Atypical Evangelical
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A GOP Hopeful's Unexpected Notes
By Ruth Marcus
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A21
The presidential candidate was talking about the threat of outsourcing
and the immorality of corporate chief executives getting huge bonuses
while workers' pension plans go bust.
"When CEOs are making 500 times the average wage of their worker, how
can you justify that?" he asked. "I think a president ought to call
out companies . . . in which the CEO leads his company into
bankruptcy . . . and gets a $100 million bonus while the workers down
below end up losing their jobs and have worked 20 and 30 years for
pensions and they're gone. . . . That's immoral. . . . And that's not
free enterprise; that's theft."
Two Parties Fleeing the Center
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By Michael Gerson
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A21
Among the presidential candidates, Bushism is under siege. So is
Clintonism. And there is no reason to celebrate the downfall of
either.
The immigration debate is a reminder to the memory-impaired that
President Bush ran and won in 2000 as "a different kind of Republican"
-- meaning the kind that isn't libertarian or nativist. Bush was
orthodox on tax cuts and moral values. But from the earliest days of
the nomination contest, he set out policies -- a federal role in
improving education, humane immigration reform, Medicare prescription
drug coverage -- that borrowed more from Roman Catholic social thought
than from Friedrich Hayek.
The End Of Cheap Credit?
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By Robert J. Samuelson
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A21
The most important price in the American economy is not the price of
oil, computer chips, wheat or cars. It's the price of money --
interest rates. When rates move, they ultimately affect the price of
almost everything else. Which poses some intriguing questions. Is the
era of low interest rates ending? If so, what's next? The answers will
hover over the 2008 election. A shaky economy would help Democrats; a
stronger economy, Republicans.
The economic expansion, both in America and the rest of the world, has
rested on a foundation of abundant credit. Low interest rates famously
drove the housing boom. In the 1980s, mortgage interest rates averaged
10.9 percent; after inflation, the "real" rate was a hefty 7.2
percent. During the decade, home prices rose a meager 1 percent beyond
overall inflation. Since then, mortgage rates have dropped sharply.
From 2000 to 2006, they averaged 6.5 percent, and after inflation only
4=2E2 percent. Lower rates meant people could afford to pay more. The
result: Existing-home prices rose 29 percent more than overall
inflation from 2000 to 2006. (The figures are from a study by
economists Jonas D.M. Fisher and Saad Quayyum of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago.)
Harry Reid's Sham
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By George F. Will
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A21
Harry Reid, the Senate's majority leader and resident Uriah Heep,
affected 'umble and syrupy sadness about the Senate's inability to
pass the immigration bill that he pulled from the floor last Thursday
evening for a transparently meretricious reason. Saying the Senate's
time was too precious to expend on what would have been limited debate
on a limited number of Republican amendments to the bill, Reid vowed:
"Everyone that's been home, there are two issues that are foremost in
their minds: Number one is the Iraq war and number two are gas prices.
We're going to deal with that as soon as we finish with this
immigration legislation."
So the Senate took Friday off, wasted Monday in the predictable
futility of failing to pass a nonbinding nullity, a resolution
expressing constitutionally irrelevant lack of confidence in the
attorney general, then debated lowering gasoline prices -- or cooling
the planet, or something -- by spending taxpayers' money to raise food
prices. It took up legislation to quintuple the mandated use of mostly
corn-based ethanol, which already has increased Americans' food bills
$14 billion in the past 12 months. For such silliness, Reid scuttled
the bipartisan attempt to improve the eminently improvable immigration
status quo.
Stuff Happens at Justice
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By Harold Meyerson
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A21
Monday was just a day like any other at our Department of Justice.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said he wasn't paying close
attention to the fact that 53 senators had in essence voted that they
had no confidence in him as the nation's chief law enforcer. At the
same time, Solicitor General Paul Clement declined to file a friend-of-
the-court brief on the side of the plaintiffs in an upcoming Supreme
Court case that will determine whether Enron's shareholders can
receive any damages from the banks and brokerage houses that supplied
the matches when Enron cooked its books.
In choosing not to file a brief, Clement turned down a request from
the Securities and Exchange Commission to have the government
intervene on shareholders' behalf. The SEC's petition had been
something of a surprise, since its chairman, former representative
Christopher Cox, had generally shown more solicitude to the concerns
of financial institutions than to those of litigious investors. But at
the heart of the SEC's raison d'etre is the charge to protect
investors from scams such as those of Enron and its enablers.
