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| H1 McCain Presses Obama in Last Debate “.
Markets Suffer as Investors Weigh Relentless Trouble Investors are recognizing that the financial crisis is not the fundamental economic problem, and it has only amplified others.
Washington Post A Bailout Beijing Would Cheer By David Ignatius, The new interventionism isn't so much socialist as it is Confucian
Stratfor The Geopolitics of Russia: Permanent Struggle
Obama Hasn't Closed the Sale - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
Time Grading the Final Presidential Debate
Guardian The freedom of historical debate is under attack by the memory police Timothy Garton Ash: Well-intentioned laws that prescribe how we remember terrible events are foolish, unworkable and counter-productive
Baghdad officials outline departure plans for US and UK troops after months of fraught negotiation
Paulson tries again Joseph Stiglitz: Unlike the UK plan, the revamped American bail-out puts banks first and taxpayers second
Civilian dead are a trade-off in Nato's war of barbarity Seumas Milne: The killing of innocent Afghans by US bombs is the result of a calculation, not just a mistake. And it is fuelling resistance
Allow China in the G8 - Andrew Graham US more cautious in Iraq appraisals One key reason: uncertainty about what upcoming provincial elections will bring.
US stares at a $1 trillion deficit. How bad is that? The number ballooned amid the banking bailout. Tax hikes may lie ahead.
To fight Taliban, US eyes Afghan tribes Some tribes have forced insurgents from their area, but many risks remain.
Obama, McCain, and that darned deficit Do what it takes to avoid a deep recession, then deal with the deficit pileup: the national debt.
Meeting the Challenge: U.S. Policy Toward Iranian Nuclear Development (PDF; 3.2 MB)
From Esquire, Noah Feldman on the end of the war on terror.
Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President Brookings Institution A 36-page report containing analysis and recommendations as to how the US should contribute to tackling the major global economic challenges
Iran's True Masters By: Kamal Nazer Yasin | ISN Security Watch Most assumed that the ascendancy of neo-rightists like Ahmadinejad spelled the return to power of Iran's traditionalist clerics, but instead the trend has been a greater erosion of clerical authority.
Financial Times Beware an October surprise from bin Laden Joseph Nye on why Obama is a threat to al-QaedaThe truth behind the Asian fairy tale David Pilling finds the east comparatively solid
New Afghan myths bode ill for western aims Face the realities, says Rodric Braithwaite
Back in business Could private sector failings and middle-class anxiety lead to a redrawing of America’s social contractAmerica was right to look and learn The latest version of the US bail-out plan at least stands a fair chance of success. Mr Bush and Mr Paulson were forced to accept that they were either with European governments or the markets would be against them, writes John Gapper
Ha’aretz –Is Israel's booming high-tech industry a branch of Mossad?- Author of 'The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America' says the NSA thinks so
MESH Is peace normal?
Has Assad’s Social Base Narrowed or Expanded?
Ahmadinejad’s Not the Boss by Shmuel Rosner
Russia and the world: dialogue of equals, Fyodor Lukyanov
From system-crisis to system-change, John Elkington
| ABD başkanlığını kim kazanırsa kazansın Ermeni tasarısı geçmez
Peter W. Galbraith: From Turkey to Iran
Operasyon tek yerden istihbarat tek havuzda
FT Turkish army condemns media claims
Turkey's military rejects criticism over PKK attacks
Terörle mücadelede valiler inisiyatif alacak
Der Spiegel Letter from Berlin: A Turk at the Top
İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit ASAM
Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Can Dündar Amerikan şalvarı?
ERDAL ŞAFAK Kürt sorunu ve PKK
Türkiye'nin Kuzey Irak politikasında yaklaşım değişiyor
Kadri Gürsel Aktütün skandalı aydınlatılmalıdır
Semih İdiz Ortadoğu’nun ‘yeni umudu’ Türkiye
Kuzey Irak’ın bağımsız olması tüm bölgeyi derinden etkiler ABDUZZEHRA EL REKABİ
Cevdet Aşkın Başbuğ'un gafı
Iraqi Kurds abuzz over rumors of Gül visit to Arbil
Ekrem Duman Terörle böyle mücadele edilmez ki!
