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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Thursday, February 23, 2006

UAE deal is test of U.S.-Arab relations, experts say

From the AP in today's Winston-Salem Journal:

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: To many in this booming financial center, the American backlash over Dubai running U.S. ports boils down to something simple - and ugly: "This is Arab-phobia," says one Arab security analyst. "I can see no other reason behind it."

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