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Editor’s note: This poem, by the PDN’s Duane M. George and Jojo Santo Tomas, was first published Dec. 24, 2000, in the Pacific Daily News. Here it is again.

Editor’s note: This poem, by Opinion and Sports Editor Duane M. George and reporter Jojo Santo Tomas, was first published Dec. 24, 2000, in the Pacific Daily News. Here it

And joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey. even though the president is going to speak directly to the american people tonight, he asked senate democrats today to delay their vote on authorizing u.s. force against syria to give him quote, some time to work things out, according to senator dick durbin, possibly into next week. the united nations security council was supposed to be holding an emergency meeting on syria right now but moments ago, the russians reportedly pulled out. senior international correspondent nick payton walsh joins us from the u.n. nick, what happened? we were on this marc...

Council, the u.n. cannot galvanize the world to act as it should. >> let's talk with cnn's nick paton walsh at the u.n. nick, talk about the u.n. mandate that is just simply out of reach for the u.s. >> reporter: well, what you heard john kerry delineate yesterday was how simply a russian veto here at the united nations historically meant that all syrian resolutions here are blocked, that the u.s. really never gets its way here, and that's certainly i think what has been blocking any progress in the past few days in the u.s. mind. we have a complicated time table ahead of us here because, as y...