With the U.S. Democratic presidential hopefuls nearing the end of their battle for delegates and U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona – the presumptive Republican nominee – hosting prominent political friends at his home recently, how could the nation avoid being abuzz over vice-presidential possibilities?
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — If America’s key asymmetric advantage is its people, as U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates asserted during a national conference last week, then why are we waiting to engage everyone in a serious, public debate on how best to maximize the application of this nation’s strengths against the weaknesses of its [...]

To unify Democrats, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois – should he secure the party’s nomination – will have to offer U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York the vice presidency. And that combination, though improbable, would be the party’s dream team. On the Republican side, the strongest running mate for U.S. Sen. John McCain [...]

When a country has a complicated, problematic and history-burdened relationship with another nation – as China has with Japan – one would anticipate strained ties at best. Why, then, has Chinese President Hu Jintao undertaken a state visit to Tokyo?