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Bank Roadblocks Good faith gesture encouraged by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Palestinian leaders express skepticism Israel will follow through. 3 Interlocking Peace Negotiations Put Israel, Palestinians at Impasse On a Baghdad Street, Palpable Despair Residents Embittered By Politicians' Choices U.S., British Widen Role in Iraqi Government's Offensive in Basra Culture, Politics Hinder U.S. Effort to Bolster Pakistani Border Forces Anti-Koran Film Sparks Arab Call for New Laws McCain's Manifesto By David S. Broder,While refusing to back off his support for the war, McCain is charting a path separate from Bush Piercing This Bubble For GoodRoger C. Altman Five lessons we need to learn from the impending recession. A Day in Court Denied Harold Hongju Koh Habeas corpus rights aren't stripped when U.S. soldiers don their helmets. An Epidemic on Wheels Norman Y. Mineta In the developing world motor vehicles are as deadly as malaria. Editorial Don't Stop Campaigning Why the rush to push Hillary Clinton out of the race for the nomination? Tweedle D's By Robert D. Novak, Clinton and Obama beginning to sound like a pair of Democratic twins. British Troops, Taliban In a Tug of War Over Afghan Province In One Town, a Small Force Battles for Yards of Ground An 8-Letter Word for the Ultimate Sport By George F. Will, Finally, something to think about other than superdelegates PAKISTAN'S BADLANDS Like the Wild, Wild West. Plus Al-Qaeda. Picture Wyatt Earp sashaying down the streets of Tombstone in a turban, and you begin to get the idea NOT EYE TO EYE Wholly Different Angles on The World By Michael Sean Winters If you're trying to understand how the pope sees the world, try not to think of Rome. Think of Brussels. What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Obama? How Barack Obama succeeded where rock 'n' roll failed. The Vienna Convention (Editorial, The U.S. must ensure that arrested foreigners can contact their consulates. Clinton Vows To Stay in Race To Convention She Stresses Finding Solution On Michigan, Florida Votes Obama Overstates Kennedys' Role in Helping His Father | H6 Guardian Sadr tells followers: end Iraq clashes Mahdi Army leader's order raises hope of halt to clashes that spread across Iraq from Basra last week Map: Who controls Basra? Muslims ahead of Catholics, says Vatican Vatican yearbook finds Muslims account for 19.2% of the world's population, while Catholics make up 17.4% Clinton says she will fight to the finish Obama's campaign retreats from demands that Clinton give up her race for the White House Israeli play links with Palestinians Leading Jewish actor to portray Arab peace activist who's daughter was killed in West Bank Pledge to remove 50 West Bank roadblocks Playing the boycott game Peter Preston: If Tibet proves that the Olympics are a time for protest, London had better be prepared A PR coup for al-Qaida Geoffrey Dear: Extending pre-charge detention to 42 days will help terrorists, not police. Smarter tactics are needed America lauds Martin Luther King, but undermines his legacy every day Gary Younge: Forty years after the civil rights leader's death, his myth masks how the US remains segregated in practice and attitudes Safety first Leader: Crucial UN vote to deal with hidden tragedy of road deaths in developing countries Mugabe clings on despite defeat President blocks release of official results and threatens to treat opposition claim of victory as a coup The Observer Those who control oil and water will control the world John Gray: New superpowers are competing for diminishing resources as Britain becomes a bit-player. The outcome could be deadly Inside the Mahdi army stronghold Sudarsan Raghavan reports on the Shia militia as they defy the might of the American troops Shia fighting stifles hope of united Iraq Brown should not rule out a Beijing boycott Leader: If China wants to be fully accepted as a major actor in the international community, then it has to behave as a responsible stakeholder in its actions All middle class, maybe. All the same? No Jason Burke: The West believes that rising prosperity will be reflected in liberal values. Let's wake up Three sides of the Shia split The Shia factions explained Dollar chilled by rise of euro Once-unchallenged world hegemony of the US currency is under threat, writes Richard Wachman Zimbabwe opposition claims huge election victory |
