I saw somewhere that a cadre of Bs As politicians were going to follow Hazare's high-minded example...and then I woke up. From today 's online Foreign Policy
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[CENTER][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial][B]Anti-corruption protests throughout India following activist's arrest [/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/CENTER]
[LEFT][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#666666][FONT=Georgia][B]Top news: [/B]The arrest of anti-graft activist Anna Hazare [URL="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8cautydab&et=1107168535824&s=74943&e=001KI_ePiC9lhIdep1ONd3SNwwnYTHOm9wVHwioPnyN0wLofeBXQmSIBQOrW4f2Mu_6QVHC981pKBBr3R7ZCMuFxvYziZ2AFf9cDFDjb_uN59p4YLpcVjFu3MhDuk84Rwfe1t597IDkBUdcUGxK4BZUmj-2AKSqRa85VN-DgCp3_OXMCMfj3opOPYEua6nxxVhfW79GLh4hKtLLb3fWie-KYQ=="]has provoked [/URL]a tense standoff between the Indian government and anti-corruption demonstrators. Hazare was arrested, along with 1,200 of his supporters, on Tuesday before a planned march in Delhi to begin a "fast unto death" to protest widespread graft and corruption in the Indian government. The arrest came after the 74-year-old activist rejected government demands to keep his fast to three days and limit the number of protesters to 5,000. [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#666666]Hazare is now refusing to leave jail, though he has been ordered released, unless he is able to return to the park where he had planned his public fast. [/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Verdana]
[FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#666666]Supporters gathered outside the jail and[URL="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8cautydab&et=1107168535824&s=74943&e=001KI_ePiC9lhIip0eemTilyYem6Fv24vSUr0hq1N3_SmKI1E7sb8lx-dZPzNOFNpOOr_pdQDYerbjCU2vBLfu5BBRRreRciD7wMm6ou3OlxtERd2EtzJ0IptRBcSboQZGOGqu_Pz8SH7NaazKZIuur66t3MUUJg0_QSZFsIHl0k6iKlmqhe0rjItnlJBR68LVmmmAmiWHr_lY="] demonstrations swelled [/URL]throughout the country on Wednesday, with marches taking place in Mumbai, the northeast Assam state, and the IT hub of Hyderabad. The focus of Hazare's protest is a proposed anti-corruption bill, which he and his supporters believe is inadequate because it protects the prime minister and senior judges from scrutiny. [/COLOR][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#666666]Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [URL="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8cautydab&et=1107168535824&s=74943&e=001KI_ePiC9lhLxCKoKRCNjQIoToB5HTAhpomOX9WzKlqpV3AXxSy_kBNOf8fGlPFsxEy45-TevUW9mYFN7Mgo4EDh1L7HiR_DJua4gOFMBtIIAyfHdizRbWBVZtJZ-AMgE-aVbqyxm542H7ciHUVL-PbC5HJQF-Sis"]discussed Hazare[/URL] in parliament, accusing him of circumventing the democratic process by imposing a bill on the parliament. "I acknowledge that Anna Hazare may be inspired by high ideals," he said. "However, the path that he has chosen to impose a draft of the bill on parliament is totally misconceived and fraught with grave consequences for our parliamentary democracy." [/COLOR][/FONT][/LEFT]
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[, August 17, 2011
[CENTER][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial][B]Anti-corruption protests throughout India following activist's arrest [/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/CENTER]
[LEFT][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#666666][FONT=Georgia][B]Top news: [/B]The arrest of anti-graft activist Anna Hazare [URL="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8cautydab&et=1107168535824&s=74943&e=001KI_ePiC9lhIdep1ONd3SNwwnYTHOm9wVHwioPnyN0wLofeBXQmSIBQOrW4f2Mu_6QVHC981pKBBr3R7ZCMuFxvYziZ2AFf9cDFDjb_uN59p4YLpcVjFu3MhDuk84Rwfe1t597IDkBUdcUGxK4BZUmj-2AKSqRa85VN-DgCp3_OXMCMfj3opOPYEua6nxxVhfW79GLh4hKtLLb3fWie-KYQ=="]has provoked [/URL]a tense standoff between the Indian government and anti-corruption demonstrators. Hazare was arrested, along with 1,200 of his supporters, on Tuesday before a planned march in Delhi to begin a "fast unto death" to protest widespread graft and corruption in the Indian government. The arrest came after the 74-year-old activist rejected government demands to keep his fast to three days and limit the number of protesters to 5,000. [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#666666]Hazare is now refusing to leave jail, though he has been ordered released, unless he is able to return to the park where he had planned his public fast. [/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Verdana]
[FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#666666]Supporters gathered outside the jail and[URL="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8cautydab&et=1107168535824&s=74943&e=001KI_ePiC9lhIip0eemTilyYem6Fv24vSUr0hq1N3_SmKI1E7sb8lx-dZPzNOFNpOOr_pdQDYerbjCU2vBLfu5BBRRreRciD7wMm6ou3OlxtERd2EtzJ0IptRBcSboQZGOGqu_Pz8SH7NaazKZIuur66t3MUUJg0_QSZFsIHl0k6iKlmqhe0rjItnlJBR68LVmmmAmiWHr_lY="] demonstrations swelled [/URL]throughout the country on Wednesday, with marches taking place in Mumbai, the northeast Assam state, and the IT hub of Hyderabad. The focus of Hazare's protest is a proposed anti-corruption bill, which he and his supporters believe is inadequate because it protects the prime minister and senior judges from scrutiny. [/COLOR][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#666666]Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [URL="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8cautydab&et=1107168535824&s=74943&e=001KI_ePiC9lhLxCKoKRCNjQIoToB5HTAhpomOX9WzKlqpV3AXxSy_kBNOf8fGlPFsxEy45-TevUW9mYFN7Mgo4EDh1L7HiR_DJua4gOFMBtIIAyfHdizRbWBVZtJZ-AMgE-aVbqyxm542H7ciHUVL-PbC5HJQF-Sis"]discussed Hazare[/URL] in parliament, accusing him of circumventing the democratic process by imposing a bill on the parliament. "I acknowledge that Anna Hazare may be inspired by high ideals," he said. "However, the path that he has chosen to impose a draft of the bill on parliament is totally misconceived and fraught with grave consequences for our parliamentary democracy." [/COLOR][/FONT][/LEFT]
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