H1 Wall Street Journal In Iran Reversal, Bureaucrats Triumphed The recent sea change in Washington's perception of Iran marks a reversal of a different sort behind the scenes: After years in which Bush appointees and White House staff won out on foreign-policy matters, career staffers in the intelligence world have scored a big victory. NYT NEWS ANALYSIS; Ex-Baathists Get a Break. Or Do They? Washington Post It's Not About Iran By Shibley Telhami McCain Moves Into Lead; Obama Gains on Clinton Giuliani Falls to 4th in National Poll Bush Nudges Mideast on Democracy Dissidents Skeptical, Saying U.S. Has Overlooked Abuses Bush Urges United Action Against Iran Nuclear Agency Gets Pledge From Tehran to Explain Past Work President Bush Discusses Importance of Freedom in the Middle East Washington Post Iraq Passes Bill on Baathists Plan Would Ease Limits on Former Hussein Followers Editorial A Middle East Commitment Seven years later, President Bush picks up where Bill Clinton left off 5 Myths About Breaking Our Addiction to Oil Myths About Breaking Our Foreign Oil Habit By Robert Bryce The idea that the United States can be independent of the $5 trillion-per-year energy business is ludicrous on its face. NYT Editorial Unfinished Debate on Iraq Iraq will be a central challenge for whoever succeeds President Bush and has to repair the profound damage he has wrought with a war that should never have been fought. Los Angeles Times U.S. presses Iraq for Sunnis' integration Transferring them to the control of the Shiite-dominated government takes on new urgency as troops withdraw. Financial Times Balkan unrest remains a recipe for disaster Russia risks producing a war, says Anatol Lieven This is not merely a subprime crisis If the credit default swap market hits problems – under a pessimistic scenario involving a nasty , long recession – it could produce global financial meltdown, writes Wolfgang Münchau The Times Britain plot to overthrow Italian government Letters reveal James Gallaghan's Government, the US and the Vatican feared a Communist election victory in 1976 Anatole Kaletsky Goodbye to all that: the worst is over for the global credit crunch Sunday Times Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in secret talks Ten Rules For the Next President - Madeleine Albright, Boston Globe WSJ The Lessons of Iraq By Erik Swabb We've gained valuable experience in how to fight irregular wars. Daily Star Gulf Arabs know better than to follow Bush's path to confrontation with Iran Minister: Iraq and US Want Permanent Pact by July Helena Cobban Syria, Annapolis, and after Tom Barnett The future of oil? America's not in the driver's seat Scripps Howard. LA Times China's dark triumph By Ian Buruma The success of its economy poses a serious challenge to liberal democracy. Independent on Sunday Economic View: China and India are heading for the top of the world but along the way the climb will become treacherous NYT Two Giants Try to Learn to Share Asia The Oil and Glory Pipeline politics became a modern day version of the 19th Century's Great Game, in which Britain and Russia had employed cunning and bluff to gain supremacy over the lands of the Caucasus and Central Asia. "The Oil and Glory" is the story of how, at the dawn of the 21st century, the game was played once more across the harsh environs of the Caspian Sea. Drezner Does the 2008 election augment America's soft power?
Dirt Begins to Fly at Obama - Sarah Baxter, Sunday Times Excerpts from Upcoming SPIEGEL Interview with Pervez Musharraf: 'To Resign Would Be the Easiest Thing' Newsweek 'Pakistanis Know I Can Be Tough’ Fareed Zakaria: Musharraf's Last Stand
NYT Mag The Moral Instinct By STEVEN PINKER Evolution has endowed us with ethical impulses. Do we know what to do with them? Missing for a half century, a cache of photos spurs sensitive research on Islam's holy text McClatchy Campaign exposes deep rifts in GOP coalition The house that Ronald Reagan built is in danger of collapsing. All the men running for the Republican party's presidential nomination invoke Reagan's name repeatedly. But all of them offend at least one wing of the party enough that they'd find it difficult, and perhaps impossible, to pull the disparate elements of the old coalition together Jonah Goldberg / Washington Post: Cloudy Fortunes for Conservatism Fear of a black president For a black person seeking power, there is an uncomfortable dance of identity and compromise. And for black voters, it means giving up something important as well. (By Joseph Williams) World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008 Source: United Nations Development Policy and Analysis Division Full Document (PDF; 3.1 MB) Cap The First Leg of Bush’s Middle East Trip: Initial Steps in the Right Direction USA prepares military action against Iran? Pravda Public Diplomacy Press and Blog Review, January 11-13, 2008 | H2 Washington Post Bush's Diplomatic Amends By Jackson Diehl Turkish President Abdullah Gul came and went last week without attracting much attention, which is not unusual for a friendly head of state visiting Washington. But... 2003 crisis over; Turkey, US looking to 2008 hopefulLY Jamestown Turkey’s Other War on Terrorism [MONDAY TALK] Strategic alliance brings Turkey and Britain closer Barzani: PKK teröristtir, demek zorunda değiliz Iraqi Kurdistan Leader, Italian Undersecretary Discuss Cooperation, Oil Deals US Fine-tunes Ties With Sparring Allies Turkey, Iraqi Kurds LA Times Shiites, Sunnis pressure Kurds about Kirkuk Implications of New Kurdish-Sunni Alliance - Ramzy Mardini, Jamestown Foundation Iraqi Newspaper: Shi'ite-Sunni Alliance vs. Sunni-Kurdish Agreement US Official in Kurdistan Region Discusses PKK, Oil With Journalists Iraq Kurd PUK Official Says Party Suffers From "Polarization" AKP'nin ılımlı İslamcılığından ders almalıyız AİZ ELKARNİ Turkmenistan Says Gas Supplies to Iran Suspended Due to Repair Work Turkmenistan Wants to Raise Gas Export Prices to Iran - Radio Bishop locked out of churches over Turkish priest İsrail'in gözü Türkiye'de Füze sistemi Türkiye'de denenecek Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Atatürk’ü örnek gösterip Kürtlere ‘özerklik’ istedi Tuğluk: Ulus devlet modeli aşılmalı 'Diyarbakır kalemiz, kimseye vermeyiz' DTP'de ilk resmi çatlak Özay Şendir Amerika PKK'ya düşman, alt kolu PJAK'a dost Serdar Akinan Öcalan ne diyor? İşte AKP’nin dikkat etmesi gereken ‘Güneydoğu gerçeği!’ Neither Kurdistan nor Kirkuk. Tukey and US plans. Haşim Haşimi: DTP loses ground, AK Party gains, but no chance for a third party KORAY DÜZGÖREN Şanzıman dağılmadan Identity and history (I)by DOĞU ERGİL Mehmet Yılmaz Satrançta enerji hamlesi ve PKK'nın tasfiyesi Herkes bilsin ki; terörle mücadelede kararlıyız KÜRŞAT BUMİN 'Zor işi' kolaylaştırma önerileri (ikinci baskı) Ferai Tınç Diyarbakır imajını istiyor İnsanlar bizden çözüm bekliyor Bülent Korucu Güneydoğu'ya 'sivil' çözüm ERDAL ŞAFAK Diyarbakır Cezaevi Baydemir: Diyarbakır saldırısı kabul edilemez Füze Ermenilerden; Geçiş Yahudi Köyünden Komşu şu duvara sen de el at İstiklal Marşı'ndan rahatsız oldu ’Ulusal devlet’ bir çözüm olamaz PKK kurbanının abisi dağda çıktı Terör örgütü, sağlığı bozulan teröristi ölüme terk ediyor CHP yeni 'Kürt Raporu' için hazırlıklara başladı Baykal’ın 6 yıl aradan sonra Diyarbakır’a gitmesinin ardından CHP “çağdaş Kürt raporu” hazırlamaya başladı ABD ile aynı BBG evini izliyoruz Dağlıca'da PKK'nın tacizi 3 gece sürmüş DTP'li Ayna: Türkiye'de çatışma değil, savaş var A Turan Alkan Uzman görüşü! Iran Kurdish Opposition PJAK Confirms Suicide Mission Kurds to Take Action If Demands Not Met By Iraqi Government Betrayal? The US Policy Towards Kurds Iraqi Election Official Says Law on Disputed Areas Void (Corrected)Iraqi Kurd Analyst Cynical About Kirkuk Status Law Kurds negotiate with two Canadian firms to construct two oil ... Kurdish studies department in Armenia Unity pact targets Kurdish oil control KC denies secret contacts with Turkmen over Kirkuk Iraqi Kurdistan Leader, Italian Undersecretary Discuss Cooperation, Oil Deals Iraqi Kurd Officials Divided Over Awakening Council Formation in Mosul Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 13 Jan 08 Paper Clarifies Confusion Over Iraq Kurd Islamic Figure, Extremist Er Yüce'nin komutanından şok iddia Er R.Y. arkadaşlarına 'teslim ol' çağrısı yaptı ‘Güneydoğu’nun İmajında Medyanın Rolü’ konulu bir panel için 150 gazeteci Diyarbakır’daydı Annem Kürt olmasına rağmen ben o trenden indim Dün başladığımız Latif Tekin söyleşisi bugün de devam ediyor... Doğulu işadamlarından batıya iade-i ziyaret Dağlıca baskınında PKK'lıların konuşmalarını, 'vatana ihanet'le suçlanan er tercüme etmiş 'Türkiye farklı olsun biz destek veririz' Bombacı ’hisli çocukmuş’ Arkadaşı dağdaki çatışmada ölmüş Baskından önce PKK'lıları gördük Bombacıyı ortada bıraktılar İstanbul'u kana bulamak isteyen 5 PKK'lı tutuklandı Termal kameralı tanklar sınırda Komutan, Dağlıca’daki baskın gecesini anlattı Genç Siviller'den, Kürt kültürünü tanıtma dersi Irak'ta petrol için yeni ittifak kuruldu Irak'ta petrol için yeni ittifak kuruldu Turkey and US cooperate for Iraqi oil Birliklerini sattılar DTP Milletvekili Emine Ayna, PKK'yı kediye benzetti Vedat Yenerer Barzaniciler gaza bastı !.. Mahir Kaynak Arka plan Sedat Sertoğlu Söyledi mi söylemedi mi? Mehmet Altan Er Yüce hain mi? Diyarbakır imajını tartıştı Şırnak'ta, 2 terörist yakalandı Gül vows truthfulness on counterterrorism efforts İran’dan doğalgaz gelemeyebilir Türkmenistan ile İran arasında 'doğalgaz' krizi... Gül yarın Mısır’a gidiyor [HABER İZLENİM] 'Ene bihib Cul evy' Gül'ü çok seviyorum Gül'ün Kahire gündeminde ''stratejik ortaklık'' da var Gül’s visit to cement strategic ties with Egypt Nasuhi Güngör Türkiye-Mısır İran’a karşı mı? "Türkiye'nin terörist dediğini biz de ille öyle görmeyiz" Turkey to unveil national plan for cultural dialogue Fikret Ertan The estimate that changed the estimates Richard Falk Amerika, Irak işgalinden ders almamış gözüküyor İhsanoğlu: İKÖ için AB'deki işbirliğini örnek alıyoruz Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Kadri GÜRSEL Kıbrıs ya bu yıl çözülür, ya da... Turkish telecoms, energy and transport sectors in light of EU harmonisation AKP frene mi bastı Doğu Ergil Questions about the Nabucco pipeline Seks, yalanlar ve bir DVD Rumlara KKTC fırçası Alman başbakan Türkler'e meydan okudu Bishop locked out of churches over Turkish priest Immigrant crime row could harm German coalition Incredible journey Belçika DHKP-C üyeleri hakkındaki kararı yine erteledi Boğaz’dan Moskova geçti Yunan’ı şoke eden porno görüntüler 'Yayınevi cinayeti'nin 2. duruşması başladı Yayınevi cinayetinde 'derin' bağlantılar gündeme gelecek Violence in media feeds violence on streets ECEVİT KILIÇ Üç mühendis projeleri için öldürülmüş olamaz Metin Münir Hayalet yıldızların ışığında İkinci duruşma başladı Yeşil'in sağ kolu Zakir S. yeniden yakalandı Kadrolaşma iddiaları için Komisyon kurulacak