| H7 Woodrow and George By Joseph S. Nye Jr. Wilson and Bush may be two of a kind, but history will judge them very differently. Is it Any of Our Business? The Dilemma of Democracy Promotion in the 21st Century Preventing a Nuclear Terrorist Attack - Graham Allison, Washington Times
The Bin Laden Blood Brothers - Amir Taheri, New York Post
6 Years, 6 Months, 19 Days - Peter Bergen, New York Post Lessons Learned by Army, 3rd ID - Pamela Walck. Savannah Morning News
U.S., British Widen Role in Basra - Sholnn Freeman, Washington Post
Shiite Militias Cling to Swaths of Basra - Glanz and Kamber, New York Times
Al-Sadr Defies Iraq Orders - Washington Times wire service
U.S. Caught in Middle of Shiite Rivalry - Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times
Britain Does the Worrying for Basra - Michael Clarke, London Times
A Civil War Iraq Can’t Win - Anthony Cordesman, New York Times Is Bush Our Woodrow Wilson? - Joseph Nye, Los Angeles Times
Basra Debate and Analysis II (Updated) New Iraq Receiving Baptism of Fire - Con Coughlin, London Daily Telegraph
Iran's Meddling in Iraq - David Charles Waddington, Washington Times
Smart Way Out of a Foolish War - Zbigniew Brzezinski, Washington Post
Get to Know Hamas and Moqtada al-Sadr - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Daily Star History will not look fondly on today's crop of Arab rulers No impunity, whether in Iraq or Lebanon By Rami G. Khouri Al Hayat Decisions Do Not Make the Success of a Summit Mostafa Zein - The Arab summit's success is measured neither in its results nor in its decisions. Only very few of the decisions of the previous summits have been implemented, and they are in fact related to the basic economic sectors. A New Phase for Saudi Arabia's Regional Role Raghida Dergham - A momentous event took place this week when Saudi Arabia ushered in a new era, as it departed from its traditional approach of avoiding open confrontations and called for interfaith dialogue in an initiative announced by King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz himself. Daily Star Peace will take a plunge as financial markets do
By David Brodet Dimming the lights on Arab satellites By Marwan M. Kraidy
Newsweek 'I'm Sorry We Couldn't Do More' In a forthcoming memoir about Iraq, a NEWSWEEK correspondent relives a relationship that blossomed, and ended tragically, in Baghdad.
| H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Iraq's al-Sadr orders fighters to stop Iraq's Sadr orders armed followers off the streets Iranian general played key role in brokering Iraq cease-fire Iraqi lawmakers traveled to the Iranian holy city of Qom to win the assistance of the commander of Iran's Qods brigades in persuading Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr to order his followers to stop military operations. Sadr ordered the halt on Sunday Iraqi army forces defect to Moqtada al-Sadr After years of effort, Iraqi army still can't ‘stand up’ Shiite Cleric Al-Sadr Offers Iraq Truce Sadr Offers Deal for Truce as Fighting Persists in Iraq AP analysis: Violence in Iraq a reality check Mahdi Army taking significant casualties in Baghdad, South Government to lift Baghdad curfew Iraq's government is to lift a Baghdad curfew, after a senior Shia cleric orders his fighters off the streets. Back to misery
Just when Baghdad felt almost normal the curfew falls News Analysis: In This Shiite Battle, A Marked Shift From The Past No Arab consensus on Lebanon
The Arab League summit in Damascus ends with calls to end Lebanon's crisis, but no specific proposals. Maliki Says Sadrist Foes 'Worse Than al-Qaeda' GOP Senator: Iranians are targeting Americans in Iraq Questions of Timing Emerge on Iraq Offensive Sadr Urges Militiamen in Iraq to Reject Calls to Disarm Al-Sadr Wants Arabs to Back 'Resistance' Who Is Iraqi Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr? Order by al-Sadr unlikely end Shiite power struggle in Iraq Arab League Summit Concludes Proceedings, Calls for Arab Solidarity Arabs Leaders Decry 'Rise of Islamophobia' The Chalabi Factor Iranian Media Quiet Over Arab League Summit, Condemn Anti-Islamic Film Iran Says Iraq Fighting Helps US Maliki's Basra Crackdown Poses Risk for US