Civilian era begins in fight against PKK terrorism
Barzani may talk to PKK on behalf of Turkey
Kürt sorununda askerî çözümün başarısızlığı
Diyarbakır’da ‘Kürdoloji Enstitüsü' talebi
Yorum - Dr.Davut Şahiner] Terörle mücadelede yeni dönem: Sivil inisiyatif işbaşına geçiyor
Maliki: Kirkuk belongs to Iraqi government
OPINION] A neighborly option for Iran
Baykal: Erdoğan’ın tek muhatabı Barzani
Barzani ile görüşme yeni sayfa açtı
Türk: Kurdish identity must be recognized
Turkish Bath Atlantic Online
Open letter to the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Diplomacy option for the northern Iraq issue
İbrahim KAlın Back to square one on the Kurdish issue Terörle mücadele ve diplomasi…
Maliki'den Erdoğan'a başsağlığı telefonu
Hakan Aygün 'Birinci tehdit' artık Taraf Gazetesi’dir!
MELİHA OKUR
NATO Battle Staff to train Iraqi Army at Kirkuk Regional Training ...
Ankara breaks ice with Barzani in key talks in Iraq Tehran Times
Derin dosya ardında bir çok soru bıraktı
PKK says Ankara is 'weaving plots' to divide Kurds
Electricity supply to further increase
Türk gemisi NATO bayrağıyla Somalili korsanların peşinde
Al Qaeda, US Administration, and Kurdish Gangster Talebani: An ...
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
Barçın Yinanç BM'de oylama var, Türk temsilci kayıp
Kıbrıs müzakerelerine AB desteği
Güvenlik Konseyi üyeliği için son dakikaya kadar diplomasi
Kiprianu: Türk tarafı iyi tavır göstermiyor
Turkey at the Crossroads By: Dietmar Pieper | Der Spiegel
WSJ Turkmenistan Gas Field Is One of Largest A Turkmen natural-gas field is the world's fifth largest, an independent survey said, suggesting the country can move ahead with its plans to increase gas exports
Aliyev Azerbaycan Seçimlerinin Galibi
[Yorum - Eser Karakaş] Gül-Pamuk atışması
Derin eksen değişimi bu: Türkiye için fırsat olmalı
Breakfast with Turkish American Ladies
Azerbaycan, beş yıl daha İlham Aliyev'e emanet
Secretary of Armenian National Security Council Artur Baghdasaryan ...
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Independent Orhan Pamuk
Türkçe'nin ses bayrağı Dağlarca'yı kaybettik
Turkish Novelist Denounces Government at Book Fair
Drunken Turkish Airlines hijack attempt foiled
Hüseyin Gülerce Zaman bir sevdadır, sevdalıları vardır... |
Akan ve akacak kana ortak olurlar
Ne bu hiddet bu celal!
Askerî savcıdan Taraf'a: Belgeleri getirin, yoksa gelir alırız
Taraf Gazetesine baskın tehditi
Gazeteciler: Başbuğ’un üslubu çok sert
Corruption, terror reduce support of governing party
Taraf gazetesinin haberine askerden yasak
SPK, Doğan Grubu'nu savcılığa şikâyet ediyor
Erdoğan türbanlı açılışta
İşkenceciler müebbetle yargılanabilir
'Canlı bomba'nın 5 günü kamerada
Gül: Askerin moralini bozmamak gerek
Başbuğ sert konuştu aydınlar tepki verdi
Gökçek-Karayalçın polemiği erken başladı
Baykal'la görüşen Temiz: MHP'liyim ama Baykalcıyım
Devletin görevlileri suçluya düşman gibi davranamaz
Bankaları uyardı: Sakın kredileri geri çağırmayın
Diyarbakır’da ‘Kürdoloji Enstitüsü' talebi
Susurluk'tan yargılanan Ağar'ın ilk duruşması 11 Kasım'da
İşkenceye sivil denetim anlaşması rafta bekliyor
Vatan'ın internet sitesine sansür
Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman GH Türkiye
Ahmet Taşgetiren Komutanların en zor zamanı
Ruşen – Çakır Medya-TSK ilişkilerinde yeni bir dönem
Taha Akyol Tarihimizde Kürtler
Fikret Bila Tarihimizde Kürtler
Hasan Cemal 'Ekonomide devlet' tartışması, seçim ortamını kızıştırıyor!
