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Zakaria: Obama for President | Newsweek Voices - Fareed Zakaria
It has become fashionable to lament the state of presidential politics and decry the tenor of campaigns. But in fact, this election has been a pleasant surprise. In the last debate, as the candidates discussed their respective health-care plans in some detail, the danger was that the American ...
Fareed Zakaria
newsweek.com — Fareed Zakaria was named editor of Newsweek International in October 2000, overseeing all Newsweek editions abroad. The magazine reaches an audience of 24 million worldwide. He writes a regular column for Newsweek, which also appears in Newsweek ... (more) Fareed Zakaria
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Zakaria Endorses Obama
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Fareed backs the Democrat on substance, especially foreign policy. Then this: I admit to a personal interest. I have a 9-year-old son named Omar. I firmly believe that he will be able to do absolutely anything he wants in this country when he grows up. But I admit that I will feel more confident about his future if a man named Barack Obama became president of the United States. ...

A bit about activism . . .
The Reaction — ... state of Republican affairs. That will continue. Please note that most Americans are good and principled people*, and that we still have our senses of humor#. It is heartwarming, also that all rich men are not greedy, including T. Boone Pickins and Warren Buffett. Anyone have any good ideas for more things activists can do this week? Bonus reads: Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria's great article, "Obama For President#" Bill Moyers Journal,"Media Consolidation: A ...

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