Ms. Clinton, Thinking Small
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The candidate fails a test of leadership on trade.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A20
THERE ARE pluses and minuses, it's often said, to having a former
first lady running for president. On the debit side, for example, is
the oligarchical aura of two families passing the presidency back and
forth for 24 or possibly 28 consecutive years. On the positive side is
the experience Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) gained during
eight years in the White House, experience that ought to translate
into a broader national perspective than a senator or governor can
attain.
Dealing With Mr. Marri
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A court delivers another blow to the administration's untenable rules
for suspected terrorists.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A20
THERE'S EVERY reason to believe that Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri is a
dangerous terrorist. The government claims that Mr. Marri, a citizen
of Qatar, was sent to the United States as an al-Qaeda sleeper agent,
arriving on Sept. 10, 2001, to disrupt the U.S. financial system. He
allegedly met with Osama bin Laden, trained at an al-Qaeda terrorist
camp and "volunteered for a martyr mission."
Big Boost In Iraqi Forces Is Urged
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A Top General Sees Years Before U.S. Ends Security Role
By Walter Pincus and Ann Scott Tyson
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A01
A senior U.S. military commander said yesterday that Iraq's army must
expand its rolls by at least 20,000 more soldiers than Washington had
anticipated, to help free U.S. troops from conducting daily patrols,
checkpoints and other critical yet dangerous missions.
Even then, Iraq will remain incapable of taking full responsibility
for its security for many years -- five years in the case of
protecting its airspace -- and will require a long-term military
relationship with the United States, said Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, who
until recently led the U.S. military's training effort in Iraq.
The Selling of 'McCain 2.0'
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In 2000, He Dreamed Up Attack Ads Against the Senator. Now, He's
Working for Him.
By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; A01
Russ Schriefer spent the first few weeks of 2000 driving around New
Hampshire with a digital camera and a singular mission: finding a way
to discredit John McCain with voters in the state's upcoming primary.
As a member of Texas Gov. George W. Bush's media team, Schriefer
needed footage of his man on the attack against the senator from
Arizona, his main competition for the Republican presidential
nomination. When Bush declared at a factory in Pittsfield that
McCain's economic plan would amount to a $40 billion tax increase --
based on a shaky assumption that McCain had flatly denied -- Schriefer
had what he needed. Racing to a Manchester television station, he and
a colleague reviewed the tape in the car and e-mailed a proposed
script to campaign strategist Karl Rove.
Moderates Defeated In Va. Primary
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GOP Incumbents Lose Senate Seats
By Amy Gardner
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; A01
Conservative Republican challengers prevailed against moderate
incumbents in key legislative primary elections across Virginia
yesterday, setting the stage for a bruising fall election in which
Democrats will try to take over the GOP-controlled state Senate by
capturing the political middle.
Election officials reported dismal voter turnout across the state, a
typical outcome for a primary election featuring no statewide
contests. Voters picked Republican and Democratic candidates for the
Senate and House of Delegates as well as local offices, including
seats in Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties.
About 7 percent of registered voters went to the polls in primary
elections across the state.
China Pushes Public To Mind Its Manners
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Curbing Bad Habits Is Pre-Olympic Goal
By Maureen Fan
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; A01
BEIJING -- In the downtown Environmental Sanitation Bureau, 100 public
toilet cleaners sat at rapt attention in neat rows, red armbands
pinned to the sleeves of their immaculate purple jumpsuits.
The small army of mostly migrant workers who help keep Beijing clean
are trained routinely in the mechanics of their jobs. But on this day,
a senior lecturer from a government-run institute was driving home a
specific point.
Database Is Tool in Deporting Fugitives
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Police Officers Find Illegal Immigrants In Warrant Searches
By Ernesto Londo=F1o
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; A01
Hugo Vinicio Hernandez knew that immigration agents could detain him
at any time for having disregarded a deportation order in 2001. But
the Guatemalan man didn't think he would wind up in the custody of
immigration agents as a result of a routine traffic stop.
He was deported after being pulled over by a Takoma Park police
officer in January.
Palestinian Battles Raise Fears of Coup And Civil War
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By Scott Wilson
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A01
JERUSALEM, June 12 -- Gunmen loyal to the two main Palestinian parties
fought street battles in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday that increasingly
bore the hallmarks of civil war, as Palestinian Authority President
Mahmoud Abbas, a Fatah leader, warned that the rival Hamas movement
was attempting a coup.
At least two dozen Palestinian fighters and three civilians were
killed in the third consecutive day of clashes, the largest one-day
total in 18 months of periodic factional conflict. The attacks brought
the three-day death toll in Gaza to at least 42 people and to more
than 90 so far this year.
An Unappetizing Bill of Fare
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By Dana Milbank
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; A02
Capitol police set up roadblocks and swarmed the corridors yesterday
when President Bush stopped in for lunch with Senate Republicans, but
the show of force seemed to miss the point: The biggest threat to the
president's well-being probably came from his lunch partners.
