H1 McClatchy With Iraq on fire, rest of world on hold As the White House struggles to show progress in the 52-month-old war, other important global issues increasingly are getting pushed to the side, according to U.S. officials, diplomats and analysts. San Fransisco Chronicle WANING INFLUENCE Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice finds that her star... COMMENT: A Franco-British flirtation in Paris Washington Post How to Talk to Iran James Dobbins Prospects for progress would be greatly increased if conversations could be held frequently, informally and confidentially. Damage Control in the Mideast By David Ignatius, The Bush administration is groping toward a diplomatic firewall strategy that might help keep the inferno in Iraq from spreading in the Middle East. The Conference Bush Needs By Jim Hoagland, President Bush's call for an international peace conference on the Middle East puts him in the right church but the wrong pew. The big-power conference Bush needs to propose should have Iraq as its main subject, not the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Daily Star Iraq is much more than just an American problem By Richard N. Haass Los Angeles Times Iraq isn't Vietnam, Henry By Max Boot Kissinger talks a good game about his artful diplomacy, but peacemaking can't susbtitute for a military victory in Iraq. NYT Editorial What Would a Diplomat Do? There is still a perplexing refusal by the Bush administration to do tedious but absolutely essential diplomatic prep work. Where Less Is More By RORY STEWART Pouring troops into Afghanistan would be a disaster. CBSNews Bush Aide: Military Could Go Into Pakistan US Papers Monday: New Iran Talks Scheduled? The Times Al-Qaeda faces rebellion from the ranks Sickened by the group’s barbarity, Iraqi insurgents are daring to become informants for the US military in a hostile Baghdad Christian Science Monitor Opinion: How to beat Iraq's insurgents? Britain's knack for countersinsurgency is being ignored. By Stephen Webbe Guardian Europe's future: old and new Europe David Clark The final debate ended with cautious optimism about the experience of Europe's enlargement into the east. What are your thoughts? NYRB Iraq: The Way to Go By Peter Galbraith (repeat) The Observer Putin, oil and oligarchs don't add up to a new Cold War Robert Service: The chummy days had to end, though, when London became a refuge from the intrigues of an increasingly authoritarian Russia. Daily Star Switching off the Iraq war is not an American option By Michael Young Jerusalem Post The time for serious peace talks is now [ DAVID KIMCHE Iraqi Papers Sun: Anti-Allawi Plotters? Iraq Minister: New U.S.-Iran Talks Set US says Chinese missiles smuggled through Iran into Iraq US angers Pakistan over Al Qaeda claims Iraqi tribes reach security accord Sadr Builds Secret Power Base Experts: Iraq exit not so easy Salon "The World Without Us" What would the earth look like if humans suddenly disappeared? An audacious new book imagines a people-free planet, and restores our sense of awe. | H2 FT Landslide victory for Turkey’s Erdogan Turkey’s Islamist-rooted government was poised for a return to office after a landslide victory in a general election that amounted to a kick in the teeth for the country’s secular establishment and powerful military Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: Turkey Chooses Stability, or Maybe Not NYT Ruling Party in Turkey Wins Broad Victory Washington Post In Turkish Vote, Ruling Party Wins By Wide Margin Result Is Rebuke to Secularists, Military DB Analysis: Turkey: Erdogan's victory - good news Dış basında Türkiye seçimleri... Yabancı basında seçim sonuçları! Seçimleri 'dünya' izledi Yabancı basına göre, sonuçlar 27 Nisan bildirisine bir cevap İngiliz basını: Ordu ve laiklere darbe Jerusalem Post Analysis: Islamist victory may shift balance of power Daily Star Is the Kemalist republic about to end? By Zvika Krieger Editorial The obvious power of satisfied, empowered, democratic citizens Bryza, “Bir defa daha Türk demokrasisi, nasıl çalıştığını gösterdi” IsraPundit