Yeşil'in sağ kolu yakalandı 4 gün izin aldı, İstinye Park’ta kahvaltı yaptı Hrant Dink için kurşun geçirmez yelek aranmış Emniyet, düşen helikopterin iadesi için üretici firmaya ihbarname çekti Malatya’da ihbar mektubu skandalı Geske: Polis, 2005 baskınını gizledi 301'in tek mağduru Dink mi? Protokolde aynı görüntüler İhale çetesine ceza yağdı İhalelerde yolsuzluk operasyonu Bakan Güler: Aldığımız tedbirler sayesinde bu kış halkımızı üşütmeyeceğiz Dinç Bilgin röportajına şaşırtan yorumlar Memurum işini bilir Sivri dilli yazar Nihat Genç, Osman Yağmurdereli, Sibel Can, Adnan Şenses gibi isimlere ateş püskürdü Meclis'teki tabur kalıyor Yargıtay’da seçim yarın devam edecek Bu bayrağı niçin yaptık Serpil YILMAZ Sabah ihalesi oldu, yeni RTÜK yasası Meclis'e verildi Sivil plakayla kaçtığım oluyor Çaldıran tarih yalanı Osmanlı camilerinin yerine otel Nutuk’u okuyacaksınız Yeşil’in sağ kolunu jandarma yakaladı 2010 yılı için İstanbul Okulu Kadın belediye başkanı istiyorum Soner Yalçın İran İslam Devrimi, kendi Fazıl Say’larına ne yaptı 24 saat ilaç ihalesi Trabzon Emniyeti: Hedefi bildirdik Başbakan: Eğitimsiz nüfus kâbus olur Isparta'da 250 asker zehirlendi 'Derin albay'ın avukatı ulusalcı parti lideri Abdera'da sigara yasağı Hasan Celal Güzel Çürük raporu operasyonunda 10 tutuklama 'Eve teslim kitap' projesinden 1 yılda sadece 4 kişi yararlandı! Sicili bozuk TV kanalına reklam yasağı geliyor "Büyük ikramiyeyi haram diye almıyor" Papermoon'da 7 bin YTL'lik Petrus'u kim içti? 14 Ocak 2008 Basın Özeti
| H3 Vatandaş yerelde de AK Parti’yi tercih ediyor Ali H Aslan [WASHINGTON] Bir kaşık suda diplomatik fırtına çıkaranlara... Ömer Taşpınar Washington’s dilemma between Ankara and Arbil Günlerce aç kalan teröristler kurbaga etiyle besleniyor Medyaya yeni düzen Cüneyt Ülsever Cumhurbaşkanı’nın ABD gezisi (II) Enis Berberoğlu Gül’den iki söz Cengiz Çandar Hrant’a derdim ki... Cevdet Aşkın Çankaya'dan Kürt sorununda şok açıklamalar yolda Gül: Birileri doğruyu söylemiyorsa benim pozisyonumdaki söylemeli Sedat ERGİN Cumhurbaşkanı: Doğruları söylemekten kaçınmam Kadri GÜRSEL Kıbrıs ya bu yıl çözülür, ya da... Semih İDİZ Sarkozy ve Merkel ile zirve dönüm noktası olabilir ABD'yle 20 yıldır enerji işbirliği var Gerçek Eylem Planı yapılsın Tarhan Erdem Zor kararlar Erdoğan'a kaldı 8 askerin kaçırılmasından er Yüce sorumlu Taha AKYOL 'Demokratik İslam devleti' Yarım saat geciksek Yunanla çatışırdık Soli Özel| İktidar ve ahlak Yargı: İbadethane olarak cemevi açılamaz 8. Fethullah Gülen'e karşı düzenlenen bilinmeyen suikast girişimi Mehveş Evin Yeni Türkler MUHARREM SARIKAYA Siyasi çözüm... Amberin Zeman Benim üzerimden Başbakan’a saldırdılar İmam Hatipler kızlara kaldı İhsan Dağı Do the Americans know who the boss is in Ankara? Taha Kıvanç Fehmi Koru Abdullah Gül'ün özeli A timely visit TAMER KORKMAZ Bilgin İtirafnamesi TAMER KORKMAZ Sincan-EMASYA Hattı! Fatih Çekirge'ye manşeti generaller söylüyordu Fatih Çekirge O bayrak nereye dayanacak! Selçuk Gültaşlı [BRÜKSEL] Ama bütün teröristler Müslüman! Ulusalcılar bu işe ne diyor? İsmet Berkan 10 bin dolar o kadar uzak olmayabilir İsmet Berkan Ahmet Hakan İki ’Hanımefendi’ arasındaki 8 fark Government action plan sets aggressive targets Türkiye Cumhuriyeti bilinç cumhuriyetidir Erdoğan: Cemevi talebine uzak kalmayız Alevi örgütlerinde yemek tartışması Alevi hamlesi başarısız mı? Murat Yetkin Ömer Lütfi Mete Aleviciliğe karşı Alevilik Mehmet Metiner "Dönek" ve "düşkün" Acıyla arınma, gözyaşıyla kutsanma AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Serdar Turgut AKP’nin Alevi açılımı Alevilik niye hâlâ bir mesele ki?.. H. Gökhan Özgün HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Aleviler ve yeni oluşumlar
Laiklikten uzaklaşılır Alevi derneklerinden 'öğretmen tayini' tepkisi Açıklandığı gün, dikkat çekici... Güneri CIVAOĞLU Madımak 'yem' miydi? Erdoğan: Alevi talebi ulaşmadı Çapan'dan Alevilere akıl almaz tavsiye HÜKÜMET ALEVİLERİN TALEPLERİNİ KARŞILAYABİLİR Mİ? Mehmet Altan Alevi sorunu nasıl çözülür? Bülent Kenes Alevism without Islam and Ali, and the boycotted iftar İftar brings cracks among Alevis to surface Erdoğan, Kocatepe imamı gibi konuştu Mustafa Ünal Her şeye rağmen bir adım atıldı Mümtazer Türköne Yaşayan en büyük Alevî-Bektaşî İsmail Küçükkaya Alevi iftarının sonrası... Mustafa Akyol Alevi usulü engizisyon Ardan Zentürk Matemde kardeşlik... Acıyı bal eyledik ya Yıldırım Türker Deniz Baykal da Alevi dedelere mektup yazdı Mustafa Karaalioğlu Alevi ezberleri Başbakan 'dan 'Cemevi' sinyali Hasan CEMAL Gerilimden medet ummak yerine, diyalog kapıları açalım! Ertuğrul Özkök Ahmet Hakan Ertuğrul Özkök kimi tercih eder M Ali Birand Oktay Ekşi İster inan, ister inanma! İlnur Çevik Will changing 301 really do the trick? Nuh Yılmaz Türkiye enerji kavşağı haline geliyor Özdemir İnce Arap dünyası fotoğrafın arabı Tufan Türenç Gül bu doğruları söyleyebilir mi? Mehmet Barlas Çok bilen çok yanılırsa az bilen daha mı az yanılır? Tarih ezberlenmesi gereken baş belası bir lise dersi midir? Fikret BİLA Hastanedeki itiraz haklı mı? 'Vatandaşı rehin alacak olanın alnını karışlarım' İhsan Yılmaz Gangs and urgent need for judicial reform Yavuz Baydar ‘Headlines rolling’ Mustafa AKYOL ALİ BULAÇ - Suşi ve oratoryo (2)
