Monday, April 06, 2009

All about barbie in the nutcracker

Politics and educators just do not mix (The New Straits Times)

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:03:33 -0700
SHOULD teachers be allowed to wade into politics? That question was unexpectedly raised at the Umno general assembly by Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein a fortnight ago.

Obama kicks off a new global era

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:49:37 -0700
Filed under: Economy Usually, words do not have the same impact as deeds. But in the case of the recently-completed G-20 summit, words and symbolism may end up rivaling the most important deeds. President Obama went to the summit to convey the start of a new era, and by most measures, he succeeded. The new era is characterized by a United States that listens as well as leads, that appreciates and develops its relationships with its allies in Europe and around the world, and that seeks to f