Murat Yetkin Genelkurmay Başkanı’nın öfkesi
İsmet Berkan Aktütün’de ne oldu, ne olmadı?
Fehmi Koru Terörle mücadelede yeni yaklaşım
Şamil Tayyar
Ali Bayramoğlu Başbuğ'dan savaş ilanı…
Lale Saribrahimoğlu Gen. Başbuğ’s threats are counterproductive
Hasan Ünalİlahın yıkıldığını görmek istemeyenler
Ahmet Hakan Gel de nasıl gelirsen gel
M Ali Birand Barzani tüm isteklerimizi karşılayamaz...
Cüneyt Ülsever Dünya ekonomik krizini nasıl okuyalım? (III)
Enis Berberoğlu Başbuğ’un şifreleri
Sabahattin Önkibar Başbuğ’un öfkesi kime?
Kızgınlık yanlışlık kaynağıdır
Oktay Ekşi Aliyev Azerbaycan Seçimlerinin Galibi
Mehmet Y Yılmaz Türkiye gerçekten bir labirent
ERDAL ŞAFAK Kürt sorunu ve PKK
ERGUN BABAHANTürkiye sineması!
EMRE AKÖZEv kadınları bile tepki gösteriyor
HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMANUfuktaki bizim sol...
NAZLI ILICAK Aktütün'ün hesabı ve Genelkurmay'ın açıklaması
MEHMET BARLAS Sorun "Bilgi sızması" değil de istihbaratta çok başlılık ve uyumsuzluk mu?
MAHMUT ÖVÜR Eski komutanlar boşa mı konuştu?
YAVUZ DONAT Gözlemcinin not defteri
Mehmet Altan Divan-ı Harp Ardan Zentürk Terörün oyunu Mustafa Erdoğan ‘İşkenceye sıfır tolerans’ insan öldürüyor!
Mümtazer Türköne Kim daha kahraman?
Nuh Gönültaş 'Birinci tehdit' artık Taraf Gazetesi’dir!
Erhan Başyurt Başbuğ cevap vermeliydi
Derya Sazak Özür yerine imza
Şükrü Küçükşahin Oradan kavgacı görünmüyor
Şenatalar: Turkey needs a real social democratic party
Ekonomi
Seyfettin Gürsel İşsizlikte patlama yaşanabilir
Ercan Kumcu Gel de nasıl gelirsen gel
Erdal Sağlam Yurtdışındaki paralar böyle gelmez
Türkiye neler yapmalı?
Bize bir şey olmaz mı?
Eyüp Can Hani seçim ekonomisi uygulamayacaktınız?
Hurşit Güneş Anadol, Arçelik ve Krugman...
Güngör Uras Her kriz söylentisinde aynı hatalar tekrarlanır
Petrol dip yaptı, gözler Türkiye'deki dağıtım şirketlerinde
Cari açık ikiye katlanırken AB'den otomotiv alımına sert fren
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| H4 McCain Presses Obama in Last Debate Senator John McCain repeatedly tried to put Senator Barack Obama on the defensive in the final debate of the marathon presidential race.
Markets Suffer as Investors Weigh Relentless Trouble Investors are recognizing that the financial crisis is not the fundamental economic problem, and it has only amplified others. Asia Stocks Drop Dramatically in Early Trading Home Prices Seem Far From Bottom Home prices are likely to fall through late 2009, if not longer, economists say.
Editorial The Final DebateWednesday night’s debate was another chance for John McCain to prove that he is ready to lead this country out of its deep economic crisis, but Mr. McCain stuck to his script.
Meltdown From Across the Atlantic In our interconnected world, the American financial crisis quickly became a worldwide financial crisis. Here are four accounts of how the economic meltdown felt in Europe.