Nuran Yıldız Altaylı'ya özür borcu/Bush ve Gül: Fantastik başarı MUHARREM SARIKAYA Siyasi çözüm... ERDAL ŞAFAK Diyarbakır Cezaevi Madrid çağrışımları Türban maddesi Erdoğan'ı bekliyor Ahmet Taşgetiren Sarkozy bir rol model mi? ERGUN BABAHAN Gül: Halkla yakın olmayı özlüyorum 'Her ortamda mutlaka doğruyu söyleyeceğim'
EMRE AKÖZ Otomatik abdest makinesi Ekrem Dumanlı Gazetecilik adına kritik bir muhasebe Umur Talu Kanmadan kanamadan HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Aleviler ve yeni oluşumlar
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MAHMUT ÖVÜR 'Alevi iftarı'yla bozulan ezber! YAVUZ DONAT Zafer Hoca'dan "durum" raporu ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Türbülansın en kritik aşaması Eylem yerine temenni planı açıklamamak neden önemli? Fatih Özatay Türkiye'ye sıcak para yağıyor Ercan Kumcu Merkez Bankası’nın başkentte olması egemenliğin simgesi Gelişmiş ülkelerde politika alternatifleri Hasan Ersel Enerji stoğu artırılmalı, yapay düşük fiyatın bedeli şoktur Erdal Sağlam Faiz indirimleri artık kesin ama... İki ödül, bir düşünce Mahfi Eğilmez İBRAHİM KAHVECİ Kredi krizi mi geliyor kimler zorda kalıyor Dövizin sunduğu fırsatlar Merkez Bankası İstanbul'a taşınmalı mı? Gözlem ve kuşkular... Haluk Şahin Merkez Bankası'nın İstanbul'a taşınması
TCMB, AKP'nin 'alamadığı' belde mi? Uğur Gürses [CAFE CAPITAL] Debate on moving finance institutions heats up Güngör URAS Yok bina yap bina 'Temenni planı' güven verir mi? Fatih Özatay Eser Karakaş Merkez Bankası, Ankara-İstanbul hattı Ergin Yıldızoğlu Dünya Ekonomik Forumu, Küresel Riskiler çok arttı diyor Turning the page to the future for Turkish participation banks Deniz Gökçe Dünyada neler oluyor? 'Petrol bağımlılığı'ndan kurtulabilmek mümkün mü? CENK SİDAR Enflasyon düşüyor ama takan yok Hazine, 2008'de özelleştirmeden 12 milyar YTL gelir bekliyor Borç hangi yiğidin kamçısı? Ertuğ Yaşar AKP'nin ilk seçim yenilgisi Deniz Gökçe Enflasyonu bile ithal ediyoruz! Sosyal Güvenlik Yasa tasarısına karşı eylemler Piyasada sıcak para 11 kat arttı OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Başbakan 'Bu iş bitsin' dedi Maliye'de kurullar birleşiyor İbrahim Öztürk Hükümetin eylem planı ve Türkiye'nin sanayileşme stratejisi |
Afghans, Report for Duty By RONALD E. NEUMANNA draft in Afghanistan would make it possible to gather a much larger military force, and far more quickly, around the core professional force already in place FRANK RICH Haven’t We Heard This Voice Before? If Hillary Clinton prompted many to give her candidacy a fresh look in the New Hampshire primary, her victory speech was a step back A Terror Threat in the Courts By JOHN FARMERA closer look at the Jose Padilla case reveals that the reliance on our criminal justice system as the main domestic weapon in the struggle against terrorism fails. | H5 Washington Post It's Not About Iran By Shibley Telhami McCain Moves Into Lead; Obama Gains on Clinton Giuliani Falls to 4th in National Poll Bush Nudges Mideast on Democracy Dissidents Skeptical, Saying U.S. Has Overlooked Abuses Bush Urges United Action Against Iran Nuclear Agency Gets Pledge From Tehran to Explain Past Work Iraq Passes Bill on Baathists Plan Would Ease Limits on Former Hussein Followers Editorial A Middle East Commitment Seven years later, President Bush picks up where Bill Clinton left off Bush's Diplomatic Amends 5 Myths About Breaking Our Addiction to Oil Myths About Breaking Our Foreign Oil Habit By Robert Bryce The idea that the United States can be independent of the $5 trillion-per-year energy business is ludicrous on its face. Bush Urges Allies to Join U.S. Efforts to Confront Iran: President Makes Appeal During Eight-Day Trip Through Middle East Region Why Al-Qaeda Is Losing By Gary Anderson We need to use al-Qaeda's murder of Muslims as part of our propaganda war. Riding the Change Horse By David Ignatius Americans instinctively embrace messages of change. But they want their change in gradual, digestible bites. The GOP's Grim Numbers By George F. Will Democrats can look forward to a rollicking November. Republicans should look for shelter. West Bank's Jewish 'Outposts' Dig In Many Answer Bush's Demand For End to Illegal Settlements By Starting New Construction Many Pakistanis See Leader As Having Reigned Too Long Bush Meets With Petraeus In Kuwait, President Seems to Claim Vindication for 'Surge' Hands-On General Is Next No. 2 in Iraq Austin Will Take Over Daily Operations Intelligence Chief Couches Reference to Waterboarding as 'Torture' White House Secrecy Starts to Give As Congress Intensifies Efforts for Openness, Administration Accedes Huckabee: Evangelical Christians Now Have a Chance