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"Should Democrats reach 60 seats, their ability to block a Republican President's agenda, or support a Democratic President, would be greatly enhanced. Hence, the prospect of keeping all of the seats they currently hold and adding 10 is what the Democrats hope for this year. How likely is this prospect?"

"Ultimately, the new President of America will be judged on his ability to either support or demolish the pillars of global apartheid. Being a nominee of the Democratic Party doesn’t guarantee automatic allegiance to values of justice and much of the pronouncements made by Obama thus far do not signal any hope that his reign will be any different to George Bush’s or for that matter, Bill Clinton’s."

"The U.S. can have the greatest democracy in the world, but we are far from it. After the election is time for people to get organized and demand it. On so many issues, the U.S. strives to be a “more perfect union,” it has now become more evident that we need to strive to achieve our goal of a real representative democracy."

"One of the signs of the coming of the Mahdi revealed by the Prophet (saas) is a rise in economic difficulties and grave economic recession."

"The world media did commendable job by giving even-handed coverage to massive protests against India’s continued occupation of Kashmir. The people of Kashmir made their voices heard throughout the world that they want a just and dignified peace that guarantees total freedom from foreign occupation and alien domination. The world watched. The people across India watched, surely with a sense of dejection. After all, that is India planning to conduct, yet again, a fraudulent and gunpoint election? Not only will such poll be absolutely sham, but utterly immoral, too."

"Reagan promised the moon, knowing full well that he could not deliver on his promises in full. He promised to enlarge the military, cut taxes, and balance the budget. Impossible! But he sold it as a master salesperson and later used the imbalanced budget process to defend his unwillingness to support social progress and programs for the disenfranchised."

"In fact, it’s possible that Obama could win a clear victory in the popular vote while McCain manages to claim enough electoral votes to move into the White House. Crucial to such an outcome would be Missouri (which, as the Times notes, “has been a bellwether in every White House race during the last century except 1956”). Is taking that risk worth the satisfaction of getting a couple percent of the vote for Ralph Nader for president in 2008?"

"The choice testifies to a basic flaw in McCain's character. He chose her because of the needs of the moment - to revive a flagging campaign and surprise the media, while appealing to the most primitive strata of American society. He jeopardized the future of the country for momentary expediency."