Friday - Pakistan, the American Dream & Clintons
Hi. Hope this finds you well. I'm still a little under the weather, but thanks to Lubna in Baghdad, who e-mailed me some natural remedies yesterday. I'm trying those out and I'll let you know.
On to today, and the team have been working on two main topics for the show, but that doesn't mean we're closed to your ideas, so please do send us your stories.
Bruce from WHYS has been looking at the situation in Pakistan, on the eve of Presidential elections there. The mood has changed since yesterday, with former Pakistani prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, saying she's now with President Musharraf. But how will it work? Should another ex-PM Nawaz Sharif be offered a similar deal and what will this all mean for democracy in Pakistan?...
... There's an outside chance we may be speaking to Benazir Bhutto on the show - if we get confirmation of that, we'll let you know.
Here's a question for you. Is the 'American Dream' alive and well, or is it a unobtainable myth?
Generic definition comes from a book written in 1931 - "The Epic of America" by James Truslow Adams:
"[America is]...a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement"
Matthew from WHYS has been looking into this, as to defend the concept. Are Americas' millions of immigrants really able to access the wealth promised to them, and can anyone rise out of poverty to become a millionaire, or even president in one lifetime?
For those outside of America, what does the 'American Dream' mean to you? Maybe you would like to migrate to the US? If so, why?
Staying in the US and former President Bill Clinton has that for the first time in his political life "ordinary voters in the heartlands are concerned about who would be most likely to restore America's standing in the world" in the wake of the Iraq war, lack of action on climate change and other policies. Is that statement true? To what extent are so-called "ordinary" voters, away from the big cities, concerned with the image of the US across the world? Your thoughts please.
The head of football's world governing body, FIFA, Sepp Blatter, says he's ready to challenge European Union employment law to encourage the development of . Mr Blatter wants clubs to be limited to fielding five non-nationals in their starting elevens, even though such a restriction would contravene EU law. Can you imagine what the top clubs will say about that? Are you for or against Mr Blatter's plans?
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