to Lead GOP Will They Play the Race Card? By Marjorie Valbrun Hillary Clinton tries to give the impression that she 'gets' black people -- and covertly uses race to undermine her black rival. Cloudy Fortunes For Conservatism By Jonah Goldberg Avoiding Plane Crashes By Crunching Numbers Data Mining Helps Identify Subtle Flaws Opposition in Taiwan Secures Major Win in Legislative Polling Results Seen as Renunciation of President's Independence Drive Despite Victory, Taiwanese Party Urges Caution Different Sentiments in Play For March Presidential Vote Attack Seen as Setback For U.N. in Darfur U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force endures more than 10 minutes of hostile fire from Sudanese forces without responding with any shots. Not-So-Straight Talk By Robert D. Novak, Why won't John McCain tell America what he told me over breakfast a year ago? A Nobel Laureate's Primary By Sebastian Mallaby The presidential primaries are terrific fun, but they are also absurd -- far more absurd than even most critics recognize. It is not just that atypical, early states have disproportionate influence, or that outcomes can be swayed by floods of rain or money. The basic problem is one that's common ... | H6 Guardian Bush urges allies to confront Iran President George Bush lambasts Middle East nation as 'the world's leading sponsor of state terror' The beauty of gas David Cronin This year could see a thaw in relations between Brussels and Moscow. Despite Russia's human rights record, Europe needs its resources EU emission limits may drive industries out of Europe European commission will set out new laws to impose swingeing limits on greenhouse gas emissions Workers' paradise? Kenneth Rogoff Jan 13 08, 02:00pm: Labour unions are fighting fit once more, but is their resurgence good news for the global economy or a destabilising force? A blind eye to barbarism Fariba Amini Jan 13 08, 04:00pm: For three decades, Iran has systematically violated its citizens' basic human rights. Now it must be held accountable Relatives of victims of Beslan siege go on trial · Women had accused Putin of complicity in deaths · Kremlin 'using extremism law to silence critics' Bet your bottom dollar Salil Tripathi Jan 12 08, 03:00pm: Vanity, not catastrophe, led to the sale of the first $100 barrel of oil. But what is really causing price increases, and how bad will it get? The sword is mightier Seth Freedman Jan 12 08, 04:00pm: An unarmed civilian observer mission can't offer balanced policing to Palestinians in Hebron, a city where the IDF runs the show Made in China, recalled in Britain Number of dangerous or faulty products recalled in Britain hits an-all time high, with imports blamed Candidates prepare for lengthy fight · Super Tuesday may not be decisive for either party · Clinton seeks $10m more for post-February 5 drive For all that Republicans hate it, McCain may be their man Michael Tomasky: The veteran Arizona senator's popularity with independent voters could be enough to make him unstoppable Different Clinton, more painful bill Barack Obama - I'm sure we've seen him somewhere before Armando Iannucci: Why does Obama, billed by everyone as a cross between Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln, but without the terrible looks of either, just leave me puzzled? Intelligence chief speaks out on 'waterboarding' Chief says the practice 'would be torture' if the interrogated was forced to take water into lungs The Observer Iraqis heal wounds inflicted by purge Bill restores rights of ex-Baath party members and ends a divisive legacy of bungled occupation Blair kicks off campaign to become EU President God and race divide parties in key battle for the soul of the South Barack Obama has to win over both black and white Democrat voters to see off Hillary Clinton: the Republican hopefuls are more worried about religion Official secrets row after failed bid Pressure to scrap the present Official Secrets Act is growing amid new revelations Secret email that freed the mole Leader: Overhaul our unjust laws France grows weary with the Sarkozy soap opera Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni make it clear that they care nothing for what anyone thinks, including Tony Blair Once there was discretion at the Elysée, now there is farce Catherine Bennett: President Sarkozy's passions have swiftly destroyed the civilised secrecy enjoyed by our closest neighbour |
H7 Daily Star Gulf Arabs know better than to follow Bush's path to confrontation with Iran Keep the US 'freedom agenda' alive By Ammar Abdulhamid Time to acknowledge Bhutto's flawed track record By John L. Esposito With Nuclear Rebirth Come New Worries The Iranian challenge (By Harlan Ullman) Candidates' Unconditional Support Does Israel No Favor John J. Mearsheimer America’s Plan to Seize Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons : Huda al Husseini Jan 11 IA# 416 - The Collapse of the Saudi Sunni Bloc against Iran's Aspirations for Regional Hegemony in the Gulf PAPER: Soros secretely funded report which claimed 650,000 deaths in Iraq... Neoconservatives: Fathers and Sons Hotheads of Hormuz - Oliver North, Washington Times Is US Planning To Hit Pak Tribal Areas?