Carnage and despair: Iraq five years on Source: Amnesty International (via ReliefWeb) Internally displaced persons in Iraq Source: IDP Working Group (via ReliefWeb) Full Report (PDF; 659 KB) Iranian Press Menu for 27, 29, 30 Mar 08 Paper Says Low-Level Arab Summit Representation to "Punish" Syria Over Lebanon Lebanon face-off opens Arab summit fault line Saudi Arabia said yesterday that Syria should be punished for blocking a resolution to Lebanon's political crisis, escalating a dispute between U.S. allies and Damascus that has marred an Arab summit. SHOWDOWN: USA Demands to See Swiss-Iran Contract.... Iraqi Vice-President Addresses Damascus Arab Summit, Rejects "Distortions" Arab Summit Ends With Commitment to Boost Solidarity - Syrian TV Iran Dismisses Amr Musa's Statement on Iranian Islands Iran, Syria Review Mutual, Regional Developments Exclusive: Damascus lines its borders with troops ahead of semi-boycotted Arab summit | H9 Ha’aretz – Editorial: Israel must help Bush, Rice's belated peace effort succeed Bar’el To count rockets and to daydream Israel is demanding that Syria cut its ties with Iran, with Hezbollah, with Hamas and the rest of the groups as a precondition for negotiations. This is a dream. Shaky peace initiative Official: PM wrote to Assad to test desire for peace 'PM passed 20 messages to Assad, but he disappointed us' Bush: Peace deal by 2009 likely if road map fulfilled On Israel, Clinton, Obama and McCain all aim to be like Bush It's hard to find differences in the candidates' promises on Hamas, settlements and the Palestinians Hamas leader Meshal: Gilad Shalit is still alive In interview with Sky News from Damascus, Meshal said Hamas willing to end attacks on Israeli civilians Livni's perseveranceLivni remains steadfast in her belief that this status, which appears to be shaky, must continue to be strengthened to prevent Hamas from gaining control of the Palestinian political arena Arab League: Support for Saudi peace plan depends on Israel CIA chief: Al-Qaida recruiting 'Western'-looking fighters Study: 60% of Israel's poor are ultra-Orthodox and Arabs Vatican: Islam tops Catholicism as world's largest religion Netanyahu: No substitute for Israeli control in West Bank Rice: We'll monitor Israeli vow to ease Palestinian movement Educated Arab Israelis unlikely to find jobs Genealogy Web site attempts to map out entire Jewish people Drug boomerang Drug trafficking is a well-known means used by terror organizations, underground movements, and espionage and governmental agencies. Jerusalem Post Damascus confirms channel with Israel CIA chief believes Iran seeking nukes Says NIE "tends to get oversimplified," cites Teheran's willingness to pay int'l price suspicious Assad's no-show summit Will the humiliation push him deeper into Teheran's arms? Bibi: Concessions will strengthen Hamas Netanyahu criticizes planned concessions by Barak, says Hamas and Iran will enter where IDF leaves Barak: New elections not far off Defense minister hints Labor could quit gov't, tells bereaved parents PM wasn't cleared by Winograd German Jews sever ties with pope Move prompted by pope's decision to use rare prayer which urges Jews to convert to Catholicism. Rice believes deal possible before May Rice will meet with Olmert on Monday, says she'll be more vigilant in monitoring Israeli implementation. Snap Judgement: In Iraq, five the hard way By CALEV BEN-DAVID
Whatever the origins of the war, its consequences may well prove beneficial and worth the sacrifices Arab leaders: Arab initiative depends on Israel 'Israel in danger as a democratic state' Talia Sasson says nothing has changed since her report was issued, W. Bank construction continues The Pollard spat Why has this sensitive matter become embroiled in a bizarre sideshow? What we're facing is 'genocidal terror' New initiative aims to redefine relentless onslaught against Israel. 'There's no conspiracy here' Aide to 6 secretaries of state downplays pro-Israel lobbyists' influence. Security and Defense: On the defensive? Yedioth Ahronoth Bush: Israel-PA accord near German paper reports US president upbeat regarding prospects of pushing ahead with Middle East peace deal before term ends, says agreement will take shape once Road Map conditions are fulfilled 'Palestinian city to be built'
