russian journalist and analysts are reporting there to germany now where the center left social democratic party has announced its candidate for chancellor in next year's general election when under the american heads into retirement at the end of her 4th and final term it's all off shots currently the finance minister in the coalition government with macos conservatives but does he have what it takes to become chancellor could this month be sitting in america's office next to. many sold off sold slack to assess a recurring job. yet the current vice chancellor and finance minister has seen his popularity rise over the past months he's handing of the current ira's pandemic and his crafting of germany's multi-billion euro recovery fund have been hailed by his colleagues. these milestones who couldn't to be able to handle a crisis that's a very important quality that a german chancellor must have thought. no one has proven more than a lot of shows that he's capable of decides if actions in a country hit hard but a corner of ours crisis and that he can also lead a country that's part of the crisis.

brent: the social democratic party as the first party to announce their candidate.e election is more than a year away. is this not a bit too early in the game to be talking about candidates? >> it could be seen as going early, but you get the initiative, they could think they are putting the conservatives on the pressure -- under pressure. they have not chosen their candidate. angela merkel will not be in the next election. that gives all challengers a new sense of hope. brent: simon, as always, thank you. you are watching dw news. lebanesthe lebanese prime miniss announced his resignation -- the lebanese prime minister has announced his resignation after the aftermath of the devastating explosion in beirut which triggered antigovernment protests. he acknowledged corruption was to blame for the blast. you are watching dw news, live from berlin. stick around, we will take you through "the day." be right back. the government of lebanon resigns promised a house on the apps and dammit corruption is the root cause of the explosion the roadway forces. demonstrations conti

here in germany the center left social democratic party has announced its candidate for chancellor in next year's general election when i'm going to medical heads into retirement at the end of her 4th and final term it's all off shots currently the finance minister and the coalition government with merkel's conservatives souls has been polling as the country's most popular s.p.v. politician he's perceived as having skillfully responded to the coronavirus crisis with a multibillion euro stimulus package aimed at buffering the economic fallout. and just a short while ago scholz said his social democrats have the best plan to guide germany and europe's recovery from the crisis and confront new challenges it's big didn't on the new era is beginning not only in the sense of how we see the time off the corona but also that the next decade will be about how we can manage the future of our country how we manage the future of europe and who has the best plan we affirm to convince that this is the social democratic party with them both of you and. we're joined now by our own political correspon

are it here in germany the center left social democratic party has announced its candidate for german chancellor in next year's general election that's when uncle americal plans to head into retirement at the end of her 4th and final term the candidate's name olof squirrely the finance minister in the coalition government with americans conservatives but does he have what it takes to be a chancellor could this month be sitting in ankle america's office next to. many thought on slack can assess a recurrence method that's obvious. yet the current vice chancellor and finance minister has seen his popularity rise over the past months his handling of the current virus pandemic and his crafting of germany's multi-billion euro recovery fund have been hailed by his colleagues. he's my son's who could learn to be able to handle a crisis that's a very important quality that a german chancellor must have. kind. of you know one has proven more than a laugh shows that he's capable of decide is it actions in a country hit hard by dick or another is crisis and that he can also lead a country that's

but here in germany the center left social democratic party has announced its candidate for chancellor in next year's general election when angela merkel heads into retirement at the end of her 4th and final term it's all off shots currently the finance minister in the coalition government with marcus conservatives trolls has been polling as the country's most populist popular rather s.p.v. politician he's perceived as having skillfully responded to the coronavirus crisis with a multi-billion euro stimulus package aimed at buffering the economic fallout. or this bring in our political response nina harden in a tell us who is all or shows and why is he the chosen one to go for the chancery for the social democrats next year. he is i'm going michael's finance minister which makes him number 2 in the current german government he is anglo-american olds deputies so whenever the german chancellor is on holiday or life choice acts temporarily as the german chancellor and interestingly he's also the most popular politician you've mentioned it but that is interesting because he used to have a v

the friedrich hébert foundation which is a german political foundation associated with the social democratic partyhere in germany mr hoover and it's good to have you on the program when you hear stories and you see these images of people being turned away at hospitals and being left to die on the streets how do you explain this how did the health care system in bolivia collapse so quickly. really linger to be with you when it's true what you're saying and the images you've seen this situation is dire and what's happening is that bolivia's always had a very weak health system and the current government has not been able to improve the hospitals capacity and the equipment so what we're seeing is the health system operating beyond its capacity. as you saw almost none of the newly infected that would need medical attention are being hospitalized and many just and they can't even get a medical exam or get the call that has done so as a consequence many people even administer drugs themselves at home without any professional supervision so in in addition to the tying run of wires during. drive overdoses