Mob Muscles Its Way Into Politics in Bulgaria Far from halting crime and violence, European Union aid to Bulgaria has effectively helped to spread corruption
Up North, Hothouse of Tension in Lebanon
With a Collective Shrug, Azerbaijan Votes for Its Leader
Britain Considers Database of Phone and E-Mail Traffic
Turkish Novelist Denounces Government at Book Fair
Petition Seeks Impeachment of Iranian Interior Minister
Gates Seeks More Military and Civilian Support in Afghanistan
Second Taliban Attack Hits Afghan City
The Final DebateWednesday night’s debate was another chance for John McCain to prove that he is ready to lead this country out of its deep economic crisis, but Mr. McCain stuck to his script.
ROGER COHEN Presley, Palin and the Heartland The can-do, honest, spend-what-you-earn civility of the heartland — once at the heart of Republican values — has been usurped into Sarah Palin’s trash talk.
| H5 Washington Post A Bailout Beijing Would Cheer By David Ignatius, The new interventionism isn't so much socialist as it is Confucian
Economy Looms Large In Race's Final Debate Obama, McCain Also Argue About Negative Ads
Petraeus Mounts Strategy Review Team to Focus On Afghanistan, Wider Region
No. 2 Leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq Killed U.S. Military Blames Abu Qaswarah, a Moroccan, for Recent Attacks in North
By Peter Schiff, Binding the country now to a tangle of socialist ideals will simply seal our fate as a second rate economic powe
Worsening Economic Outlook Triggers Another Stock Sell-Off
In Scramble for Cash, Pakistan Turns to China's Deep Reserves
NATO Modifies Airstrike Policy In Afghanistan Commanders Told to Consider Alternatives
Editorial The Last Debate John, Barack and Joe the Plumber, on the future of the country
What Joe the Plumber Can't Fix By E. J. Dionne Jr., In attacking Obama from the right, McCain only deepens the problems he already has.
Torture's Smoking Guns By Dan Froomki | H6 Guardian The freedom of historical debate is under attack by the memory police Timothy Garton Ash: Well-intentioned laws that prescribe how we remember terrible events are foolish, unworkable and counter-productive
Baghdad officials outline departure plans for US and UK troops after months of fraught negotiation
Paulson tries again Joseph Stiglitz: Unlike the UK plan, the revamped American bail-out puts banks first and taxpayers second
Civilian dead are a trade-off in Nato's war of barbarity Seumas Milne: The killing of innocent Afghans by US bombs is the result of a calculation, not just a mistake. And it is fuelling resistance
McCain tries to fight his way back into contention during final debate John McCain paints Barack Obama as class warrior Oliver Burkeman: How the night unfolded Pollsters say election over for Republicans Ballots already cast overwhelmingly favour Democrats, exit surveys suggest
Khartoum conundrum The UN faces a prickly dilemma as it decides what to do about Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir, writes Julian Borge
Shares sink on rising joblessness Banking rescue plan fails to lift markets on both sides of Atlantic as around 350 hedge funds collapse
Luke Harding: When Russia withdrew from much of Georgia, it kept troops in the mountain town of Akhalgori. Does the EU mean to let them stay?
John McCain just can't win Michael Tomasky: McCain performed well in the third presidential debate. It's mystifying why he's scoring so badly among swing voters
Back in the real world Editorial: Banking crisis may soon drop out of headlines but its effects will be longlasting
The nightmare continues - on a high street near you Will Hutton: The chinks in the rescue armour are appearing as fear migrates from prospects of meltdown to general economic anxiety
Sketch: Anglo-Saxon villain turns European visionary Gordon Brown's popularity in Europe has rocketed since his plan to save the banking systems
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| H7 Iran's True Masters By: Kamal Nazer Yasin | ISN Security Watch Most assumed that the ascendancy of neo-rightists like Ahmadinejad spelled the return to power of Iran's traditionalist clerics, but instead the trend has been a greater erosion of clerical authority.
From YaleGlobal, article on the global crisis: How far to go? (and part 2 and part 3).
From Big Think, Joseph Stiglitz links the economy to the Iraq war
Why Niall Ferguson is a pessimist: The economic historian outlines the three historical factors that lead to international conflict.
Boston Globe Syria's blowback problem The United States has an opportunity to revive diplomacy with Syria - and needs to make the most of it. (Boston Globe)
Stratfor Appraising 'The Jewel of Medina'
An interview with Andrew Bacevich on the end of exceptionalism (and more
An interview with George Soros: The end of the financial crisis could be in sight.
