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The April 14, 2008 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, April 7), "Who's the Greenest of Them All?" finds out where the presidential candidates stand on the environment and what's keeping environmental groups from endorsing one of them. The cover package also includes the top 10 fixes for the planet; Dan Gross on what Iceland can teach the world and how Major League Baseball is going green. Plus: the popularity of parent coaching and Julie Andrews on her new memoir. (PRNewsFoto/NEWSWEEK) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES 04/06/2008 6 Apr 2008 17:01 Africa/Lagos NEWSWEEK: Cover: Who's The Greenest of Them All? Growing Public Concern Over Environment Will Put Pressure on Next President to Rethink America's Policy on Global Warming Environmental Groups Still Undecided on Which Candidate has Strongest Ideas on Tackling Green Issues NEW YORK, April, 6, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- If the United States wants to have a voice in setting the new course of energy and te...

The hallmarks of leadership are not judged by political stump speeches or designer suits, but by the demonstration of bravery and wisdom in the service of humanity. I have noticed undemocratic political rancor among the Democrats and I am disappointed that Senator Barack Obama is acting more like a Republican in his press statements and his wife Michelle Obama has been using subtle tirade against Senator Hillary Clinton. The Obamas’ look more desperate than the Clintons, because they have staked so much on winning the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party and losing it could be devastating to their egos. Barack Obama does not want to contest for the presidency when he is over 50 years, because his egocentric ambition is to become the first “Black” President of America before he clocks 50 and he is most likely to give up if he fails to make it in 2008. I am impressed by the spirit of endurance of Senator John McCain who has not given up since he lost in 2000 and 2004 and eve...

American Presidential Candidates: Who is breaking which ceiling? "I stand before you today as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency of the United States. I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud. I am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although I am a woman, and I am equally proud of that. I am not the candidate of any political bosses or special interests. I am the candidate of the people." ~Shirley St. Hill Chisholm, on January 25, 1972, announcing her candidacy for President of the United States of America. Beyond Skin Deep Presidential Egos Versus Feminist Presidential Eros After the Iowa Caucuses, the psyche of frontrunners in the American presidential campaign became transparent. I analyzed the victory speeches of Senator Barack Obama of the Democratic Party and Mike Huckabee of the Republican Party. I am more interested in the sensibilities of the Democrats. I have been hearing echoes of f...