Peace Promise -We hope President Bush is not really as dewy-eyed as his words suggest National Review editorial Bush's visit should be used to form a new alliance Al-Arabiya A War Report Discredited - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe Militarism, War, Empire, Caskets, and Bankruptcy by Jacob G. Hornberger Gulf of Tonkin Will Be Tough to Repeat by Ray McGovern Weekly Standard Living in a Dream WorldThe political fantasies of foreign service officers. by Michael Rubin USIP Event: Rethinking Democracy Promotion in the Middle East | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Former Iraq Baathists Skeptical of Law Bush Mideast speech draws cool response [Fbis] OSC: Al-Jazirah: Iranian, Arab Analysts Discuss President Bush's Speech in Abu Dhabi [Fbis] OSC: Hizballah Cleric Criticizes Bush's Visit, US Policy, Praises Iran's 'Resources' Iraqi Opposition Alliance Threatens Govt Juan Cole: New Iraqi Law on Baath Worries Ex-Baathists U.S. forces finishing al Qaeda sweep in Diyala Iran to answer to UN on nukes within four weeks Bush May Halt Iraq Troop Cutbacks Ahmadinejad in dark on Hormuz naval clash (By Gethin Chamberlain) US: Iranian Bombs Rise in Iraq Iraq Shiite and Sunni MPs sign new 'unity' pact Navy: Radio Threat 'May Have Been Coincidence' Iran Says US 'Lost Face' Over Ship Incident Joint Chiefs Chairman: Close Guantánamo Report: Saudi Arabia Won't Be Launchpad for Iran Attack Insurrection in Iranian Balochistan Iraqis Authorize Big Jump in Forces BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 13 Jan 08 BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 13 Jan 08 (Package B) Fresh hopes Iraq's entrepreneurs take advantage of lull in violent attacks Not propaganda US-Iran confrontation in the Gulf raises fears of unintended attacks
Bush to Push $20bn Saudi Weapons Deal Bush Push for Mideast Peace a Lame Duck Move Who Is Killing the Women of Basra? DEBKAfile: Gulf rulers voice concern to Bush about StraitStrait ofof HormuzHormuz security after last Sunday’s Iranian-US naval encounter Larijani to Stand in Iranian Vote Lebanon 'will be lost' unless it heeds Arab plan - Mubarak [Fbis] OSC: Iran: TV Analyzes Bush's Trip to Mideast; Concludes For 'Propaganda' Purposes [Fbis] OSC: Iranian TV Broadcasts Discussion Program on Strait of Hormuz Incident Iran: Authorities Target More Student Activists Ahead Of Elections | H9 Ha’aretz – Palestinians sue for NIS 40 million for land taken by settlers Barak reaches deal for evacuation of outposts Rosner's Guest: The Jews are best prepared for a "flat world" Poll: Who is the candidate that will have better policies for Israel? Bar’el The Arabs should stop whining Eldar Abbas should be safeguarded Shin Bet head: More than 800 killed in Gaza in last two years Yossi Sarid: Nice things in U.S., which would do Israel well Gideon Levy: Time for PM to oust refusers of peace in government Jerusalem Post Editorials 10 essential words The Arab demand for a "right of return" is utterly asymmetrical. PLO to isolate Hamas with separate W. Bank parliamentOrganization's Central Council scheduled to call for early parliamentary elections in the Palestinian territories. Israel and PA to discuss J'lem, settlements, refugees, borders, security, water resources. Report: Israel planning to assassinate Haniyeh How to get young people to be distinctively Jewish and globally human. By SHLOMO AVINERI Who constitutes 'the Jewish people as a whole,' and what does Israeli sovereignty really mean? Back to business as usual with Iran [ MATTHIAS KUNTZEL The Region: Here we go round the mulberry bush [ BARRY RUBIN Self-inflicted wounds [ DAVID HOROVITZ , George in Jihadland CAROLINE GLICK Poll: 'Overwhelming' support for Obama among Arab Americans Palestinians: Three killed in IAF strike near Haniyeh's home Analyze This: Olmert keeps a sporting chance [ CALEV BEN-DAVID , Yedioth Ahronoth 'We won't stop J'lem building' Housing minister speaks out against division of capital, insists on continuing construction Should we retake Gaza? Did Shin Bet Chief Count Slain Children as 'Terrorists Killed'? Hiding the evidence/ BergmanReconstruction effort at bombed Syrian site likely aimed at covering up evidence Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine BBC 'Core issues' on Mid-East agenda Israelis and Palestinians are to discuss core issues in the conflict on Monday, the Palestinian leader says. Olmert calls settlements a 'disgrace' (By Aron Heller) Cossiga: US, Mossad behind 9/11 Former Italian President Francesco Cossiga says global intelligence agencies assert the 9/11 attacks were run by the CIA and Mossad Gaza smugglers stay busy Alleged weapons smuggling in tunnels underneath the Egypt-Gaza border has become a major sticking point amid President Bush's new push for peace in the Middle East. |
H10 Christian Science Monitor The storied Mediterranean faces climate change In the first of a four-part series, the Monitor examines the impact of man-made pressures on the region. Iraq offensive: Clear out militants - and stay US, Iraqi operation in Diyala Province draws on a new counterinsurgency model THE MONITOR'S VIEW A perfect storm door against a U.S. recession? Cries of coming recession must not trigger a political split in Washington over a stimulus response. General Honoré, Katrina and the Army behind him, retains civic aims Retired Friday from the Army, he wants to help the public attain a 'culture of preparedness' like that of the cold-war era. In Michigan, three in tight G.O.P. race The state's economic woes are the central focus for Romney, McCain, and Huckabee before Tuesday's primary. The real reason for Kenya's violence Contrary to popular belief, it isn't simply 'tribal' or 'spontaneous.' A bid for better military relations with China High-level meetings are part of Admiral Keating's trip this week, following a flap over Hong Kong port visit by USS Kitty Hawk. Opposition win may bring Taiwan closer to China The resurgence of pro-China opposition party, Kuomintang, which took a majority in Saturday's legislative elections, boosts its chances for the presidential vote in March. ASIA LA Times China's dark triumph By Ian Buruma The success of its economy poses a serious challenge to liberal democracy. Two Giants Try to Learn to Share Asia Independent on Sunday Economic View: China and India are heading for the top of the world but along the way the climb will become treacherous China's Soft Power - Richard Halloran, RealClearPolitics America’s Asian Opportunity Source: Asian Outlook (American Enterprise Institute) FT LEADER: Taiwan's fresh start Farmers Challenge Chinese Land Policy An uprising of soybean farmers appears to be the start of a growing backlash against China's system of collective land ownership CAP Our Pakistan Problem: Turmoil Requires a Shift in US Policy
| H11 IHT Europe can't agree on anti-dumping rules Acknowledging differences of opinion in the EU, the EU trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, said plans to change rules had been shelved and warned that a lack of clarity in the current system was hurting business. Proposed lyrics for Spain's national anthem face a tough sell In France, ministers look for a 2nd job Nearly two-thirds of President Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet members have already transformed themselves into part-time ministers, declaring that they deserve to be the next mayors and deputy mayors of France. EUROPE European press review Balkan Stability Zones and Problem Areas: The Greek View Bubbling Balkan Crisis is Back
EU emission limits may drive industries out of Europe European commission will set out new laws to impose swingeing limits on greenhouse gas emissions Sarkozy to sign UAE nuclear deal France's president begins a tour of the Gulf, where he will sign a nuclear deal with the United Arab Emirates. Albanian President to Pay First-Ever Kosovo Visit EU rethinks biofuels guidelines Boardroom bliss How Norway ensures women in business reach the top | H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan BBC Rally against Georgia poll result Thousands join a protest in Georgia against presidential poll winner Mikhail Saakashvili, amid claims of vote-rigging |