From LRB, having fully indulged their greed on the way up, and created the risks, the bankers are now fully indulging their fear on the way down, and allowing the system to seize up.
A review of The Freedom Agenda: Why America Must Spread Democracy (Just Not the Way George Bush Did) by James Traub.
George W. Bush as Harry S. Truman? Robert Dallek says no.
Nobody Home Newsweek Where's the congressionally mandated WMD czar?
Here's an extremely abridged history of the George W. Bush presidency. In his final months in office, Bush is burdened but still confident.
Arianna Huffington thinks George Bush is a criminal.
The Bush administration prized loyalty over competence; the next White House team will do the opposite.
More and more and more and more and more on Angler by Barton Gellman. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
Key Iraq al-Qaeda leader 'killed' The US military says al-Qaeda in Iraq's second-in-command has been killed in an opera
Kiss and make up Ten steps to Syria and Lebanon's diplomatic ties
Shi'ite-Sunni Clashes Stretch to Egypt and Sudan
Model Army Iraq's joint staff college turns out new breed of officer
Al Hashemi plays key role in deliberations GulfNews
In Defending the Self
The End of a State or the End of an Era?Elias Harfoush - Great powers usually enjoy long lives even if they show signs of aging, mainly because likely successors do not know how to grasp the opportunity or because the capabilities in the hands of the collapsing great power are too great to disappear rapidly The End of a State or the End of an Era?Elias Harfoush - Great powers usually enjoy long lives even if they show signs of aging, mainly because likely successors do not know how to grasp the opportunity or because the capabilities in the hands of the collapsing great power are too great to disappear rapidly
| H9 Ha’aretz –Is Israel's booming high-tech industry a branch of Mossad?- Author of 'The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America' says the NSA thinks so
New IAF system will pinpoint Iranian missile targets in IsraelComputerized system to collect data from numerous sources, including radar, electro-optic sensors
Aluf Benn: Financial crisis was as hard to predict as the Second Lebanon War
Play the news / Will Israel strike Iran's nuclear sites?
Avineri Two crises and a historical turning pointThe American market and the global economy will recover from the crisis, but it is difficult to suppose that we will soon again see unrestrained and crushing capitalism in the form we have known for the past two decades.
Jerusalem PostThe (arms) race is onIsrael leads region with $20b. in approved arms purchases for 2008
Editorials Falsely pragmatic on IranThere's nothing pragmatic about sweeping Iranian problem under ru
Why I support Israel and ObamaIt's better for Israel to have liberal supporter, writes Alan Dershowitz
When Will the Arab World Tell Its People "Israel Is Not the Enemy"? - Barry Rubin (Jerusalem Post)
Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine
'Muslim' Shouldn't Be a Slur By: Constance L. Rice | Los Angeles Times The fact is, neither McCain nor Obama -- who continues to combat absurd attacks on his Americanness -- has been willing to speak out against the implicit slurs against Arabs and Islam
The End of a State or the End of an Era?Elias Harfoush - Great powers usually enjoy long lives even if they show signs of aging, mainly because likely successors do not know how to grasp the opportunity or because the capabilities in the hands of the collapsing great power are too great to disappear rapidly
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| H10 Christian Science Monitor US more cautious in Iraq appraisals One key reason: uncertainty about what upcoming provincial elections will bring.
US stares at a $1 trillion deficit. How bad is that? The number ballooned amid the banking bailout. Tax hikes may lie ahead.
To fight Taliban, US eyes Afghan tribes Some tribes have forced insurgents from their area, but many risks remain.
Obama, McCain, and that darned deficit Do what it takes to avoid a deep recession, then deal with the deficit pileup: the national debt.
History lessons for financial crisis: Act fast, act globally European leaders call for a new Bretton Woods-type agreement as they meet in Brussels.
Russia-Georgia peace talks delayed The first direct talks since the August war were postponed until Nov. 18 due to a dispute over the role of delegates from the breakaway regions
In global crisis, oil insulates Gulf Economists say that Arab states such as Saudi Arabia will feel the pinch, but a year of record oil prices provides a deep cushion.