vice presidential nominee they're going to see she's never pleased anyone in the democratic party but if you look at social media this has been an appointment that has been fairly widely. appreciated and accepted many people saying it was important and in this moment in particular in the united states when civil rights as again very much i political hot potato it was an important decision for joe biden to pick a woman of color so i think she will bring more voters in than alienates but that's a question that will only be answered come november the 3rd thanks for that allen thanks there live from washington d.c. . the un's human rights chief michel has condemned the violent crackdown by the belorussian government on protesters after 3 nights of unrest hundreds of women in the capital minsk have been marching to protest against police brutality anti-government demonstrations show no signs of easing around $6000.00 people are still detained it began after president alexander lukashenko was declared the winner of a vote that his opponents say was rigged lithuania latvia and poland are offering to mediate the f

hacked there were also arrested one of the leaders of a muslim political group called the social democratic party of india in connection with the violence 145 others have been detained the police are also asking people to cooperate and maintain peace oh. this group of muslim men formed a human chain around a hindu temple to protect it from protesters police say the situation is under control but there is a curfew in place in 3 neighborhoods and a ban on more than 4 people gathering throughout the city elizabeth pradhan al jazeera new delhi trying new cabinet has been sworn in a week after the governing party won a lot. slight victory in parliamentary elections at a 1st for the country the ceremony was held at an ancient buddhist temple in the central city of candy the election win paves the way for prime minister enda rajapaksa and his brother president got to buy a rajapaksa to amend the constitution. nearly 5000000 children have been born in syria since the civil war began years ago the conflict has had a devastating impact on their lives with many forced to drop out of school in the order to s

people and just the last hour or so we've heard from a muslim political party called the social democratic party of india and they have said that one of their leaders has been arrested in connection to this violence ok we'll leave it there as many thanks elizabeth drawn to join us live from new delhi . sri lanka's new cabinet has been sworn in a week after the governing party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections it's a 1st for the country the ceremony was held at an ancient buddhist temple in the central city of candy the election win does pave the way for the prime minister mahinda rajapaksa and his brother president go to by rajapaksa to amend the constitution mel fernando's is in the capital colombo she says concern is growing over the future of minorities under the new government. everyone is trying to the edge of what this government holds for so long in the future well the fact that we've had essentially a government that's not had to rely on minority votes for that massive victory is something that is a little bit of a concern because they've proved for us of the presidentia

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account was hacked also arrested one of the leaders of a muslim political group called the social democratic party of india in connection with the violence 145 others have been detained police are also asking people to cooperate and maintain peace. this group of muslim men formed a human chain around a hindu temple to protect it from protesters police say the situation is under control but there is a curfew in place in 3 neighborhoods and a ban on more than 4 people gathering throughout the city elizabeth pradhan al jazeera new delhi. a journalist in zimbabwe accused of mobilizing antigovernment protests has been barred from publicly testifying about his prison conditions. was arrested last month he says he's being denied food and clothing reports from iraq. when freelance journalists hope we're going to testify in court on thursday members of the public and media will not be allowed inside the magistrate wants to make sure whatever the journalist says about his treatment in a maximum security prison would pose a threat to prison security. is accused of encouraging demonstrations over the economy

as of a muslim political group called the social democratic party of india in connection with the violence 145 others have been detained the police are also asking people to cooperate and maintain peace. but this group of muslim men formed a human chain around a hindu temple to protect it from protesters police say the situation is under control but there is a curfew in place in 3 neighborhoods and a bad on more than 4 people gathering throughout the city elizabeth pradhan al jazeera new delhi. sri lanka's president has tightened his family's grip on power after swearing in a new cabinet that includes 2 of his brothers and a nephew of bio rajapakse as party won a landslide victory in last week's parliamentary elections his brother mahinda will leave the country as prime minister while another brother is irrigation minister the rajapakse as in action when paves the way for them to change the constitution russia has dismissed growing international concern over the safety of its coronavirus vaccine and says it will be rolled out in 2 weeks on tuesday president vladimir putin announced that a

