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07 Nov

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Northwest expats in Thailand cheer Obama victory with locals

by · November 7, 2012 · 0 Comments

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BANGKOK, Thailand–As the elections unfolded yesterday in the US, a small huddle of Americans glued their eyes to the CNN report, broadcasting the returns in a mostly empty bar here in Bangkok. The American-owned Roadhouse BBQ was one of only two bars in the city advertising an election watch. Yet in a city packed full [...]

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06 Feb

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Jimmy Carter at the World Affairs Council: Not your grandfather’s American Exceptionalism

by · February 6, 2012 · 0 Comments

A younger, less popular Jimmy Carter (photo from flickr user gademocrats)

The lights are low and excitement high at the Paramount Theater in downtown Seattle.  Murmuring gives way to whistling and foot stomping and finally shouting and thunderous applause. A smiling white-haired man steps onstage.  No, it isn’t Bono or the Boss, it’s former President Jimmy Carter, and Seattle loves him. I knew three things about [...]

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