Certainly there's a kind of contagion, but there's nothing predestined about it.

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Berlusconi is in the midst of a massive effort to attract attention to his candidacy. He is on television every night and there is no better way to focus media attention on him than a visit to the United States.

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Russia keeps Belarus within the family. This is a country that continues to look to Moscow for guidance and remains under the shadow of Russian power.

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I find the tone somewhat more moderate and noted that there appears to be some talk of community-building, working with others, that wasn't there before. Its edges are somewhat rounded; it's not as strident. It bends over backward to stress America's need to work with others.

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