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Certainly we have good examples, colombia, because of courageous leadership. Im not seeing a lot of democracy flourishing in venezuela or cuba, from that standpoint. Can you help me out in terms of what youre talking about . Theres no doubt that democracys not flourishing in cuba. And its part of the president s effort to pursue a new approach to see what more we can do to help the cuban people begin their own political opening. As we look back over the last several decades, whats important to remember and acknowledge about our hemisphere is this was a region that was largely ruled by authorit...

Stake here than just details. Theres a conflict of vision behind many of these cases. There is a form of modern liberalism that says only the individual in the state israel. Israel. Protect individuals against oppression by other social institutions. Then there is the approach i would call principled pluralism. That says a community of communities that allows people to seek a vision of the good consistent with the common good is a positive thing. It has a positive value. I do think it really matters what perspective what political philosophical perspective you bring to these issues. I come fro...

Both sides of the aisle who have gone out of their way to make me feel welcome, to help me navigate the sometimes confusing rules and traditions of the senate, and for assisting me in making the most of my time here. One thing that i did note for certain when i arrived here in june was that i wanted to use my time as effectively as possible. To the extent that i have, i have so many of my colleagues to thank. The senior senator from new jersey, who will soon have to break in another new senator from our state, has been a very supportive colleague, and i truly appreciate his willingness to assi...

By 2003, 3000 people. You can see the proportion. Side. As the economic a Significant Impact on the country in relation to health care, education, social work. It has a decade of dictatorship. The present government has slow decisionmaking. It is a manifestation of countries new democracy. It is not the most effective system because there is no opposition party. All of the parties have his editions in cabinets and in parliament. You have to get the buyin of everybody for any system for any declaration to put in place. A very adverse dictatorship in dictators usually create regulations and proc...

The appropriations debate and with regard to Defense Authorization moving ahead. Two other issues we are following, one is Homeland Security grants. Were still working off a system built 10 years ago. We need to move to system 2. 0 or 3. 0 and get more sophisticated about the grant funding. The last one would be veterans. A lot of folks are coming back from the theater about how do you get them employed. The government is famous for silos. Governors have been taking the lead in saying we need to work ,o break down these silos combine data and information so we can best help and assist our vete...