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July 14, 2008

Knock Mugabe of his perch

RABAT, Morocco, July 14 (UPI) -- African leaders, led by South Africa's Thabo Mbeki, have blathered diligently and said nothing about the disgraceful conduct of…
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June 20, 2008

Stirring Political Potpourri

PARIS, June 20 (UPI) -- It might be game, set and match for Barack Obama, but the United States is still not out of domestic…
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June 4, 2008

Obama’s vice presidents

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, June 4 (UPI) -- He didn't deliver in New Hampshire. But on the last day of the primary calendar in South Dakota…
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May 12, 2008

Of Kings and Kingmakers

BLOIS, France, May 12 (UPI) -- I met Lord Holme of Cheltenham five years ago in Prague. He was the chairman of the English College…
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May 8, 2008

Hardly a done deal

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, May 8 (UPI) -- Most Europeans see the U.S. presidential election as a done deal. They are quite surprised. They were convinced…
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May 5, 2008

Suprising Pragmatic Danes

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 5 (UPI) -- Danes are the ultimate pragmatists. They are more reserved than the Swedes, less gregarious than the Norwegians and of…
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April 17, 2008

Tbilisi’s European yearning

LONDON, April 17 (UPI) -- Arriving in Tbilisi's modern airport still has some feel of arriving behind the Iron Curtain. The drive to the British…
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March 20, 2008

Misreading Howard Dean

TBILISI, Georgia, March 20 (UPI) -- I grew up in a U.S. military community overseas, straddling German and U.S. society. I was a student leader…
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March 5, 2008

Momentum won, momentum lost

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 5 (UPI) -- Ohio was on my mind as I began my day with my laptop being stolen between Brussels and Amsterdam. It…
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February 26, 2008

President-to-be Obama

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Dear Mr. President-to-be: On Jan 28, just a week before Super Tuesday, I co-hosted a dinner with 25 guests at a…
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