Why some blacks still might not vote for Obama There are more factors than race. Just look to recent history for proof.
Newsweek Religious Violence Could Threaten India's Rise
FT The truth behind the Asian fairy tale When the waters recede they will reveal a global landscape in which Asia, though damaged, looks more solid than the west, writes David Pilling
Eastern saviour Will China use its foreign reserves to help the West?
Shashi Tharoor on why India loves Bush.
The Two Faces of Asia: bridging the gap between high growth economies and the poor
As U.S. Gains in Iraq, Rebels Go to Afghanistan By: John F. Burns | The New York Times
U.N. Envoy Warns of More Taliban Attacks By: Colum Lynch | The Washington Post
India and the Credit Crisis The Economist The global financial crisis has hit Indian stockmarkets hard. By October 13th the country's benchmark indices had fallen some 50% from the record heights they scaled in early January 2008. | H11 IHT Roger Cohen: Presley, Palin and true Republicanism A small-town Republican mayor is a reminder of the can-do civility of America's heartland
Sarkozy win over EU colleagues Three months after President Nicolas Sarkozy of France took over the bloc's rotating presidency, the very characteristics that made British and German officials cringe have proved effective, even essential, in forging a swift European response to major crises.
By MOHAMAD BAZZI It does not take long to get back into the familiar, almost comfortable rhythms of civil war.
EU leaders weigh overhaul of Western financial foundations Leaders of the world's economic powers said Wednesday that they favored a campaign to revamp structures that have governed global finance for more than 60 years.
In German-French relations, looks can be deceiving After squabbling publicly over how to deal with the global financial crisis, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy put aside their differences and gave the impression of friendship.
Bulgarian corruption troubling EU Murky business groups are waging a murderous struggle for their cut of everything from real estate to aid funds.
EUROPE European press review
EU rallies behind banking reform All 27 EU states broadly support their bank rescue plan and the holding of a world finance summit, France's president says.
A review of Germany's New Right as Culture and Politics by Roger Woods. | H12 RFE/RL
Georgian Leader Lobbies for Backing Georgia's president called talks on the status of two separatist areas a Russian bid to legitimize its "occupation."Excerpts: Saakashvili's talk with The Journal
Google News Azerbaijan
United States Lost Russia and Everything Else By: Fyodor Lukyanov | The Moscow Times
Crisis Brings Saakashvili to Brussels By: Rikard Jozwiak | European Voice
Lack of Results Again Raises Concerns About CIS By: Joana Lillis | Eurasianet
A Lonely Stand on South Ossetia By: Yulia Latynina | The Moscow Times
Georgia-Russia talks move fails
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| H13 The Times Act now to stave off depression Moderating the recession requires drastic changes in monetary, fiscal, financial and international policy
Deal may see US troops go home in three years America bows to demands by Baghdad about future status of its troops by apparently agreeing to leave Iraq by the end of 2011
Comment: John McCain has missed his last chance This was the Republican candidate's final chance to alter the dynamics of the presidential campaign in his favour. But repeating character attacks
Markets slump as world prepares for long recessionBen Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, helped unnerve markets when he warned there would be no quick fix
The white lie that threatens Obama The unspoken legacy of racism could still scupper Barack Obama's bid for the presidency
The small print The Government has acted swiftly and decisively to rescue the banks. But the very speed of decision-making means that many questions remain unanswered
Bug out The balance between threats to security and liberty is at a tipping poin
John McCain 'regrets' negative campaign In the final presidential debate, Mr McCain continued attacks on Barack Obama despite 'regretting' a negative campaign
Wall Street Journal A Flip-Flopping President Could Cost Us Abroad By Danielle Pletka | H14 Financial Times Beware an October surprise from bin LadenJoseph Nye on why Obama is a threat to al-QaedaThe truth behind the Asian fairy tale David Pilling finds the east comparatively solid
New Afghan myths bode ill for western aims Face the realities, says Rodric Braithwaite
Back in business Could private sector failings and middle-class anxiety lead to a redrawing of America’s social contractAmerica was right to look and learn The latest version of the US bail-out plan at least stands a fair chance of success. Mr Bush and Mr Paulson were forced to accept that they were either with European governments or the markets would be against them, writes John Gapper