hacked there were also arrested one of the leaders of a muslim political group called the social democratic party of india in connection with the violence 145 others have been detained police are also asking people to cooperate and maintain peace. this group of muslim men formed a human chain around a hindu temple to protect it from protesters police say the situation is under control but there is a curfew in place in 3 neighborhoods and a ban on more than 4 people go. the ring throughout the city elisabeth pradhan al jazeera new delhi. the growth of our spend to make its plunge the u.k. into its deepest economic slump on record gross domestic product collapsed by more than 20 percent between april and june the height of the lockdown the british economy is now officially in recession for the 1st time since the 2008 financial crisis there are already some signs of recovery g.d.p. recovered slightly in june as restrictions were eased. 3 people have been killed in a train derailment in scotland the driver is among the dead 6 others were taken to hospital following the incident near stonehaven in abe

founded the social democratic labour party, and in 1979, he was elected to european british parliament and became dst lp leader. leader.ate 19 8 -- sdlp in the late 1980's, he became known as the man who cap hope alive. world leaders supported his -- who kept hope alive. world leaders supported his efforts. inonce the institutions are place, then the real healing ascess will take place representatives from all sectors start working together. 1998, the former teacher gained international attention after receiving the nobel peace prize for spearheading the good friday agreement, putting to an end the fighting in northern ireland. futurerally, i hope the will be delegated by normal politics, that violence is a thing of the past. >> he held his post as leader of until 2001, when he stepped down

democrats have officially nominated for vice president joe biden as their party's candidate to challenge president in the november election this year the convention has gone online as social distancing guidance makes the old style rallies impossible biden's supporters indorsed him largely as the man who can unite a divided america and they include some heavyweights from the rival party. the democratic party convention 4 years ago. and this is now the convention center in milwaukee is little more than a facility receiving and pumping out video content. the democrats have now formally named joe biden as their presidential candidate the votes came in remotely . and. the online celebrations had a. message to all its members were social distancing the democratic party was very much united. by his nomination was accompanied by a slew of endorsements his wife jill was one of many to emphasize biden's ability to unite the country after president donald trump's turbulent tenure. we just need leadership worthy of our nation worthy of you honest leadership to bring us back together to recover from this pandemic and prepare for what ever else is the next leadership to really imagine

account was hacked they also arrested one of the leaders of a muslim political group called the social democratic party of india in connection with the violence. 145 others have been detained police are also asking people to cooperate and maintain peace. this group of muslim men formed a human chain around a hindu temple to protect it from protesters police say the situation is under control but there is a curfew in place in 3 neighborhoods and a ban on more than 4 people gathering throughout the city elizabeth pradhan al jazeera new delhi taiwan's president has called on china to use dialogue instead of oppression in hong kong on monday hong kong police arrested 10 people who were trading a newspaper order and a high profile pro-democracy activist under the new beijing imposed national security law sighing when the promised her government would support the hong kong people when they do they didn't go once again solemnly called in the beijing authorities that when the people are taking a stand together and fighting for something the government should find ways to resolve disputes instead of oppressing

account was hacked they also arrested one of the leaders of a muslim political group called the social democratic party of india in connection with the violence 145 others have been detained police are also asking people to cooperate and maintain peace. this group of muslim men formed a human chain around a hindu temple to protect it from protesters police say the situation is under control but there is a curfew in place in 3 neighborhoods and a ban on more than 4 people gathering throughout the city elizabeth brannon al jazeera new delhi. 3 lanka's new cabinet has been sworn in her wake after the governing party won another landslide victory in parliamentary elections and a 1st for the country the ceremony was held at an ancient buddhist temple in the central city of candy the election win paves the way for prime minister rajapaksa and his brother president rajapaksa to amend the constitution and el fernandez is in the capital colombo she reports that concern is growing of the future of minorities on thank you government. everyone is trying to the edge was this government full force or long in the fut