Israeli source says US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was 'amazed' by Israeli gestures to Palestinians presented during three-way meeting with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad CIA: Iran pursuing nukes 'Defiance of UN sanctions showed Iran had something to hide,' US agency head tells NBC Arabs warn of fascist threat Israeli-Arab leader at Land Day event: Wave of fascism now part of mainstream Israeli society Israel buying time in Gaza Defense strategy aimed at salvaging lives until better options arise, Ron Ben-Yishai writes Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Rice shepherds tactics to boost Abbas In an effort to make progress on peace palpable to Israelis and Palestinians, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice won Israeli approval on a series of confidence measures aimed at boosting the Palestinian economy and the Palestinian Authority's security forces, U.S. and Israeli officials said yesterday Israel taking steps to secure peace deal Barak agrees to remove 50 West Bank “dirt roadblocks" and one checkpoint Exclusive: New UN Hariri investigator deviates widely from his predecessors Syria has Israeli channels for peace Exclusive: Israel says no to Rice demand for free Palestinian passage from Jenin to Mt. Hebron “Suicide-mass murder,” writes Martin Amis about Palestinian Arab terrorism, “is more than terrorism: it is horrorism. It is a maximum malevolence”... more» Seized Israeli soldier 'is alive' The Hamas leader says that Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, seized by Palestinian militants in 2006, is alive. |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor For China, Olympics are a time to display – and to conceal As Olympic torch relay gets under way, officials are keenly attune to the face China presents to the world. Sadr reins in Shiite militiamen, sends mixed signals Battles continued to rage Sunday between the radical cleric's Mahdi Army and Iraqi and US forces. Rice trumpets progress in Middle East Israel agreed Sunday to dismantle 50 West Bank roadblocks after talks with Secretary of State Rice. NATO caution on Ukraine, Georgia New members have been good for the alliance. Let's not rush toward Ukraine and Georgia. Independence strains Kosovo's police force Ethnic Serbs have faced pressure from their own to quit since Kosovo's declaration. Mortgage mess: Who gets help and who pays? Debate over what's fair and what's wise is likely to intensify as US tries to contain the crisis. Portrait of a veteran Iranian revolutionary For the past half century, Zabihollah Bakhshi – a religious militant – has been center stage in nearly every Iranian fight or street protest ASIA NYT ROGER COHEN The Baton Passes to Asia Asia’s rise is about confidence, a fierce culture of education and achievement and a burning desire to succeed. Newsweek Japan's Political Claustrophobia by Akiko Kashiwagi Calling China By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF I think I’m going to write my next column about China, in the wake of the Tibetan protests, and I’d love to hear from some Chinese readers. Tug of War Over Afghan Province - Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post
Pakistan's Badlands - Nicholas Schmidle, Washington Post
Culture, Politics Hinder US Effort to Bolster Pakistani Border Forces
Afghanistan Briefing Taiwan's Message for Beijing - Boston Globe editorial
Dalai Lama a Troublemaker for Peace - Thomas Axworthy, Toronto Star
Games China Plays - Trudy Rubin, Boston Herald,
