The Chicago Tribune reports that Barkck Obama has hired Samantha Power, "a high-profile human-rights activist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and lecturer from Harvard."
I read Power's book, "A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide," which won the 2003 Pulitzer, a few months ago. I highly recommend it. It is a history of America's response to genocide in the 20th century. If Obama wants to take a leading role in our response to the genocide in Darfur, he could not find a more knowledgable advisor than Power.
Obama is really taking his position on the Senate Foregin Relations Committee seriously. What a great position for a freshman Senator, especially if he is persuaded to run for President one day. Here's hoping!
Friday, July 22, 2005
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