to end a decades of violence in northern ireland she was a founder and leader of the social democratic and labor party and campaigned for the nonviolent reunification of ireland. a massive wildfire is spreading in the u.s. state of california east of los angeles fire protection officials say the blaze has consumed around 80 square kilometers of dry brush and timber in the $8000.00 people have been forced to evacuate their homes. of the u.s. presidential race now democratic candidate joe biden is expected to announce his choice of running mate next week in march he committed to choosing a woman as his vice president since then dozens of names have been floated as possibilities and a moment we'll speak to our washington correspondent but 1st here's a look at 4 top contenders for the post. one person seen as having a good chance of becoming biden's running mate is kemal harriss observers say she takes lots of boxes she's a person of color something seen as crucial given the current ructions over racism in the u.s. . she's also someone the public knows well having tried to secure the democratic nomination

efforts to end decades of violence in northern ireland he was a founder and leader of the social democratic and labor party and campaigned for the nonviolent reunification of ireland. and now to the us presidential race the democratic candidate joe biden is expected to announce his choice of a running mate next week in march he committed to choosing a woman as his vice president since then dozens of names have been discussed in a moment we'll speak to our washington correspondent about that but 1st here's a look at the 4 top contenders for the vice presidential position. one person seen as having a good chance of becoming biden's running mate it's come on harris observers say she takes lots of boxes she's a person of color something seen as crucial given the current ructions over racism in the u.s. . she's also someone the public knows well as having tried to secure the democratic nomination has south before withdrawing to support biden in march. crucially she has a reputation as a fierce and competent debater. her the critics fear there could be a lack of personal chemistry between her and biden something

efforts to end decades of violence in northern ireland was a founder and leader of the social democratic and labor party and campaigned for the nonviolent reunification of ireland. the german institute for economic research has been examining the distribution of wealth and found that the richest people own far more of the nation's ass's them previously thought while the findings suggest a widening gap between the haves and the have nots in germany. hamburg one of germany's richest cities around 42000 millionaires live here and their numbers keep rising but how much do the richest germans really have a new report provides some answers the figures are explosive the richest one percent of germans own 35.3 percent of the wealth and the richer half of the population owns 98.6 percent that leaves 1.4 percent for all the rest. this inequality has economic and social consequences the authors of the study are cautious in their assessment. as the foot title is from readings this interview should of well at least for me as an economist has 2 aspects the 1st is the efficiency aspect where you ask yourself ok so is

to end a decades of violence in northern ireland hugh was a founder and leader of the social democratic and labor party and campaigned for the nonviolent reunification of ireland's. government forces have retaken control of a prison in eastern afghanistan after a prolonged battle with islamic state militants but 300 prisoners are reportedly is still at large the battle began on sunday night after a suicide car bomber targeted the prison where hundreds of i asked members were reportedly being held 29 people were killed. southern california as a 1st major blaze of the fire season is growing it is now burned through over 80 square kilometers of forest east of los angeles thousands of people in nearby have been ordered to evacuate their homes officials say the fires were started by a malfunctioning truck that sent a sparks flying. into the u.s. presidential race now democratic candidate joe biden is expected to announce his choice of running mates in the next 2 weeks in march he committed to choosing a woman as his vice president since then dozens of names have been floated as possibilities let's take a lo

to end decades of violence in northern ireland hume was the founder and leader of the social democratic and labor party and campaigned for the non violent reunification of ireland. in the philippines present or that he would do thursday is imposing a lockdown in the capital manila and its surrounding provinces health workers called for the move after surge in corona virus infections stricter restrictions that will be in place for 2 weeks starting shews day affecting about a quarter of the country's population. and news just coming in spain's former king juan carlos the 1st says he is leaving spain to live in another country amid an ongoing financial scandal the palace has published a letter from carlos to his son king philippe saying he felt the decision was in the best interest of the spanish people the 82 year old former king is being investigated for corruption his lawyer says carlos will continue to cooperate with the investigation from abroad. microsoft is in talks with the owner of social media platform to talk to by the apps u.s. business the american software giant which has focused in recent y

leader of the social democratic and labor party and campaigned for the nonviolent reunification of ireland. a new motorway bridge will be inaugurated this very evening in genoa italy to replace a structure that collapsed almost 2 years ago 43 people were killed when the randy brit. broke up as vehicles do move over it in 22 it was one of the least worst civil disasters in decades a new branch called some georgia was completed a near record time was designed by star architect renzo piano who was born in chicago. and to be a correspondent. is standing by for you gentlemen charlotte what significance does this day have for general and it'll get large. there i think what you have to understand about this is the bridge collapse here almost 2 years ago was truly a national trauma still is but it's really here is sent to both of fear through so many people when they saw those images of the bridge collapse into these vehicles plummeting to the ground 43 people losing their lives the fear of course was could this happen again the tragedy really shone a light on the aging infrastructure here in ital