Report: N. Korea jet fighters flew close to S. Korea's airspace | H11 IHT Roger Cohen: The baton passes to Asia By ROGER COHEN The era of Western domination is ending. China's aim is to beat the U.S.A. Moving on the low carbon road By SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO, DONALD TUSK AND ANDERS FOGH RASMUSSEN No country can face the problem of climate change by itself; no accord will work unless every country signs up. Another round of political sinksmanship By WILLIAM SAFIRE The 'kitchen-sink strategy' means throwing everything at your opponent. Letters NATO expansion; A controversial film Kosovo's future lies with the European Union Toward new rules for Wall Street The Bush administration's blueprint for regulatory reform may not be headed where America needs to go. NATO, pushing 60, will grapple with new and old threats at summit EUROPE European press review NATO facing post-Cold War transformation At a summit Wednesday through Friday in Romania, President Bush and the leaders of NATO's other 25 countries will discuss how to mobilize more troops to turn the tide in Afghanistan, and whether to get bigger and tougher at the risk of alienating Russia NATO: Is There Life After Afghanistan? Summit's Big Question: Whither NATO? National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies has posted its proceedings of the 2008 European Symposium - NATO: Bucharest and Beyond The Republic Formerly Known As... - New York Times editorial
The Macedonian Name Dispute - Aristotle Tziampiris , Washington Times
Searching for Constructive and Realistic Solutions of Kosovo Status IFIMES
A Slovene article examining possible solutions to the question of Kosovo's final status New Challenges for Serbia and for the EU in Serbia IFIMES A Slovene article commenting on Serbia's political situation Switzerland: a small country with a skilled workforce, booming exports, and enormous prosperity has become the envy of Europe... more» Open skies deal comes into effect The "open skies" deal between the US and Europe comes into effect, aiming to open up trans-Altantic air travel. 'No Right Not To Be Offended' Dutch journalist Flemming Rose became famous in 2006 after publishing satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Rose reacts to the recent reprinting of those drawings, as well as to a new movie by radical Dutch politician Geert Wilders Germany’s Grand Strategy The new politics of EU internal security
| H12 RFE/RL A Place At The Table? Iran wants to become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. But many experts say that's wishful thinking on Tehran's part. Iran's chances of entering the regional-security grouping are considered slim because Russia and China appear reluctant to turn the organization into an openly anti-Western club. Russia is no enemy of the West, but Vladimir Putin is
By Anders Aslund Google News Azerbaijan |
| H13 The Times Analysis: an accidental battle The fighting in Basra, Baghdad and across Iraq's south is the first full-scale battle of Iraq's long-feared Shia civil war British troops called in amid Shia battles British troops stationed in south Iraq are deployed outside their base for the first time as hopes for a ceasefire fade Campaign grows to buy out Israeli settlers Compensation scheme to encourage West Bank settlers to leave their homes and return to Israel is gaining in support Doubts cast over Clinton finances Trail of unpaid bills lead to doubts over whether the presidential candidate can match the financial resources of her rival Sarkozy to lay out Afghan troop plans France will boost Nato’s struggling campaign in Afghanistan when President Sarkozy dispatches up to 1,000 extra troops North Korea warn of nuclear strike on neighbour Military commander in Pyongyang heightens fear in South Korea by threatening to wreak total destruction on its neighbour Sunday Times Identity Crisis A summit that will demonstrate Nato's uncertainty about its future Iraqi PM risks all in battle of Basra The future of Iraq could be decided by the power struggle raging in the country’s second city Basra as heavy fighting continues Explosion of violence follows years of everyday hell Basra becomes a world in which the police, three Shi’ite political parties and their militias are at odds with one another Hillary fights party bid to stop her race Democrat officials want to force Clinton to quit, fearing her bitter fight with Barack Obama will cost them the presidency Zimbabwe opposition claims victory as Mugabe cries coup Wall Street Journal Maliki's Mettle
What's at stake in the battle of Basra. The Dollar and the Credit Crunch
By Ronald McKinnon
Cutting interest rates just leads to capital flight in our open economy Criticism and Islam
By Afshin Ellian
