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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.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

International Affair

(Fox News) - Hillary Clinton has not yet been confirmed as secretary of state but she's already ruffled the feathers of her Afghan counterpart. Clinton said during her confirmation hearing that Afghanistan is a "narco state." That upset Afghanistan’s foreign minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta, who says, "if somebody believes that our government ... is involved ... in the production of drugs, this is absolutely wrong."

Afghanistan does produce more than 90% of the world's opium — the main ingredient in heroin. But the foreign minister says, "The main production center of drugs is Helmand (province) — and we are not in charge. Helmand is not under control of my government."

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