to end decades of violence in northern ireland hume was a founder and leader of the social democratic and labor party and campaign for the nonviolent reunification of our. spain's former king juan carlos says he is leaving the country to live abroad the announcement comes weeks after the 82 year old was accused of corruption in june spain's supreme court opened an investigation into his connections with a high speed rail deal in saudi arabia that followed a report published in a swiss newspaper alleging that one carlos had received $100000000.00 in bribes from saudi arabia the former monarch has repeatedly denied the allegations. are for more now is bring in journalist squares in madrid is i mean what's the motivation behind this surprising decision i mean it's not every day that a king a former king just says i'm leaving the country. well it looks like he's almost going on exile but the real reasons i'm probably one of the main reasons is that for making of this pain he's trying to save that institution and the morning after all these reports that are given very bad press to. mourn his spade we also

socialism is alive and well in the democratic party. aoc and bernie sanders used to be the extreme wing of that party and now they are mainstream. there's no light between them and joe biden and you look to

while its members were social distancing, the democratic party was very much united. biden's nomination was accompanied by a slew of endorsement. his wife was nominating the country after donald trump's turbulent tenure. >> we need leadership worthy of our nation, worthy of you, honest leadership to bring us back together to recover from this pandemic and prepare for whatever else is next. leadership, to re-imaginine wha our nation will be. that's j joe. reporter: former president bill clinton led the charge attacking the incull bent. >> at a time like this, the oval office should be a command center instead it's a storm center and only chaos. one thing never changes. his determination to deny responsibility and shift the blame. reporter: former secretary of state colin powell a republican threw his weight behind biden. >> he will restore the alliances we need to address the dangers. from climate change to nuclear proliferation. reporter: trump for his part was trying to steal the lime light. as the democrats embraced diversity and inclulusivenesssse president was in

to end decades of violence in northern ireland here was a founder and leader of the social democratic and labor party and campaigned for the nonviolent reunification of ireland. want to take you now to ilia were a new bridge is about to be inaugurated in january replacing a structure that collapsed 2 years ago crews worked around the clock to complete the bondeson georgia it's due to open to traffic later this week and charlotte just in pill more on that. beacon of hope rising from the depths of tragedy this leak restructure now stands in place in general as in this current bridge almost 2 years ago to the day 3 people were killed when a section of the bridge collapsed sending big was plummeting on to the riverbed below this is my. mima chance who lived under the bridge most depend on her home had to be demolished on to the her arms. she still remembers the crack of the concrete crashing to the ground. but i financed it will be still a police complaint i'm a big i opened the window and saw the bridge had vanished then i saw those 2 large lorries one white and one red right next to my house and that m

and and barry hume was one of the thunders of the northern ireland social democratic and labor party which he went on to lead he advocated for a united ireland to peaceful reconciliation between cattle he sent protestants hume was one of the architects of the good friday agreement that would put an end to decades of sectarian violence in northern ireland in eastern 1998 the same year he's private a role in the agreement earned him the nobel peace prize alongside then leader of the protestant official unionist party david trimble hume credited the people of both harlan's for the end of the violence on the island for the 1st over history the people of ireland north and south of overwhelmingly thought of this to hide their wish to live together by overwhelmingly voting for the good friday agreement therefore it's a duty of all true democrats north and south that the will of the people. tribute started to pour in was former british prime minister tony blair saying john hume was a political titan a visionary who refused to believe the future had to be the same as the past his contribution

he was a founder and leader of the social democratic and labor party and campmpaigned for the nonviolentfication of ireland. a massive wildfire is spreading in the u usa, california east of los angeles.. fire protection officialsls say the blaze has consumed 80 square kilometers of dry brush and timber. nearly a thousand people have been forced to evacuate their homes. to the u.s. presidential race, democratic candidate joe biden is expected to announce his choice of a running mate next week. in march, he committed to choosing a woman as his vice president. since then, dozens of names have been discussed. in a moment we will speak to our washington bureau chief about this. first, here's a look at for top contenders for the vice presidential position. >> one person seen as having a good chance of becoming bidens running mate's, harris -- is, the harris. -- kamala harris. she is a person of color, seen as crucial given current ruptures of a racism in the u.s.. she is also some of the public knows well, having tried to secure the democratic nomination herself, before withdrawing to support