Christians have long tolerated scrutiny of their religion. Hillary's Bad History
No, not sniper fire in Bosnia. Sen. Clinton's comments about 1990s Japan were way off-target. The Cry of Tibet
By Wang Lixiong
It is unrealistic for China to demand renunciation of the Dalai Lama. Fed's 'Supercop' Role May Give It Headaches The Federal Reserve emerges at first glance as the big winner in Paulson's proposed overhaul of financial regulation, but it would also be given the difficult task of identifying and avoiding a crisis in advance Economist Reflects On U.S. Financial Crisis Martin Wolf of the "Financial Times" examines the global impact of the crisis and ponders whether oil-rich countries in the postcommunist sphere stand to gain in the long run. Uncertain U.S. economy awaits next president Paulson's financial markets reform will do little for current crisis Averting Financial Crisis
Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS) Full Report (PDF; 204 KB) Government Interventions in Financial Markets: Economic and Historic Analysis of Subprime Mortgage Options Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS) Bear Stearns: Crisis and “Rescue” for a Major Provider of Mortgage-Related Products Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS) | H14 Financial Times Bush eases the way for his successor The next US president will benefit from changes in the White House’s foreign policy approach Georgian leader warns against Nato veto Denying Georgia and Ukraine the right to move towards Nato membership would amount to appeasement of Russia, according to Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia’s president Nato must embrace Ukraine and Georgia We cannot leave them in solitude in the face of enormous internal and external pressures, says Lech Kaczynski Steps that can safeguard America’s economyIt is not unreasonable to hope that in the US, at least, the financial crisis will remain in remission, says Lawrence Summers Nato can wait, but not for ever Leaders of the alliance should delay invitations to Georgia and Ukraine. Doing this would allow strategic talks with Russia over its concerns Balkan trio await decision on Nato entry Croatia, Macedonia and Albania are all seeking invitations at the security alliance’s three-day summit this week Interview transcript: Mikheil Saakashvili An edited transcript of a Financial Times interview with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili by Stephen Fidler, the FT’s security and defence editor Russian weapons sales to China fall Arms shipments dropped 62 per cent last year, new data shows, potentially marking the beginning of the end of high-volume arms transfers Albania’s ex-first lady backs Nato entry The widow of Albania’s Stalinist dictator – who follows international affairs by watching satellite television and reading Le Monde – says she hopes the country will receive an invitation to join Nato at next week’s alliance summit in Bucharest Regional tensions mar Arab League summit Efforts to isolate Syria are likely to intensify following the summit in Damascus, which was shunned by several key leaders over deadlock in Lebanon Iraqi Shia cleric calls off militia Moqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to stop fighting Iraqi government forces in Basra as he attempted to avert a widening of internal Shia conflict Paulson faces tough fight over reforms Hank Paulson is likely to face a tough bureaucratic and political battle to implement many of the Treasury’s plans to revamp US financial regulation Clinton gains convert amid calls to pull out of presidential race When Bill Clinton was on the ropes over the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1999, Hillary Clinton famously alleged that her husband was the victim of a "vast rightwing... Shake-up aims to streamline US system The US Treasury will today unveil a plan for the biggest reshaping of the financial regulatory system since the Great Depression - but its recommendations may be more... Three European banks face joint US probe Should I stay or should I go? A full boycott of the Beijing Olympics cannot at this stage be justified by recent events in Tibet. A boycott only of the opening ceremony is a more appealing idea The good old ’90s The 1990s were a