Senator Barack Obama is facing flak over a picture showing him in a turban.  Until the 1960's the US was a country in which almost every self respecting individual would be found wearing a hat. And there is nothing wrong in it as the head dress is a part of the sartorial get up of any culture. In fact most parts of the world would probably interpret a bare head as a gesture of rudeness and unseemly behavior. Covering the head for prayer, in church and other ceremonial situations is still co...

 

The Texas Debate was quite an event. Both candidate seated sedately in the Great auditorium of Texas, Austin, a campus where more than 30 years ago the first of several campus shootings took place, the latest being De Kalb. Hillary Clinton was at here charming best and Barack Obama looked confident: just the right mix of reserve and openess to look presidential. The debate raised several questions and at the end of it the lead of Barack Obama will become impossible for Hillary to bridg...