Turkish election analysis - implications for the west The Times Erdogan storms to landslide victory Eyes on first test for political Islam Michael Binyon: Analysis Guardian Turkey's PM wins landslide Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins a second five-year term with nearly half of the national vote after being forced by veiled threats of a military overthrow to call an early ballot. LA Times Turkey's secular parties get clobbered at polls The crushing defeat fuels fears of a rising Islamist movement and could raise tensions with the military. Independent Turkey's Islamic government set for election landslide Daily Telegraph Victory for Erdogan in Turkish poll Massive election win for ruling Islamist-rooted party. BBC Turkey re-elects governing party In pictures: Turkey elections Euroblog: Turkish class divide Mardell's Euroblog Is a Turkey's middle class challenging a snobbish elite? FORUM: Seçim Sonuçları Türkiye'de oluşan siyasî tabloyla ilgili görüşlerinizi paylaşın AP Ruling party wins big in Turkey IHT NYT Governing party maintains power in Turkey Turkey's trade with US weakening Today's Zaman FT Elit sözünü ağzına alma The Next Front in the Iraq War? Amidst Invasion Talk, Iraq Accuses Turkey of Bombing Northern Region (text, video) ISPI N° 12 - Turkey between Secularism and Islam: the Justice and Development Party Experience - Febbraio 2007, di Ümit Cizre e Menderes Çinar N° 11 - Between the EU and the Middle East: Turkish Foreign Policy under the AKP Government, 2002-2007 - Gennaio 2007, di Philip Robins Robert Spencer’s May Jihad Watch video, “Can Turkey resist Islamification?” All about Turkish Elections American Chronicle TURKEY'S FAULT LINES Sunday Herald The Observer Nationalism casts shadow over Turkey's poll battle Washington Post Islamic Attire Dominates Debate Before Turkish Vote Secularists Fear an Increase In Activist Fundamentalism FT FT PREVIEW: Touching the nerve of Turkishness IN THE Spotlight Article 301 Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring On Iraqi Mountain Fortress, Anti-Turkish Fighters Rule Ferai Tınç Irak seçimleri bekledi mi? PKK expects cross-border operation after polls Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 22 Jul 07 Kirkuk Referendum Could Spark Powder Keg Turkey will invest US$3.5 billion to develop Iran's South Pars Business Intelligence Middle East Hakan Aygün AKP’nin asıl başarısı güneydoğu! DTP: Türkiye'nin eyaletlere bölünmesi için çalışacağız Bağımsızların Meclis'e girmesi önemli AHMET İNSEL Lagendijk and Candar: No invasion of Kurdistan Kirkuk Vote Could Touch Off New Civil War in Iraq Western protests against Turkish invasion Is Jalal Talabani expelling IDPs for profit? [Michael Rubin] DTP: Bin umut adaylarıyla tarihi dönem Blocking democracy Rosa Davis Turkish laws relating to elections appear to go out of their way to ensure that Kurdish citizens are not represented in the national assembly. General Seeks Troop Cut in Northern Iraq Iraqi Kurdish Islamic Party Seeks Return of Former Islamist Emir to Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdish Article Defends Dispatch of Peshmargas to Kirkuk Iraqi Kurdistan Forces on High Alert to Counter Turkish Incursion Election Can Be Catalyst for Change in Turkey - Iran Agency Zana faces probe for urging state of ‘Kurdistan’ Why is Kirkuk so important? AKP'nin zaferi DTP'yi şoke etti! Military action not sole option for N. Iraq, says report Türk’ten, Leyla Zana’nın ‘Kürdistan eyaleti kurulmalıdır’, görüşüne destek Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Barroso relates Turkey’s bid to EU’s reliability Türklerin Avrupa karşıtı olmadığı ortaya çıktı Sonuç; ordu, Sezer, CHP ve mahkemeye bir cevap European Union welcomes AK Party’s election victory Ata Atun Historic mission and word of Papadopoulos NYT Turkish Group Wields Wit as Tool for Political Change En başarılı anket şirketi kim oldu? 23 Temmuz 2007 Basın Özeti | H3 2007 Genel Seçim Sonuçları Taha AKYOL Sandıktan çıkan mesajlar Şimdi ne olacak? Bundan sonra süreç nasıl işleyecek? 