- Guto Harri
- 5 Oct 06, 04:10 PM
He packed a big punch in the ring and was as renowned for his soundbites as his boxing. would be useful in any fight. And the heavyweight legend has just entered the arena of the mid-term elections behind the Michigan governor .
She is seeking to overturn the state's ban on stem cell research which many believe could help to find a cure for Parkinson's Disease which the former boxer is suffering from. Ali and his wife Lonnie have issued a statement saying the state's laws are too restrictive, that the governor has been hindered in her efforts to attract stem cell researchers and businesses.
Her team point out that her republican opponent opposes embryonic stem cell research. Though he supports testing on adult stem cells.
Guto Harri is the 大象传媒's North America business correspondent.
- Lourdes Heredia
- 5 Oct 06, 04:01 PM
President Bush has just signed a that includes the funding needed to build several hundred kilometres of fence along the Mexican border.
The Democrats insist the Republicans are using the immigration issue to win votes, but the bill to build the fence was voted through by two thirds of the Senate, including senators from the Democratic Party. One of the Latino senators told me they have to "protect" the vote of the constituency. So, who can accuse Mr Bush of playing politics now?
The problem is that both parties have long-promised to do something about illegal immigration; that not only affects the conservative base of the Republican Party, but also the Latino community living legally in the US. For them, as surveys show, immigration is the most important issue facing this country.
They might not be a majority right now, but they have lots of power in key states. In California alone there are a million US-born children of immigrants aged 18-24 who, if mobilised, could change the course of the 2006 mid-term elections. Something to think about it, isn't it?
Lourdes Heredia is Washington correspondent for the 大象传媒's Latin American service.
- The Reporters
- 5 Oct 06, 03:53 PM
New York Times: When it comes to sexual scandal, American voters tend to be more rational than American politicians, the paper's leader column says. ()
The Washington Post: In Media Notes, the Post's Howard Kurtz takes an in-depth look at the cloak and dagger machinations behind the breaking of the Mark Foley story. ()
National Review: A round-up of political tidbits from the bi-weekly magazine's constantly updated website. ()
