Column: Losing sight of bigger picture with black-and-white labels in a grey political system |
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From an early age, Americans are conditioned to see the world in sharp contrast - black-and-white labels in a society where the reality is many shades of gray. The details, the subtleties? Well, those be damned. |
WASHINGTON (AP) — From an early age, Americans are conditioned to see the world in sharp contrast — black-and-white labels in a society where the reality is many shades of gray. The details, the subtleties? Well, those be damned. Look at Walt Disney World, which attracts visitors by reducing a.... |
Caption: Former Pope, Benedict XVI. Vatican Ambassador says Holy Spirit will pick Benedict XVI’s successor. By Paul Obi and Sheriff Balogun with agency reports. About 115 Catholic cardinals across the world will converge today on the Vatican City to begin the search for a new pope in the next two.... |
In churches and family homes, in parks and on buses, Kenyans of all faiths gathered Sunday, praying for peace during and after Monday’s elections. At the African Inland Church in Jericho, a suburb of the capital, Nairobi, Reverend Joseph Ndebe told 400 Christians that by voting, Kenyans were showing faith in their country. |
http://www.vanguardngr.com/ OBVIOUSLY, the rumors of his purported death in an Indian hospital that was awash in the mainstream and social media until his sudden appearance last week must have damaged his self esteem and caused preventable anxiety and political tension for the good people of Enugu state. |
Ann Marie Hourihane. Last Thursday, the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize was awarded at a reception at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Iveagh House on St Stephen’s Green. I would be failing in my duty to you if I did not report that things were kind of quiet. There was no Government Minister present. |
Polls show a tight race ahead of Kenya's election tomorrow. Across the country, average Kenyans are vowing there will not be a return to the ethnic clashes that marred the country's controversial 2007 vote. |
ROME, Vatican City, March 3 (UPI) -- With St. Peter's square silent this weekend, tourists were left to wonder who will be the next pope -- and whether or not he would join Twitter. |
Lech Walesa, the Polish democracy icon and Nobel peace prize winner, has sparked outrage in Poland by saying that gays have no right to a prominent role in politics and that as a minority they need to “adjust to smaller things.” Related Stories Video: Polish women save bus passengers after driver.... |
There were signs Pope Benedict may step down as early as 2005; a look back on an unusually pope-less Sunday |
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