367 rakımlı tepe Fikret BİLA Erdoğan: Sonuç, Abdullah Bey'e yapılana gösterilen milli reflekstir TSK'nın katkılarıyla... Avni Özgürel Cengiz Çandar Demokrasinin zaferi Yasemin CONGAR Demokrasi kazandı Seçim sonuçlarını doğru okumak İsmet Berkan Yola devam, durak Çankaya Murat Yetkin Ekrem Dumanlı Medya, kendi seçim karnesine de bakmalı ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ Erdoğan'ın "merkez" mesajı METEHAN DEMİR İşte Türkiye'yi bekleyen asıl başlıkla Mustafa Karaalioğlu Erdoğan’ın ve demokrasinin zaferi Ömer Taşpınar Post-election blues with the West Ertuğrul Özkök Dün öyleydik, bugün de öyleyiz Ahmet Hakan Kaybedenler için öneriler HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Demokratik tepkinin anlamı Bu da halkın muhtırası 7+1 partili dönem Üçüncü halk ihtilali
AK Parti + Bağımsızlar 367’yi geçiyor Tüm partilerin oyu AKP'ye yetişemedi İşte iki seçimin farkı Halk bildirisi AK Party wins big despite all odds [NEWS ANALYSIS] The reasons why AK Party won the elections Türk ekonomisi daha hızlı bir büyüme temposuna girecek ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ Türkiye Irak'a neden girmeli? Güler Sabancı: "AKP artık merkezin partisi" Seçimin ardından süreç nasıl işleyecek? • AK Parti'nin seçim beyannamesi • Erdoğan'dan "zafer" konuşması | ABD: "Türk demokrasisi için büyük başarı" Tarhan Erdem sonuçları bildi 2’nci Tayyip dönemi Solun ''tarihi'' yenilgisi/ ANALİZ / CHP Ağar'dan jet veda Seyfettin Gürsel AK Parti anayasayı değiştirecek vekil sayısına ulaştı İlk gündem Çankaya
Çankaya için 10 günde uzlaşmak zorundalar CHP'li Öymen: Sıkıntıya rağmen AKP’ye oy veriliyorsa, bu mantıkla açıklanmaz ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Ekonomi ve piyasalar için de 'durmak yok yola devam' mı? Ercan Kumcu Yeni hükümete tavsiyeler Güngör URAS Ekonomide kısa sürede değişiklik beklemeyelim Açık mikrofon şoku! AKP'den CHP'ye 2007 şoku! Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, CHP’nin kale olarak nitelendirdiği İzmir’de % 5 oy artırdı. CHP ise bu ilde % 21 oy kaybı yaşadı. Serdar Turgut Halkın muhtırası Taha Kıvanç Anketler yanıldı mı? Fehmi Koru Şamil Tayyar Halkın yarısı cehenneme bilet aldı KÜRŞAT BUMİN Skorda herkesin payı var İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Sivil demokratik devrim! YASİN AKTAY Seçim sonuçlarından çıkan ilk dersler NAZLI ILICAK Oktay Ekşi Bir seçim hikáyesi... Tufan Türenç AKP’nin oy patlaması Mehmet Y Yılmaz Seçimdeki iki utanç Hasan CEMAL Bu da milletin muhtırası! Güneri CIVAOĞLU '7' şiddetinde deprem Metin MÜNİR AKP'den beklenen atılım Semih İDİZ Seçmen "yola devam" dedi Toplum AKP'yi akladı Murat Belge Baturalp Candemir Seçim sonrasına dair Bülent Keneş Winners and losers of July 22 Şahin Alpay A new victory for democracy [MONDAY TALK] ‘Polarization will continue’ says acclaimed Professor Vergin İhsan Dağı The democratic reflex MHP: Görev iyi muhalefet İlk güven kaynağımız halkımızdır Tarhan Erdem 'Demokrasime dokunma' Haluk Şahin Ali Bulaç Bediüzzaman'ın siyasi tavrı MUHARREM SARIKAYA AK Parti ve diğerleri... ERDAL ŞAFAK Türkiye kazandı ERGUN BABAHAN Türkiye'nin partisi EMRE AKÖZ Umur Talu Çimento ile matkap Zaman 'normalleşme' zamanıdır Altan Öymen HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Şükrü Küçükşahin Seçimdeki farklılıklar Mehmet Altan Demokrasi tırmanıyor... Derya SAZAK AKP'nin zaferi Hasan PULUR Yüzde 50'ye İsmail Küçükkaya İstikrar kazandı rejim korkusu değil ‘AKP uzlaşmalı’ YAVUZ DONAT Seçim dersleri Mümtazer Türköne AK Parti: Durmak yok; yola devam! Mehmet Barlas Siyasetin en yoğun gününde siyaset yasaklanmıştı Nasuhi Güngör Milletin refleksi Mustafa Erdoğan Seçimden sonra Eser Karakaş Türkiye ve MHP Ahmet Kekeç Bu seçimin tek mağlubu var... Sezer harekatı Meclis'te 46 kadın milletvekili YSK: Katılım yüzde 80'in üzerinde 'Kapımız herkese açık' AK Parti'den tarihi zafer MHP'nin kazandığı oy oranı CHP'ye kapak olsun Perihan Mağden Nuh Gönültaş Bu da Türkiye’nin ‘Turuncu Devrimi!’ Mehmet Meniner AK Parti’yle yola devam! Şakir Süter Başarılılar başarısızlar Arınç 'Halkın muhtırası' Muhtıralı seçimde AKP zaferi İSMET DEMİRDÖĞEN Baykal gitmeli! Politbürosu dağılmalı Kavga istemeyen sessiz çoğunluk Nedim Hazar Seçimden sonra özeleştiri yapılacak mı? Yerleşikler 'siyasal yumuşamayı' bekleyecek Uğur Gürses Anavatan’dan CHP’ye geçenler seçilemedi Seçime yüksek katılım ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Ekonomi ve piyasalar için de 'durmak yok yola devam' mı? Ercan Kumcu Yeni hükümete tavsiyeler Erdal Sağlam Sırada geniş çaplı uzlaşma var Güngör URAS Ekonomide kısa sürede değişiklik beklemeyelim İş dünyası AK Partinin seçim zaferini değerlendird AK Parti’nin zaferi, doları 1,25’e çekti OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Ekonomi vitrinine 2 taze kan OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU IMF ile ölümsüz aşk Makro istikrar sürecek Fatih Özatay Başarının temel unsuru ekonomi Mahfi Eğilmez 'Dövizleri hazırlayın, müdahale geliyor'! Uğur Gürses Yiğit Bulut Seçim sonuçları piyasaları nasıl etkiler Ertuğ Yaşar Piyasa istedi bir göz Allah verdi iki göz Serhan Çevik Geleceğe dönüşün başladığı gün Hasan Ersel Politika arayışları ve belirsizlik Asım Erdilek Good governance matters İbrahim Öztürk Yeni hükümeti bekleyen sorunlar |
H4 New York Times Ruling Party in Turkey Wins Broad Victory Editorial What Would a Diplomat Do? There is still a perplexing refusal by the Bush administration to do tedious but absolutely essential diplomatic prep work. Where Less Is More By RORY STEWART Pouring troops into Afghanistan would be a disaster. Editorial How the Energy Dice Were Loaded There is a new reminder of how the Bush administration has squandered six years that should have been devoted to finding innovative answers to the big questions of oil dependency and global warming. Oil Law Stalls in Iraq as Bomb Aims at Sheiks In Arabic Textbook, Israel Calls ’48 War Catastrophe for Arabs Gas Prices Rise on Refineries’ Record Failures A third of the country’s oil refineries have reported disruptions like fires, power failures, leaks, spills and breakdowns this year. Al Qaeda Threatens; U.S. Frets The Bush White House faces a predicament like that faced by Bill Clinton in the 1990s, but the current administration may have something extra: a new partner in Pervez Musharraf Fatah Militants Lay Down Arms to Bolster Abbas New Leaders Say Pensive French Think Too Much Editorial Power Without Limits The Bush administration, which has been pushing presidential power to new extremes, is reportedly developing an even more dangerous new theory of executive privilege. Taliban Seek a Deal for Korean Hostages Parties to Challenge Pakistan Election Plan NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Birth Without the Bother? Some of the most monumental decisions we will face in the coming years will involve where we draw the line making some genetic tinkering legal and some illegal The French Connections What happened to America’s Internet lead? Bad policy. | H5 Washington Post How to Talk to Iran By James Dobbins Prospects for progress would be greatly increased if conversations could be held frequently, informally and confidentially. Damage Control in the Mideast By David Ignatius, The Bush administration is groping toward a diplomatic firewall strategy that might help keep the inferno in Iraq from spreading in the Middle East. The Conference Bush Needs By Jim Hoagland, President Bush's call for an international peace conference on the Middle East puts him in the right church but the wrong pew. The big-power conference Bush needs to propose should have Iraq as its main subject, not the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Destabilizing Iraq, Broadly Defined Be careful what you say and whom you help -- especially when it comes to the Iraq war and the Iraqi government Editorial White House Wants Iraqi Leaders to Reach 'Political Accommodation' U.S. Pares Other Diplomacy to Focus on Iraq, Rest of Mideast Fighting Intensifies In Pakistani Tribal Area Officials Say 19 Insurgents Killed in Clash With Army U.S., Iran May Resume Talks on Iraq Tuesday Envoy Urges Visas For Iraqis Aiding U.S. Targets of Violence Are Seeking Refuge A Kinder, Gentler Gitmo » Jackson Diehl | Interrogators now know that kindness works better than intimidation. But the lesson may come too late to prevent the closing of Guantanamo Bay. Cap, Trade and Fail » Sebastian Mallaby | The United States was wrong to turn its back on Kyoto's cap-and-trade emissions system. Nevertheless, the system has not lived up to its promise. Aide to Iraq's Top Shiite Cleric Fatally Stabbed Supporters of Sistani See Attack as a Warning, Consider Moving Leader Out of Najaf Want to Understand Islam? Start Here. By John L. Esposito 'Why Do They Hate Us?' By Mohsin Hamid, Stick to core American values and you will find many allies in the Muslim world. Bush Still Doesn't Get It By Akbar Ahmed Losing My Jihadism By Mansour al-Nogaidan, I evolved. So can Islam. Taliban Site Surrounded, Afghans Say Forces Prepare for Action if Negotiations Fail to Free 23 Koreans | H6 Guardian Gaining confidence Dominique Moisi If Poland were less unjustifiably afraid of its future, it would be less obsessed with a past that will not pass away. Europe's future: old and new Europe David Clark The final debate ended with cautious optimism about the experience of Europe's enlargement into the east. What are your thoughts? Missile fears Kate Hudson Russia's objections to US misssile defence plans may look like posturing, but it has genuine concerns. US ambassador says Iraqi aides will quit unless granted asylum Ryan Cocker calls for all Iraqis working for US government to be granted refugee status. Textbooks to give Arab view on Israel's birth A new third grade textbook for Israeli Arab students acknowledges that Israel's creation was a tragedy for Palestinians. Patient bargaining v sabre-rattling: contrasting fates along Axis of Evil The Observer Putin, oil and oligarchs don't add up to a new Cold War Robert Service: The chummy days had to end, though, when London became a refuge from the intrigues of an increasingly authoritarian Russia. |
H7 McClatchy With Iraq on fire, rest of world on hold As the White House struggles to show progress in the 52-month-old war, other important global issues increasingly are getting pushed to the side, according to U.S. officials, diplomats and analysts. San Fransisco Chronicle WANING INFLUENCE Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice finds that her star... Newsweek Islam in America: A Special Report (By Shahan Mufti, Religious scholar Javed Ahmad Ghamidi has become a popular figure in Pakistan for his strict reading of the Koran -- which, he says, dictates against gender discrimination, terrorist jihad, and other favorites of modern Islamists | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Iraqi Papers Sun: Anti-Allawi Plotters? Iraq Minister: New U.S.-Iran Talks Set US says Chinese missiles smuggled through Iran into Iraq US angers Pakistan over Al Qaeda claims Iraqi tribes reach security accord Sadr Builds Secret Power Base Experts: Iraq exit not so easy Oil Law Stalls in Iraq as Bomb Aims at Sheiks Iran to assist Syria in nuclear research, weapons funding Iran: No Secret Arms Deal With Syria U.S.: Smugglers nabbed in Iraq may have links to Iran Uneasy island Hand of Iran or land disputes? Why Bahrain is restless Iraq Saddamist, Ba'Athist Groups to Attend Damascus Conference British map in Iran crisis 'inaccurate' “Re-Targeting Syria,” by Jim Lobe US, Iranian envoys to hold talks on Iraq’s security in Baghdad Tuesday | H9 Ha’aretz - Hezbollah chief: We can hit any point within Israeli territory Levy: Israeli answer to 'demographic threat' is like ethnic cleansing Rosner: Why did only Jews go after Muslim Congressman for Bush-Hitler comment? Eldar The Palestinians' good ol' boy Yedioth A Syrian-Iranian spin/ Ben-Yishai What does Assad want? 'Israel fabricated Syria deal' Ahmadinejad advisor says Jewish state 'cannot survive through propaganda against Iran' Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine BBC Envoy Blair heads to Middle East Tony Blair heads to the Middle East to take up his role as special envoy for the international community. Analysis: Mid-East breaking point Is Tony Blair right for the job? Q&A: Chaos in Gaza Saudi Arabia Backs Out of Arab Peace Initiative Over Fears of Attacks |