H13 The Times Britain plot to overthrow Italian government Letters reveal James Gallaghan's Government, the US and the Vatican feared a Communist election victory in 1976 Anatole Kaletsky Goodbye to all that: the worst is over for the global credit crunch George Bush tries to rally Gulf allies against Iran In keynote speech of Middle East tour, President Bush describes Iran as 'leading state sponsor of terrorism' Taiwan turns on 'independence' leader The Nationalist Party of the late Chiang Kai-shek triumphed in weekend elections, to the relief of the US and Beijing Did ‘Filipino monkey’ nearly spark Gulf clash? A mischief-maker may have been behind the "bomb warning" that nearly triggered a confrontation between the US and Iran Iraq war has been terrible, admits minister Lord Malloch-Brown, who has a reputation for making controversial remarks in public, said it had been a terrible episode Ill wind of recession may blow Romney some good The Republican is desperate for a win in the state where he grew up, emphasising his "personal commitment" to Michigan Giuliani's poll disaster Sunday Times Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in secret talks George Bush tries to rally Gulf allies against Iran In keynote speech of Middle East tour, President Bush describes Iran as 'leading state sponsor of terrorism' Angry Pakistanis Turn Against Army Scotland Yard believes Al-Qaeda assassinated Benazir Bhutto Wall Street Journal In Iran Reversal, Bureaucrats Triumphed The recent sea change in Washington's perception of Iran marks a reversal of a different sort behind the scenes: After years in which Bush appointees and White House staff won out on foreign-policy matters, career staffers in the intelligence world have scored a big victory. The Lessons of Iraq By Erik Swabb We've gained valuable experience in how to fight irregular wars. Fed to Show New Openness on Outlook Fed Chairman Bernanke has decided to speak more often and more clearly about the economic outlook, after the Fed was blasted for contradictory signals. Markets and the Dollar By David Malpass The best stimulus policy is a sound currency. While some worry that central banks are losing their power due to the size and complexity of global markets, the more likely problem is too much power. Japan Sails Again
Japan rejoins the terror fight thanks to Fukuda's mettle. Review & Outlook World Bank Disgrace
The worst corruption so far, this time in lending to India. Review & Outlook | H14 Financial Times Balkan unrest remains a recipe for disaster Russia risks producing a war, says Anatol Lieven FRONT PAGE - FIRST SECTION: Embracing change Iraq eases restrictions on Ba’athists Iraq’s parliament passed a law that would allow purged members of the former ruling Ba’ath party to return to public life. Iran to clarify nuclear questions, says UN Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the UN atomic agency, will pay a rare visit to Iran, seeking to persuade the Iranian authorities to provide critical information about past attempts to ‘weaponise’ nuclear material. Democracy disappoints Bahrain In spite of praise from US president George W. Bush, sectarian tensions and human rights violations underscore flaws in the Gulf state’s democratic model Prominent banker in call to repeg riyal Saudi Arabia's largest state bank has urged Riyadh to consider altering the riyal's peg to the US dollar and diversify its assets by setting up a sovereign fund to... Kuwait set to invest as Merrill seeks $4bn Merrill Lynch is seeking about $4bn in a second capital raising, as the hole in the US investment bank’s balance sheet continues to grow This is not merely a subprime crisis If the credit default swap market hits problems – under a pessimistic scenario involving a nasty , long recession – it could produce global financial meltdown, writes Wolfgang Münchau US will push ahead with arms sale to Saudi Arabia The Bush administration will move ahead with a high-profile arms sale to Saudi Arabia, as part of a $20bn package of deals with the Gulf States Bush plays down call for Gulf reforms President George W. Bush toned down his rhetoric on democratic change, as he sought to persuade the Gulf states to reduce their ties with Iran Living donors top US charity list US philanthropists are increasingly giving during their lifetimes rather than after their deaths, with the 50 most generous Americans committing $7.3bn to charity in 2007, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy Clinton accused of ‘rewriting history’ The war of words in the Democratic presidential campaign grew shriller, with Hillary Clinton accusing Barack Obama of misrepresenting his record of opposition to the Iraq war WEEKEND FT: Of ordinariness and occupation Fresh start for Taiwan politics Beijing will continue to apply pressure to force Taiwan’s absorption into China and to undermine the US will to intervene on Taiwan’s behalf Willem Buiter’s Maverecon Why the US may well need a recession: I consider further policies to stimulate demand in the US economy undesirable. The US needs a fall in domestic absorption Spain feels the credit squeeze pain After three tranforming decades Europe’s economic success story may be about to suffer the consequences of a credit-fuelled spending and property boom Ex-minister warns on German economy The government and the Social Democratic party are conducting a’ lethal’ economic policy that could inflict substantial damage on the country, it has been claimed Russia puts Beslan activists on trial Campaigners who lost relatives in the 2004 school seige are charged under a recently toughened extremism law for blaming Vladimir Putin’s regime for the massacre LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Don't just look to the Fed - China must help to ease the credit crisis Pound's fall may realign UK's ties to eurozone The sudden fall in sterling could force a realignment of Britain's economic relationship with the eurozone, resulting in potentially painful consequences for both it... FT MAGAZINE - BOOK REVIEW: When the world went global | Bush slams Iran in pro-democracy speech Bush: Iraq force reduction is on track Khamenei seeks shift in U.N. oversight Iraq votes to lift ban on ex-Baathists Pursuing happiness behind veil Editorial Bush slams Iran in UAE speech The president calls the Islamic republic the 'world's leading state sponsor of terror.' Tehran rejects his remarks. Change: the empty word By Timothy Noah If every Hillary, Mitt and Barack promises it, how can it mean anything? Can the Dems cash in? By Robert Kuttner Don't bet on it if past missteps leave them unable to pin the nation's economic problems on the Bush administration. China's dark triumph By Ian Buruma The success of its economy poses a serious challenge to liberal democracy. |
H16 American Politics McClatchy Campaign exposes deep rifts in GOP coalition The house that Ronald Reagan built is in danger of collapsing. All the men running for the Republican party's presidential nomination invoke Reagan's name repeatedly. But all of them offend at least one wing of the party enough that they'd find it difficult, and perhaps impossible, to pull the disparate elements of the old coalition together Jonah Goldberg / Washington Post: Cloudy Fortunes for Conservatism Fear of a black president For a black person seeking power, there is an uncomfortable dance of identity and compromise. And for black voters, it means giving up something important as well. (By Joseph Williams) Adversaries Take Aim at McCain With Arizonan's quest for nomination on track, old foes mobilize to keep him out of White House. NEW WASHPOSTABCNEWS POLL: LARGE SHIFT TO OBAMA... PRESIDENTIAL TRIAL HEATS: WHO'S WEAKEST FOR GOP? (Michael Medved/Townhall.com) NYTCBSNEWS: MCCAIN NOW 'MOST FAVORED'...
