The American Presidential Election 2012: Anybody's Guess |
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| Authors: | SHIRLEY WILLIAMS |
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| Institution: | Former Liberal Democrat Leader in the House of Lords, co‐founder of the Social and Democratic party (SDP), board member of the International Commission on Nuclear Non‐proliferation and Disarmament (ICCND) Commission and advisor on nuclear issues to Gordon Brown. |
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| Abstract: | The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States in November 2008 was an electric moment for the whole world, a shock in the course of history. The world's most powerful democracy had chosen a black man from a humble background, grandson of a Kenyan peasant who had risen to be a cook in the British Army. It was a truly amazing reaffirmation of the equal opportunity for all that is the stuff of the American dream. Shirley Williams examines the upcoming election and the players. |
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