To cap it all, there are signs that he wants to redirect Venezuela's oil exports away from the United States to China.How alarmed should the Americas be about Mr Chávez?
The Americas produced about 26 pounds per person, and collected only 17percentt.
There are at least two Americas, and possibly as many Americas as there are Americans, and about that many faces on bathroom tiles.
For all the talk about two Americas, to an immigrant (from Ireland) like me, red and blue America seems enchanted by a shared vision of impending doom.
"People have talked a lot about my 'two Americas, building one America' speech," Mr. Edwards said.
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Speaking to about 350 people, Mr. Edwards remarked that he had often spoken about "two Americas," including one where the poor struggle to make ends meet.
May 19 2011 June 12 201111 As part of "Americas Off Broadway," WTC View Onstage presents Brian Sloan's drama, about a young man in SoHo who starts looking for a roommate just before 9/11.
The man who preached about two Americas will be remembered for doing it with two faces.
To return to Twain (who also wrote about two Americas, and chose a fitting name to do it under), the things Saunders identifies most clearly in his predecessor's writing are also true of his own.