Of the 48 members of the Senate GOP caucus, only seven voted to take
up the immigration legislation that the Bush administration
negotiated. Adding insult to injury, seven members of the caucus broke
with Bush on Monday to join a Democratic effort to condemn Attorney
General Alberto Gonzales.
Senators Unmoved by Bush Bid to Save Immigration Bill
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By Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; A03
In a rare visit to Capitol Hill, President Bush pressed Republican
senators yesterday to resurrect the compromise overhaul of the
nation's immigration laws, but many of the senators instead demanded
that his administration first show a more determined commitment to
border security.
The visit was the first time in five years that Bush had come to the
Capitol for the Republican senators' weekly policy luncheon. He and
senior administration officials painted the meeting -- coming five
days after the collapse on the Senate floor of the tenuous compromise
on immigration -- as a rescue session. Bush made an impassioned plea
for the legislation, saying "the status quo is unacceptable."
Illegal Immigrants Received Poor Care In Jail, Lawyers Say
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Treatable Illnesses Grew Grave, They Claim
By Darryl Fears
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; A04
At his home in East Los Angeles, Francisco Castaneda of El Salvador
faces a grim truth: His cancer is spreading, from his groin to his
lymph nodes and toward his stomach, a progression that could soon end
his life.
As he undergoes painful chemotherapy, Castaneda's lawyers are saying
that the spread of the disease could have been prevented if government
doctors had aggressively treated a small lesion that grew while he was
held for 10 months in a San Diego prison as an illegal immigrant
facing deportation. In a recently filed federal tort claim,
Castaneda's lawyers charge that the "neglect allowed the development
of metastasis penile cancer that will likely cause Mr. Castaneda's
death in two years."
Earmark Dispute Bogs Down Homeland Security Bill
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House Committee Chairman Wants Lawmakers' Pet Projects Excluded Until
Later in Appropriations Process
By Elizabeth Williamson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A07
The congressional spending season began with a blowup over earmarks in
the House yesterday, as the first bill to reach a vote prompted a
White House veto threat and scores of amendments from Republicans
furious with Democrats' handling of pet-project spending in the
measures.
Debate on the $36 billion homeland security bill, which would fund the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, border security and
counterterrorism measures, bogged down last night as Republicans
pushed scores of amendments aimed at banning the use of
counterterrorism money for designer handbags, puppet shows and other
programs included in the legislation. Democrats, intent on passing 11
of the 12 appropriations measures before the July 4 recess, responded
by vowing to stay through the weekend if needed to break the deadlock.
High-Deductible Plans Cost More For Maternity Care
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Study Compares Out-of-Pocket Expense
By Christopher Lee
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A08
The first study of its kind has found that families typically pay much
more out of pocket for maternity care under the new high-deductible
health insurance plans paired with health savings accounts that have
been heavily touted by President Bush and others.
The cost difference compared to traditional employer-based health
insurance is especially stark, in most cases, for women who have
complicated pregnancies, according to the study released yesterday by
Georgetown University and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Bush Aides Helped Respond to Firings, E-Mails Show
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By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A10
Several high-ranking White House officials were closely involved in
crafting a public response to the uproar over the firing of a group of
U=2ES. attorneys, according to documents released late yesterday.
Then-White House counsel Harriet E. Miers and aides to presidential
adviser Karl Rove were deeply enmeshed in debates over how to respond
to the controversy as early as mid-January, when Sen. Dianne Feinstein
(D-Calif.) questioned the spate of prosecutor departures in a Senate
floor speech, according to e-mails that the Justice Department turned
over to the House and Senate judiciary committees.
Yemeni Languishes at Guantanamo Long After U.S. Approved Release
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Dispute Over Citizenship Leaves Saudi-Born Detainee in Legal Limbo
By Anthony Shadid
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; A11
SANAA, Yemen -- The word came in May 2006: Ali Mohammed Nasser
Mohammed, a slight, 24-year-old Yemeni with curly black hair and a
wispy beard, would be freed from Guantanamo after more than four
years. He got a checkup. His photo was taken, as were his
fingerprints. He was measured for clothes and shoes, then offered a
meeting with the Red Cross.
As the Pentagon tersely put it later in an e-mail to his attorneys:
"Your client has been approved to leave Guantanamo."
Israel's Labor Party Picks Barak, Again
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Ex-Prime Minister Edges Ayalon in Runoff
By Scott Wilson
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; A12
JERUSALEM, June 13 -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak,
furthering an unlikely political comeback, was elected Tuesday to head
the Labor Party.
