MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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BBC News, May 25, 2011
President Obama has told British politicians that, despite the rise of new global powers, the time for US and European leadership "is now". He said the influence of the US, UK and allies would remain "indispensable," in a speech in Parliament on the second day of his UK state visit. But he said that leadership would need to "change with the times" to reflect economic and security challenges.....
....he rejected arguments that the rise of superpowers like China and India meant the end for American and European influence in the world. "Perhaps, the argument goes, these nations represent the future, and the time for our leadership has passed. That argument is wrong. The time for our leadership is now," he said.....
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By Patrick Wintour, Guardian.co.uk, May 25, 2011
The president redefines the role of the US and its allies with a stirring speech to both houses of parliament in Westminster Hall.
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by artappraiser on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 9:46pm