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Ominous history for Biden: Incumbents trying to win over their parties often struggle to win again

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Democratic Party leaders are publicly standing by President Joe Biden after a disjointed debate performance. But there’s plenty of private worry about whether the 81-year-old president is up to the job itself or the task of defeating Republican former President Donald Trump. Presidential campaign history offers Democrats lessons to consult. But none offer reasons for optimism. Presidents who still had to shore up their own party support and enthusiasm in an election year invariably did not win second terms. Читать дальше...

Serbian president hosts high-level Russian diplomat

EurActiv 

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on Tuesday (2 July) lauded the two countries' "bilateral relations" during a rare high-level visit to Belgrade by top Russian diplomat Alexander Grushko.

What was the 'first American novel'? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started

Times Union 

Critics have long debated which books qualify as a ‘Great American Novel.’ The discussion over the ‘First American Novel’ is relatively settled. Honors go to William Hill Brown's ‘The Power of Sympathy,’ a 1789 publication centered on a doomed New England love affair. Hill’s book is in many ways characteristic of the era, whether its epistolary format, its Anglicized prose, its unidentified author, or its pious message. But “The Power of Sympathy” also includes themes that reflected the aspirations... Читать дальше...

Ateneo farewell points Amos to La Salle; UP signs Gilas prospect

Sports.inquirer.net 

Mason Amos traveled over 9,000 kilometers to get to Riga, in Latvia, from Manila for his national team career. His college career took a shorter trip—just about 20 km—but that voyage looks headed to a destination farthest from the minds of basketball fans. Amos, the Ateneo big man who has become some sort of a

White House Fights Anxiety Over Biden's Future

International Business Times 

Speaking at a fundraiser, Biden said he "wasn't very smart" for "traveling around the world a couple times... shortly before the debate." "I didn't listen to my staff," he said. "And then I almost fell asleep on stage."