good decade for the US economy. But learning from experience – supposedly Hillary Clinton’s speciality – is more useful than nostalgia Financial markets need more than a patch-up In bad times, the risks adventurous investors take burden the rest of us. Insisting that losing gamblers pay up is not enough, writes Clive Crook The law has ways to root out rumour mongers There are increasingly sophisticated means a business can take to trace anyone disseminating false and harmful material about it, writes Dan Tench The dumbing of AmericaClive Crook’s blog: For the first time in decades workers retiring from the US labour force will be better-educated on average than their much younger counterparts Iceland counters alleged attacks Iceland’s Financial Supervisory Authority has begun an investigation into alleged speculative attacks by international hedge funds on the country’s currency and stock market | H15 Los Angeles Times Muqtada Sadr orders followers to end fighting In Iraq, U.S. caught in middle of Shiite rivalry With the Iraq government cracking down on Sadr fighters in Basra, the U.S. military's own gains with the militia are at risk Bill Clinton tells superdelegates to 'chill' He says the primary process should reach its natural end before they start making choices. EditorialCongress' first task: FISA When Congress reconvenes, it needs to act quickly on new terrorist surveillance legislation. History on Hillary's side? By Andrew Gumbel Why is Clinton fighting so hard? Because history shows it works. The will of the voters is our tradition, but it hasn't always been our history Let the parties party Michael McGough: Choosing a nominee is not a strictly democratic process. Choosing a president isn't either. Is Bush Our Woodrow Wilson? - Joseph Nye, Los Angeles Times Penitentiary elbow room By James Q. Wilson There are not too many people behind bars, and the statistics prove it. Mugabe may lose election Zimbabwe's 84-year-old president looks to be bested by the leader of the main opposition. Critics worry about fraud. |
| H16 American Politics Gallup Daily: Obama Now at 52% to Clinton's 42% Cash-strapped Clinton fails to pay bills Senior Democrats mull Al Gore's nomination WSJ: New Backing for Obama As Party Seeks Unity... A string of Democratic Party figures is taking Barack Obama's side in the presidential nominating race and raising the pressure on Hillary Clinton to give up. Dems face summer of bitter infighting... How to Win in a Knife Fight - Karl Rove, Newsweek Barone Projection: Clinton Wins Popular Vote, Obama Wins Delegate Count... Bush booed loudly while throwing out first pitch in Nationals home opener. MCCAIN FUNDRAISING LAGS; FAILS TO RECRUIT BIG-MONEY SUPPORTERS OF BUSH/CHENEY... Clinton Shouldn't Feel Forced to Quit Race, Obama Says Obama: Clinton ‘can run as long as she wants’ The Game's Not Over, Clinton Backers Agree Clinton Vows to Stay In Until the Convention - Washington Post
Hillary's St. Patrick's Day Massacre - Frank Rich, New York Times
Barack Obama, Our New Appeaser - Michael Goodwin, New York Daily News
John McCain, Party of One - Vaughn Ververs, CBS News
Projection: Clinton Will Win Popular Vote - Michael Barone, US News & WR
A Campaign of Proxy Scandals - Dick Polman, Philadelphia Inquirer
McCain Distances Himself From Bush - David Broder, Washington Post
Hillary, Reassessed - Richard Scaife, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Gov. Jindal's Progress - Douglas McCollam, Wall Street Journal
Howard Dean's Ending - Michael Tomasky, The Guardian
The Sloppy Hackery Of The Left - Dean Barnett, Weekly Standard
It's the Deregulation, Stupid - James Ridgeway, Mother Jones
Superdelegates Aren't the American Pastime - George Will, Wash Post
Say It Ain't So, Joe — It's not news that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the onetime Democratic VP candidate, is backing John McCain for President Debate and Protest at Spy Program's Inception realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp The Longest Campaign — Part Five: When it comes to money in presidential politics, is the sky the only limit? Source: The Center for Public Integrity Steve Clemons / The Huffington Post:
