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(Strategic Forecasting Inc.) Kosovo, Russia and the West
2007 saw the resurgence of a long-dormant issue: independence for Serbia’s breakaway province of Kosovo. The tiny region is a key pressure point on the fault line between Russia and the West.
The subject of independence for Kosovo is re-emerging as a serious issue. The West seems intent on […]

45th Democratic National Convention is in Denver, 25-28 August; there are 4,049 delegates (including super delegates).
The Law of Unintended Consequences comes back to bite the Democrats. That the Democratic National Committee decided to punish two upstart states who wanted to flex their muscle by moving their primaries up seemed like justifiable retaliation for their defiance […]

See also U.S. Presidential Campaign: Candidates & Issues and U.S. Campaign 2008
May 16
John McCain Trades Straight Talk for Unadulterated Fantasy
Arianna Huffington: In a speech this morning, John McCain hopped into an imaginary time machine and took us all to the year 2013, offering a sneak peek of what the world will look like at […]

See also Democrats: Phantom and Super Delegates
May 8
Back to Michigan and Florida
The rules committee plans to meet May 31 to resolve the issues with Michigan and Florida, both of which violated D.N.C. rules in holding their primaries earlier than the party allowed.
The Clinton campaign has argued for months that not seating delegates from those […]

We talked about the moon which made me think about Odysseus who must have spent a lot of time looking at it as he was trying to find his way home. We are trying to find our way out of the energy problem and are looking at the moon again. We talked about nations being […]

More and Photos on Wednesday-Night.com
BRAVO! BRAVISSIMO! to Beryl Wajsman and the team - including Wednesday Nighters Anthony Philbin, Robert Galbraith, Julius Grey and Brigitte Garceau (the latter we presume is tasked to keep them out of trouble) - of The Metropolitain. The speed with which the concept has become a […]

See also Democrats: Phantom and Super Delegates and U.S. Primaries: Florida
May 8
Back to Michigan and Florida
The rules committee plans to meet May 31 to resolve the issues with Michigan and Florida, both of which violated D.N.C. rules in holding their primaries earlier than the party allowed.
The Clinton campaign has argued for months that not seating […]

Indiana 84 delegates
North Carolina 134 delegates
May 6, 2008
May 7
Clinton Takes Indiana by Slim Margin; Obama Wins North Carolina Decisively
Senator Barack Obama won a commanding victory in the North Carolina primary on Tuesday but fell short in Indiana as Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton prevailed by a narrow margin.
The night’s results injected a […]

See also The Economy - What went wrong and what’s next? and Global Monitoring Report and World Hunger

US blights Asia outlook
Emerging Markets - 5th May 2008
By Steve Garton
The credit crunch has not yet played itself out, and Asian economies are not immune from the effects of falling export revenues, leading financiers insisted this weekend. […]

Dear friends/Chers amis!
You are invited to attend the second ever - Wednesday Night salon - west coast edition on Wednesday night May 7th. You are all fabulous fascinating (and busy!) people who are passionate about the world we live in and the people who surround us. I hope you will be […]