Palin Meets First Foreign Leaders

American Voices

September 25, 2008 | ISSUE 44•39

Vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin met with a series of world leaders as a sort of crash course on foreign policy. What do you think?

Wow, she's a lot better at meeting people than I expected.

Johnny Moreland
Hotel Clerk
All she needs to do is make a simple mnemonic device for remembering each country, its form of government, its gross domestic product, its military history, its relationship to the United States, and what it's best known for.

Kevin Freamon
Tour Guide
This should allay voters' concerns about electing a candidate with no experience being photographed with foreign leaders.

Karla Greggs
Rock Climbing Teacher

Migrating Whooping Cranes Stall In Alabama

02.07.12 | ISSUE 48•06

Nine whooping cranes that had been following an ultralight aircraft as it guided them on their migratory route stopped when they reached Alabama, 500 miles short of the intended destination.
Florida Millionaire Adopts 42-Year-Old Girlfriend

02.06.12 | ISSUE 48•06

A 48-year-old West Palm Beach millionaire and polo club founder has adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend in an apparent bid to avoid paying out a wrongful death lawsuit.
Should Sugar Be Regulated?

02.03.12 | ISSUE 48•05

In a recent editorial in the journal Nature, researchers from the University of California–San Francisco suggested that as a toxic substance, sugar should be taxed and regulated like alcohol or tobacco.
Burmese Pythons Exterminating Everglades Mammals

02.02.12 | ISSUE 48•05

A study in the journal Proceedings Of The National Academy of Sciences links a drastic decline in raccoons and other mammals in the Florida everglades to the introduction of Burmese pythons.
Facebook To Launch IPO

02.01.12 | ISSUE 48•05

Social networking site Facebook is expected to go public this week and will likely become the largest tech IPO in history.