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ireland ireland the so-called good friday agreement he was a founder and leader of the social democratic and labor party in northern ireland and campaign for the nonviolent reification for unification of ireland. now to italy where a new bridge is to be inaugurated in genoa replacing a structure that collapsed 2 years ago crews worked around the clock to complete the point they sent george it's judah open to traffic later this week. as more. a beacon of hope rising from the depths of tragedy this leak restructure now stands in place in general as in this current bridge almost 2 years ago to the day 3 people were killed when a section of the bridge collapsed sending big plummeting on to the riverbed. this is my ok to have done to the bridge most apolo life her home had to be demolished into the collapse. she still remembers the crack of the concrete crashing to the ground. on top of but i think i stood up will be still a police complaint i'm a big i opened the window and saw the bridge had vanished that i saw those 2 large lorries one white and one red right next to my house and in that moment a wave of

online celebrations had a message for all its members were social distancing the democratic party was very much united. by his nomination was accompanied by a slew of endorsements his wife jill was one of many to emphasize biden's ability to unite the country after president donald trump's turbulent tenure. we just need leadership worthy of our nation worthy of you honest leadership to bring us back together to recover from this pandemic and prepare for what ever else is the next leadership to re imagine what our nation will be. lots joe would have done former president bill clinton led the charge of attacking the incumbent well we are at a time like this the oval office should be a command center instead it's a storm center is only chaos it's one thing never changes is the term of the nation to deny responsibility and shift the boy. former secretary of state colin powell became a further prominent republican to throw his weight behind biden at the convention he will restore america's leadership in the world and restore the alliances we need to address the dangers that threaten our na

ireland with the so-called good friday agreement he was a founder and leader of the social democratic and labor party in northern ireland and campaign for the nonviolent reunification of ireland. microsoft says talks are continuing with chinese tech company by tends to buy the u.s. operations of the video app tick-tock it follows a meeting between microsoft and donald trump the us president has threatened to ban the app citing national security concerns. and philippines president to tear to is re imposing a lockdown on the capital manila and its surrounding provinces health workers called for the move after a surge in corona virus infections stricter restrictions will be a place for 2 weeks starting to say affecting about a quarter of the country's population. to italy now where a new bridge is to be inaugurated in genoa replacing a structure that collapsed 2 years ago crews worked around the clock to complete the sun george szell it's due to open to traffic later this week. a beacon of hope rising from the depths of tragedy this leak restructure now stands in place in general is infamous for and the

to ninety's and what became known as the troubles in 1970 he co-founded the social democratic and labor party or s.t. lp and in 1979 humans elected to the european and british parliaments and became a leader in the late 1980 s. he was described as the man who kept hope alive during the fighting between catholic and protestant paramilitary groups world leaders supported his efforts towards a peace agreement. i think that there has to be strong hard work to fully implemented agreement and all its aspects because once the institution are in place then the real healing process will take place as the representatives of all check and our people start working together in 1998 the former teacher gained international attention after receiving the nobel peace prize for spearheading the good friday peace agreement putting an end to the fighting in northern ireland march surely i hope that the future will be dominated by normal politics the violence is definitely a thing of the past that we will have really normal politics he held his post as leader of the s.t.l. p until 2001 when he steps down because o

who refused to support the ira, after the troubles broke out, john hume founded the social democratic and labour partyve a united ireland, but only through consent. the sdlp have failed to do this. sorry, that is a very fundamental point. at great personal risk, in the 1980s, he entered into secret talks with gerry adams, the leader of sinn fein, the political voice of the ira. it provoked anger and criticism, but he refused to change course. i don't give two balls of roasted snow, jim, what advice anybody gives me about those talks, because i will continue with them until they reach what i hope will be a positive conclusion. his stubborn efforts helped bring about the ira ceasefire, and brought sinn fein into the talks that led to the good friday agreement in 1998, ending the conflict. today, we can take a collective breath and begin to blow away, let's hope, the cobwebs of the past. he and i had many disagreements, and that's a very, very healthy thing to do and to have. but when we were able to talk and to actively promote the primacy of politics of dialogue, of inclusivity and so on, which then le