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Sen. Hillary Clinton / MSNBC: ‘Meet the Press’ transcript for Jan. 13, 2008 G.O.P. Voters, in Big Shift, Favor McCain Over His Rivals Hillary Attacks Obama - Mike Allen and Ben Smith, The Politico
About Those Endorsements - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
Front-Runners Shaking Things Up - J.C. Watts, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Tough Campaign Is Needed - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Campaigning To Bust the Budget - Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times
Hillary Rides a Wave of Sympathy - Michael Goodwin, New York Daily News realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL As we've have noted in these pages, there is indeed much to admire about Sen. John McCain, ranging from his courage as a POW to his extraordinary leadership in pushing for the troop "surge" in Iraq. But this has not been the case with his disingenuous blustering on illegal immigration. Lawmakers, Bush Face Test Over Economy Parties Agree on Need For Quick Fix, Little Else | H17 Daily Telegraph Iraqi opposition threatens government A middling power's foreign interventions Simon Heffer takes an historical look at the dangers and unpleasant consequences of interventions by government in the affairs of foreign countries. Muslim loudspeaker plan re-ignites The row over a proposal to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer through a megaphone across part of Oxford has intensified. UK bins £8bn of food each year Consumers waste a third of all food. Rudy Giuliani may regret late show Sunday Telegraph Bush: Iran is 'top terror sponsor' President speaks out on Middle East trip. Muslims must do more to integrate, says poll A majority of Britons believe that Muslims need to do more to integrate into society and want tighter restrictions on immigration | Bush talks the talk on human rights. Now he must walk the walk President George Bush is under pressure to use his visit to Saudi Arabia to seek the release of jailed blogger blogger Fouad al-Farhan. Iran accused of being leading terror sponsor How Britain plotted coup d'état to topple Italy's Communists Loss of Antarctic ice has soared by 75 per cent in just 10 years Ministers have missed 122 of 346 Whitehall targets The Government has failed to hit more than 100 of the performance targets it set itself as part of its drive to improve public services. Intelligence chief condemns 'waterboarding' as torture American banks set for further big write-downs Independent on Sunday Economic View: China and India are heading for the top of the world but along the way the climb will become treacherous Bush: pace of withdrawal from Iraq may have to slow |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Why Al-Qaeda Is Losing - Gary Anderson, Washington Post
BBC Water-boarding 'would be torture' US national intelligence chief Mike McConnell says water-boarding "would be torture" if he was subjected to it. Water-boarding: Torture or not? Q&A: Water-boarding Rendition: Tales of torture RoboCop in IraqIn the next five years, according to DefenseLink, the Pentagon plans to spend $2 billion on robots, breaking the monopoly of human soldiers in an army A Terror-able Ruling - New York Post editorial Using Terrorists to Fight Terrorism - Joshua Kurlantzick, Baltimore Sun Richard Elias / Scotsman: Al-Qaeda's white army of terror Philip Agee: Former CIA agent who accused his government of 'state terrorism' INTERPOL president resigns US military may widen presence in Pakistan By Arnaud de Borchgrave There is no way to keep track of thousands of passengers arriving in Pakistan from the United Kingdom every day. Nor can MI5 cope with up to 1,000 a day returning to their U.K. homes from trips to Pakistan. Islamism and Challenges to Resources for US Strategic Planning Against Jihad | H20 Slate Escalating Ice Loss Found in Antarctica Sheets Melting in an Area Once Thought to Be Unaffected by Global Warming Beyond Zero-Sum Politics: Frameworks for Delivering Global Climate and Energy Security Source: EastWest Institute Full Document (PDF; 919 KB) World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008 Source: United Nations Development Policy and Analysis Division Full Document (PDF; 3.1 MB) Think Again: The Uses of the Humanities, Part Two | H21 The Moral Instinct By STEVEN PINKER Evolution has endowed us with ethical impulses. Do we know what to do with them? Missing for a half century, a cache of photos spurs sensitive research on Islam's holy text Living donors top US charity list US philanthropists are increasingly giving during their lifetimes rather than after their deaths, with the 50 most generous Americans committing $7.3bn to charity in 2007, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy The $100 laptop - at 50 per cent off! Tech Blog: The $100 laptop may still not be a reality, but a One Laptop Per Child spin-off is already talking about a $50 version India's $2,500 Doomsday Machine Don't just stand there, think New research suggests that we think not just with our brains, but with our bodies. Scientists create first artificial heart Muhammad was a genius in the way he united the myriad of fissiparous, feuding Bedouin tribes of Arabia into a cohesive polity... more» Proof that expensive wine tastes better Paying more for wine makes drinkers believe that it tastes better no matter what the quality of the vintage, a study shows Is Starbucks “stripping the richness and zest from our own lives”? Aw, come on. It’s only a coffee shop... more» Daniel Barenboim gets PA passport Masters of the film universe Andrew Anthony: For 20 years, the Coen brothers have created some of Hollywood's finest work “I think religion is ineradicable,” says Ian McEwan, “and I think it is a terrible idea to suppress it, too”... more» A new book puts Cécilia Sarkozy's side of the collapse of her marriage to France's head of state. John Lichfield introduces the first extracts to be published in Britain How to be happy: Set aside specific times to think about the future 30 Google Apps Vitamins plan 'to cut prison violence' Prisoners given vitamins to improve their behaviour. Welcome to retirement. Now what? Some people focus too much on saving and not enough on planning for life after work, financial experts say. Opinion: The higher summit in Sir Edmund Hillary's life The Untied States of America by Christopher Ketcham |