The World is Watching and Wants More: Clinton-Obama Race Should Go All the Way | H17 Daily Telegraph Nato faces toughest test since Cold War As the trouble in Afghanistan deepens, Nato leaders gather for a crucial summit this week with the alliance's credibility at stake. French nuclear technology 'is unsafe' Hillary Clinton falls back on gender card Immigration doesn't benefit Britain It boosted GDP by £6 billion in 2006, but Philip Johnston argues it is irrelevant since it also added to the population. Why we're ahead of the French Once lagging behind, Britain has now overtaken the French when it comes to big projects, says Jim White. Sunday Telegraph New Iraq's baptism
of fire in Basra A victory over the militias would confirm the power of Baghdad and pave the way for the withdrawal of coalition, says Con Coughlin Democrats mull Al Gore's nomination Aides believe Gore could reunite party. | H18 Independent Independent on Sunday US/UK Forces Drawn Into Battle for Basra |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Coming Soon: A Crisis in Civil-Military Relations by Richard Kohn at World Affairs Journal. National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies has posted its proceedings of the 2008 European Symposium - NATO: Bucharest and Beyond Small Wars Journal Magazine is Considerations for Organizing and Preparing for Security Force Assistance Operations by Colonel David Maxwell, US Army. “Suicide-mass murder,” writes Martin Amis about Palestinian Arab terrorism, “is more than terrorism: it is horrorism. It is a maximum malevolence”... more» Lessons Learned by Army, 3rd ID - Pamela Walck. Savannah Morning News Congress' First Task: FISA - Los Angeles Times editorial
Who's Minding the Nukes? - New York Post editorial
Ask Author Steve Coll Your Questions About 'The Bin Ladens' Cyber security, al-Qaida style The Future of UN Peacekeeping Getting the Most Out of Littoral Combat Ships
| H20 Slate The Price Is Right Does evolution explain why we hate to pay more for scarce goods?
Tim Harford Oil’s Fuzzy Math: Prices Skyrocket Despite Modest Growth in Demand
Source: Worldwatch Institute HIV/AIDS in the United States
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) $300M BUDGET: Gore Launches Ambitious Advocacy Campaign on Climate... What is the Relationship Between Gender and Health? | H21 J.S. Mill’s idea of freedom did not imply that truths are equal, but rather that truth is arrived at in the clash of ideas, in open debate... more» Could you fall in love with someone who had never heard of, say, Chekhov, or Joyce? For most people, Rachel Donadio argues, love conquers literary taste... more» That “lovable old-fashioned bundle of ink and cellulose,” the newspaper, will land for the last time on a doorstep one day in 2043... more» Newspapers suffer biggest ad revenue plunge in more than 50 years... Italians, Russians, Spaniards: they all have agreed national epics. The English do not have any such text, says Philip Hensher, and therein lies a problem... more» “Shakespeare wallahs,” Germaine Greer stridently insists, created “a Bard in their own likeness, that is to say, incapable of relating to women”... more» Master manipulator Michael Haneke's remake of his own torture thriller sets out to critique US film violence. But hasn't he just become everything he hates? By Stuart Jeffries Students of Virginity In the Ivy League, abstinence is a) philosophical, b) research-based, c) an outgrowth of feminism, d) sexy and fun, e) all of the above. She did what? As one starlet after another goes off the rails, what kind of example are they setting for American girls? Maybe a good one. Meet a new cultural force: the anti-role model. (By Ty Burr, Boston Globe) The sting of poverty What bees and dented cars can teach about what it means to be poor - and the flaws of economics (By Drake Bennett, Boston Globe) A singles map of the United States of America Which cities have a surplus of single men (or women) - and what that means for the country Cheney Road Trip: Pack the Green Duffel ANXIETY ATTACKS Let's Stop Running Scared By Shannon Brownlee We have allowed our physicians and the drug industry to medicalize everything from heartburn to heartache. 45 Per Cent of Marriages Will End in Divorce (PDF; 87 KB)
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