McCain and Obama clash in final debate John McCain, trailing in opinion polls in the race for the White House, met Barack Obama for their third and final presidential debate, putting up what some commentators called a feisty performance as he sought to turn his campaign around
Bernanke warns of slow recovery Even if the US government’s rescue plan succeeds in stabilising the financial markets, it will not produce a rapid turnround in the economy, Ben Bernanke warned
Democrat hopes rise for clear Senate majority Democrats are closing the gap on sitting Republicans in Senate races across the country, according to polls published this week
Edward Luce: McCain’s efforts change nothing John McCain went into the third and final presidential debate needing a highly improbable knock-out punch and he failed to land it, says Edward Luce
Global markets slide on recession fears Growing evidence that the worldwide bank rescue plans have come too late to avert a deep global recession drove down stock markets in Europe, the US and Asia
An exit strategy Governments will never be ordinary shareholders. Public recapitalisation is vital, but the two-tier system it creates carries its own problems
Clearing up the credit swaps fog Allowing an opaque market to grow unchecked was an inexcusable oversight of regulation. It must not be repeated
Russian rescue The country’s leaders must guard against the dangers of favouritism by ensuring that the bail-out funds are distributed transparently
| H15 Los Angeles Times G-8 plans summit on financial reforms British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the world needs the kind of vision that resulted in the Bretton Woods conference, which laid out an international financial and monetary system in the 1940s
Al Qaeda in Iraq's No. 2 commander is dead, U.S. reports Abu Qaswarah blew himself up when U.S. forces attacked his Mosul hide-out last week, the military confirms. Women and children around him also died at the 'crazy scene' of the battle.
Editorial A president with an energy planNeither nuclear nor 'clean coal' will solve the crisis.
A president with an energy planNeither nuclear nor 'clean coal' will solve the crisis.
The next president must free us from Bush's freedom agenda, but that's not an excuse to disengage from the world. |
H16 American Politics Karl Rove: Obama Hasn't Closed the Sale
CBS Poll: Uncommitted Voters Say Obama Won Final Debate
The Joe the Plumber Debate - Michael Scherer, Time
Obama Good Enough to Hold Off McCain - Noam Scheiber, The New Republic
realclearpolitics memeorandum Politico ABC’s The Note – PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec
US hopefuls in tense final debate The US presidential candidates clash over the economy and negative campaigning in a testy final pre-election debate.
Rick Shenkman on American democracy and the 10 alarm fire we're ignoring (and more).
That's it for McCainIt's over. John McCain still hasn't told the country why he should be president. (By Joan Vennochi, Globe Columnist)
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Brown wants to rewrite the rules of capitalism Gordon Brown has called for the most ambitious reform of the world economic order since the Second World War in order to prevent a repeat of the current global financial crisis
| H18 Independent Markets feel the chill from ChinaShare prices tumble amid fears that downturn is spreading eas Adrian Hamilton: I wouldn't get too carried away by success if I were Brown Leading article: A crisis that has vindicated the European Union |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism
In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad — Compilation and Commentary
Nobody Home Newsweek
How to fix the Department of Homeland Security
Future Face of Conflict: Human Terrain Teams By: Paul McCleary | World Politics Review
War Is Boring: The Pentagon's Image Problem in Latin America and Africa By: David Axe | World Politics Review | H20 Slate Safe, Legal, and Boring Can Obama take the politics out of abortion?
How To Really Get To Know Voters Forget simple demographics. They're defined by their values.
High food costs 'a global burden'
Like it or not, the era of cheap and abundant food appears to be drawing to a close, and Michael Pollan has a message for the next president... more»
The Two Faces of Asia: bridging the gap between high growth economies and the poor Executive Summary (PDF; 767 KB)
Rising Food and Fuel Prices: Addressing the Risks to Future Generations World Bank A 20-page study assessing the effect of rising food and fuel prices on malnutrition
| H21 Terry Eagleton on how the age-old conflict between civilisation and barbarism has lately taken an ominous turn
End of the newspaper with new 'E-paper'?
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A review of The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life by Avinash K. Dixit and Barry J. Nalebuff.
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