Barak's win over Ami Ayalon, a former naval chief, puts him back in
charge of the party he guided to victory in national elections eight
years ago. Party officials announced final results early Wednesday
with Barak winning 53 percent of the vote to Ayalon's 47 percent.
Allies Cited for Human Trafficking
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State Dept. Adds Arab Nations to List of Worst Offenders
By Nora Boustany
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A14
The State Department yesterday added seven countries, including four
Arab allies, to its list of worst offenders in failing to suppress
human trafficking and forced labor, which it called "a modern day form
of slavery."
The 236-page annual survey, now in its seventh year, added Bahrain,
Kuwait, Oman and Qatar to its blacklist of worst offenders, along with
Algeria, Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia. Countries on the list are
subject to sanctions until major reforms are introduced.
Kurdish Rebels Declare Cease-Fire in Turkey
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By Selcan Hacaoglu
Associated Press
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A17
ANKARA, Turkey, June 12 -- Kurdish separatist rebels declared a
"unilateral cease-fire" Tuesday in attacks against Turkey and said
they were ready for peace negotiations, but the group maintained the
right to defend itself.
The statement came as the Turkish military has been building up its
forces along the border with Iraq, threatening to stage a major
incursion to pursue Kurdish rebels at their bases. Such an operation
could ignite a wider conflict involving Iraqi Kurds and draw in the
United States.
Iran Set to Finish Probe and To Charge or Free Detainees
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By Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A17
Iran will complete its investigation of the Americans imprisoned or
detained in Tehran this week and decide whether to try them for
"crimes against national security" or free them, the spokesman for
Iran's judiciary said yesterday.
Alireza Jamshidi told a news conference that Iran's prosecutor for
security affairs expects to issue "judicial orders" in the cases of
Washington scholar Haleh Esfandiari, New York social scientist Kian
Tajbakhsh and California businessman Ali Shakeri in the next two or
three days.
Sudan to Allow a Larger Force in Darfur
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By Colum Lynch
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A18
UNITED NATIONS, June 12 -- Sudan agreed on Tuesday to an expanded
peacekeeping force in the Darfur region, according to a communique
approved by negotiators from Sudan, the United Nations and the African
Union.
The detailed accord, reached in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, allows for up
to 25,000 A.U. and U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur, where a beleaguered
mission of 7,000 A.U. peacekeepers has been working to help stem the
slaughter of civilians.
Castro Mocks Bush Visits To Albania And Bulgaria
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By Manuel Roig-Franzia
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A18
MEXICO CITY, June 12 -- Convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro on
Tuesday mocked President Bush's trips to Albania and Bulgaria this
week in an editorial headlined: "The Tyrant Visits Tirana," a
reference to the capital of Albania.
The opinion piece, in the Communist Party newspaper Granma, was the
latest in a string of Castro musings, broadsides and political
analyses published in recent months, fueling speculation he is taking
a more active role in the island's affairs, despite having not
appeared in public since intestinal surgery more than 10 months ago.
During a 50-minute, taped interview broadcast June 5, Castro appeared
stronger and healthier than he had shortly after the surgery.
Silence in the Senate
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That so many Senate Republicans supported an attorney general that
they cannot bring themselves to defend shows that politics is behind
the insistence that he stay.
Good Choice for the Chiefs
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There is good reason to hope that Adm. Michael Mullen, nominated to
take charge as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in September,
will do a better job than his predecessor.
Watching Your Every Move
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Privacy is too important to leave up to the companies that benefit
financially from collecting and retaining data.
A Different Sudan
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The discovery of vast numbers of migrating animals in Darfur is
important because it creates the possibility of ecotourism, and a
source of employment and wealth to help balance the oil rush in the
region.
A Math Lesson on College Loans
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By MADELEINE MAY KUNIN
Expanding the direct lending program is a sensible and cost-effective
way for Congress and the Department of Education to help more of our
young people realize the American Dream.
Diagnosis: Conflict of Interest
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By DANIEL CARLAT
Drug companies should never have been allowed to become the primary
educator for America's doctors.
Far From War, a Town With a Well-Used Welcome Mat
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By IVAR EKMAN
A scenic Swedish town of 60,000 people last year took in twice as many
Iraqi refugees as the entire United States, almost all of them
Christians.
Iraqis Are Failing to Meet U.S. Benchmarks
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f=3Dworld&pagewanted=3Dall
By DAMIEN CAVE
Just three months before progress reports are due, Iraq's leaders have
failed to agree on nearly every key law.
