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Good morning and welcome to World Have Your Say's early look at the talking points. It's Colts v Bears in American Football's but what caught my eye was CNN's take on this story: when the teams meet in Miami on February 4th it willl be the first time two take the top spots on the sidelines: Lovie Smith for the Bears; Tony Dungy for the Colts.
Is this a historic moment for black equality in America? what one blogger thinks.
Have you had an e-Mail from Hillary Rodham Clinton? The former First Lady has for the '08 US elections. In her online she says she's "in to win" and that she "wants to start a conversation" with you. what dem bloggers at DailyKos think about it all. Mrs Clinton carries a lot of what certain media analysts call 'baggage' and is up against a slick mover in the guise of Mr Obama. Can she do it? What role do you think the web will play in the first election for years where none of the candidates currently hold office? Do her supporters just want Bill Clinton back?
Organisers of a the Big Day Out festival this Thursday down under in Sydney have attempted to partygoers from bringing Australian flags to the gig. They fear gangs could use them to incite hatred. Oz PM John Howard has called the move "offensive." What does this say about the BDO organisaters' cultural confidence or are they just being prudent and want to avoid trouble?
The Big Brother racism debate is reaching some sort of conlcusion. As Channel 4 bosses meet to discuss whether the Big Brother brand has any future Jade has spent the weekend and that she "shamed the UK". Does that satisfy you? When individuals make mistakes in public is saying sorry enough for you?
Top supermodel Giselle Bundchen has reopened the anorexia debate with an unusual stance: she blames models' for their waif-like appearance and not the fashion industry. Beatriz Cristina Ferraz Lopes Bastos became the young woman in Brazil (Giselle's home country) to die from anorexia this Christmas Eve past. Some of the fashion industry's big hitters have made to promote healthier figures but does Giselle have a point?
An unnamed British muslim Woman Police Officer has refused to shake hands with a senior police chief at her . She says it's against her religion to touch men but what does that mean for her ability to carry out law enforcement? Can you cuff a drunken oik if touching men is a problem for you?
Serbian Nationalists have made a strong showing at in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia's . The Serbian Radical party is loyal to late leader Slobodan Milosevic and doesn't want Kosovo to secede. Balkan politics are complicated at the best of times. How do you think things will pan out in Serbia?
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