any one personality in the New Media but many.



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CNN Apologises For Mixing Up Osama and Obama ShortNews.com, Germany - Jan 2, 2007 CNN has apologised to Illinois Senator Barack Obama for a "bad typographical error" which saw a story on the hunt for Osama bin Laden promoted with an image ...

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BBC News

CNN apology over Obama name slip BBC News, UK - Jan 3, 2007 US broadcaster CNN has apologised after mistakenly putting the name of US Senator Barack Obama as a caption on a story about Osama Bin Laden. ...

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