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So-Called 'New Powers' Are Acting Spineless

Time to show some leadership and stop coddling Mugabe

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 16, 2008 10:03 AM CDT

(Newser) – Critics of unchecked and amoral American power should be wary of prospective new world hegemons—especially China, Russia, and South Africa, Thomas Friedman warns in the New York Times. America's international popularity has plummeted under President Bush, but it's the more popular countries that have... Read full story »

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