Sudan Relents on Peacekeepers in Darfur
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By LYDIA POLGREEN and WARREN HOGE
Sudan set conditions for the deployment, insisting that a majority of
the soldiers be African, which may hamper efforts to raise the force
to full strength.
War Crimes Tribunal Sentences Serb to 35 Years
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By MARLISE SIMONS
Judges in The Hague found Milan Martic, who led a Serbian separatist
rebellion in Croatia in the early 1990s, guilty of multiple crimes.
South Africa Strike Foreshadows Political Contest
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By MICHAEL WINES
South Africa's public-service unions, leading a nationwide strike,
accuse President Thabo Mbeki of betraying the nation's vast lower
class.
A Chinese Company Fights Its French Partner
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=3Dasia&pagewanted=3Dall
By DAVID BARBOZA and JAMES KANTER
A dispute between Groupe Danone and a Chinese executive has escalated
into a battle for control of China's largest beverage maker.
Europe Plans a Quieter and Cleaner Passenger Jet
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urope
By STEPHEN CASTLE
The European Union is planning a public-private partnership to help
its aviation industry develop greener and quieter aircraft.
Turkish Premier Opposes Move on Militants in Iraq
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By SABRINA TAVERNISE
Recep Tayyip Erdogan took a strong public stance against his own
country's military incursion into northern Iraq to fight Kurdish
rebels.
European Union Split on Solution to African and Iraqi Refugee Influx
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By DAN BILEFSKY
Appeals by Malta and Sweden for help in sharing the burden of
thousands of African and Iraqi refugees were rebuffed by other members
of the E.U.
Casting Ballot From Abroad Is No Sure Bet
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st&pagewanted=3Dall
By IAN URBINA
The Pentagon's system for allowing citizens living abroad to vote is
plagued with security and privacy problems.
Second U.S. Official Presses Iraqi Premier for Action
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east
By DAMIEN CAVE
The deputy secretary of state urged the Shiite-led government to
complete political reforms intended to reconcile Iraq's warring sects.
Las Vegas Caters to Asia's High Rollers
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=3Dall
By GARY RIVLIN
Casinos in Las Vegas have become much more aggressive in wooing Asians
both domestically and abroad.
Symptoms Found for Early Check on Ovary Cancer
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=3Dall
By DENISE GRADY
Cancer experts have identified a set of health problems that may be
symptoms of ovarian cancer, and they are urging women who have them to
see their doctors.
Setback for Ill Workers at Nuclear Bomb Plant
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By DAN FROSCH
A federal advisory panel has recommended that former workers at a
nuclear weapons plant be denied immediate government compensation.
Bush Lobbies G.O.P. Senators on Immigration
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ed=3Dall
By CARL HULSE and JEFF ZELENY
President Bush tried to assure Republicans that border security was a
force behind his push for immigration change.
Spielberg Gives Clinton Top Billing
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illing/
The director decides to endorse the New York senator.
Searching for the Secret to the Youth Vote
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he-youth-vote/
Will links to MySpace and Facebook bring voters under 25 to the polls
in record numbers?
The Line Between Civilian and Soldier
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ton
By ADAM LIPTAK
A federal appeals court has rejected a new, intermediate category
proposed by the Bush administration: "unlawful enemy combatant."
Senators Seek to Penalize China for Trade Policy
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/washington/13cnd-trade.html?ref=3Dwashing=
ton
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Proposed legislation aims to forcing penalties on China over its
policy of suppressing the value of its currency to promote exports.
Bill Is Delayed by Republicans Over Earmarks
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/washington/13earmarks.html?ref=3Dwashingt=
on
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
No longer in charge of writing spending bills since they lost their
majority, House Republicans are unleashing indignation at pet
projects.
Senate Democrats Propose Loans for Coal-Based Fuel Plants
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/washington/13energy.html?ref=3Dwashington
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
As the Senate began debate on an energy bill, top Democrats were
proposing to provide $10 billion in loans for plants that make diesel
fuel from coal.
Subpoena Vote Is Set in Wiretap Inquiry
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/washington/13nsa.html?ref=3Dwashington
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
A Senate Judiciary Committee vote will determine whether there will be
access to documents related to a domestic wiretapping program.
Technology Group Seeks to Save Power
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/technology/13chip.html?ref=3Dscience
By LAURIE J. FLYNN
Google and Intel are leading a consortium of companies in an effort to
reduce the amount of power wasted by personal computers.
'Confessions: An Innocent Life in Communist China'
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/books/review/13grim.html?ref=3Darts
By KANG ZHENGGUO
Reviewed by WILLIAM GRIMES
Kang Zhengguo was not a dissident in the normal sense, but a
determined individualist and a goof-off, which is what makes "Memoirs"
such a mesmerizing read.
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