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In the pleasant haze of half-remembered history, the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment is surrounded by images of determined suffragist on the march over the protests of buffoonish men. The reality was a lot more interesting than that.
The Arab satellite television station al-Jazeera has become a notorious outlet for terrorist images, but less well known is its role as a forum for democratic reform in the Arab world.
The United States government once employed a great deal of time, effort, and money to promote its image abroad. That—and more—may be necessary in the world of today.