H13 The Times Al-Qaeda faces rebellion from the ranks Sickened by the group’s barbarity, Iraqi insurgents are daring to become informants for the US military in a hostile Baghdad Leader Less confidence, please Strong currencies are a challenge, not a success symbol Hamas says it will talk to Blair Spokesman for Islamist group retreats on hostile comments it made about former PM, telling The Times it will talk to him John Bolton, the former American ambassador to the UN, has some weapons stashed in his locker for Gordon Brown Brown will talk about the looming crisis over Iran with Bush on his first official visit to America as prime minister Wall Street Journal The Un-Blairs Who's left? Who's right? Who knows? By MATTHEW KAMINSKI Secrets of a Small Town Peggy Noonan shares her thoughts after reading Robert Novak's memoir. By PEGGY NOONAN | COMMENT: A Franco-British flirtation in Paris Editorial Ruling rekindles hope in Pakistan The Supreme Court decision to reinstate Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, Pakistan’s top judge who was fired in March by Pervez Musharraf, could just prove his and the country’s salvation. WORLD NEWS: Mixed advice forces envoy Blair to tread a delicate line COMMENT: Chinese scandals evoke a vanished Chicago Many producers have powerful connections to the local officials who should be keeping an eye on them, says Geoff Dyer COMMENT: Brown and Brussels: a marriage of expedience COMMENT: Google's view into the lives of others The fact that you are doing enough to escape prosecution does not mean you are being fair, writes John Gapper WORLD NEWS: Iraqi parliament prepares for summer break WORLD NEWS: US-India talks leave outcome of nuclear deal uncertain WORLD NEWS: Brown faces two-way pull on 'special relationship' with US WORLD NEWS: Support for Musharraf may rebound on Bush Sarkozy seeks tougher line on China President Nicolas Sarkozy of France is to push for a more assertive European Union exchange-rate policy towards China this autumn to try to shore up ailing exporters hit by the strong euro A misdiagnosis of Germany's malaise Germany is no longer the "sick man of Europe". It is enjoying the fastest growth in six years; its stock market has hit record highs. Increasingly self-confident... Ralph Atkins finds things did not turn out as predicted in a gloomy critique of Berlin’s economic policy | H15 Los Angeles Times Iraq isn't Vietnam, Henry By Max Boot Kissinger talks a good game about his artful diplomacy, but peacemaking can't susbtitute for a military victory in Iraq. A byline for Hamas? By Marvin Hier and Abraham Cooper Why are papers turning terrorists into commentators? Editorial |
H16 American Politics Poll Shows Clinton With Solid Lead Among Democrats Impeachment question divides Democrats NYT God ’08: Whose, and How Much, Will Voters Accept? Would voters elect a president who believes in the Book of Mormon? What about one who venerates Muhammad, or Buddha? Washington Post Aid May Grow for Global Economy's Casualties As part of campaign to soothe the middle class, Democrats hope to expand federal aid to workers whose jobs move offshore or are lost to imports realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Time The End of Easy Money A decade of low-interest lending allowed U.S. consumers to run up debt. But with rates rising, they can no longer count on borrowing their way out of trouble | H17 Daily Telegraph Bin Laden hiding in Pakistan, say US intelligence Sunday Telegraph Maybe owning a home is not for everyone Maybe, just maybe, we should not be cajoling people at the margin into taking out mortgages, asserts Niall Ferguson. And maybe a day of reckoning is approaching. | Hamas warns Blair not to ignore the Islamic militant group Johann Hari: The pro-war left's disastrous misjudgment Independent on Sunday Bill Robinson: A bubble waiting to burst or stuck on a permanent high? Oil's non-stop rise has the experts in a spin Oil and gas may run short by 2015, say industry experts |