A German View of the U.S.A.

Der Speigel’s website has a long English language article on the U.S. and the presidential election:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,587736,00.html
The beginning of the article:
“America is a wonderful country, with jaw-dropping wilderness and wide open spaces that seem as far removed from New York or Los Angeles as the moon. America has the best universities with the [...]

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Clergy say onto Hoyt and Kavanaugh – Stop Being Nasty.

Apparently, I’m not the only one bothered by the nasty campaign in the 144th Assembly District According to the Buffalo News, local religious leaders are asking both Sam Hoyt and Barbra Kavanaugh to stop the negative campaigning.
“We’ve become increasingly distressed at the personal tone of the campaigns,” said Rabbi Drorah Setel of Temple Beth El [...]

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Sam Hoyt won’t get my vote

Here in Buffalo’s 144th Assembly District, Sam Hoyt is running against Brabra Kavanaugh in a bitterly fought primary battle. Neither side seems to mind campaign material by third parties full of innuendo and half-truths directed against the other. But, oh, when it is directed against them, it is another matter [...]

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