Apr
24
By Jojo
I came across to an interesting article on the Guardian, with the Title “Whether Clinton, Obama or McCain wins it, prepare for a big letdown.”
After Clinton won Pennsylvania primary, many predicted that this is a good thing for McCain. Because Hillary did well enough to stay in the race, but not so well [...]
Apr
24
Can Hillary Make a Comeback?
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Jojo
New York Senator Hillary Clinton, as widely expected, won the Pennsylvania Democratic primary Tuesday, denying Obama, the senator from Illinois, a chance to argue the race for his party’s presidential nomination is over.
“At the end of the day, people have to decide who they think would be not only the best president, which [...]
Apr
24
Will Olympic boycott go on
April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment
Kitty XIE Rui (4)
When 15 U.S. politicians wrote in a letter “it would be clearly for you to attend the Olympic Games in China, given the increasingly repressive nature of that country’s government” to Bush, the White House said Mr. Bush would attend the opening ceremony in Beijing.
Then several demonstrators scaled the Golden Gate Bridge [...]
Apr
24
By Tia Tian Chi
Senate Clinton has won the Pennsylvania primary as she and her supporters were hoping, but the coming path is going to be tougher for her as well as the entire Democratic Party. In the important and hard-fought primary of Pennsylvania, Senate Clinton won 1,237,696 votes, 54.6% of the total, and Senate Obama [...]
Apr
24
From Darfur, with love
April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment
By Meryam
For my last post I had intended to write about something else, but I read this story and immediately wanted to share it.
Tomorrow will be the fifth anniversary of the Darfur conflict. On this occasion, a remarkable petition, consisting of over 30,000 handwritten signatures and testimonies from Darfuri refugees, will be submitted to [...]