| Topic: |
Religions > Atheism |
| User: |
"maff" |
| Date: |
18 Jul 2007 04:28:54 AM |
| Object: |
OT: Arise, Small Donors! |
Arise, Small Donors!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601307.html
By E. J. Dionne Jr.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A19
With the Supreme Court slowly closing the door on traditional
approaches to campaign finance reform, individual citizens will have
to take the cause into their own hands.
The good news is that hundreds of thousands of Americans are doing
exactly that. The small-donor uprising, which began in the 2004
campaign, could fundamentally alter the direction of American politics
without any changes in the law. But if Congress took some modest
steps, it could ensure this revolution's success and do so in a way
that even judicial conservatives could accept.
Who Needs Honors Courses? Try Everyone.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601288.html
By Jay Mathews
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A19
The honors course was once a vital part of American high schools,
respected by all. That is changing fast, both in the Washington area
and around the country, and many students and their parents are upset
about it.
School districts are replacing honors studies with more strenuous,
college-level Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or
Cambridge courses. Ambitious students who have already signed up for
several of these demanding courses and are hoping to take the less
terrifying honors option in some subjects find they must choose
between other AP courses or rudimentary regular courses. Their parents
are filling PTA e-mail lists with complaints. The situation is tough,
but are honors courses really worth saving?
He's a Hitter, Not a Hero
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601290.html
By Eugene Robinson
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A19
There's plenty to be angry about this summer -- stifling heat, rising
gas prices, the quagmire in Iraq, vague warnings of a new terrorist
strike. I can get mad at any of those revolting developments, but I
can't seem to get mad at Barry Bonds.
Everyone else seems to be in high dudgeon over the prickly, sullen man
who's about to set the record for home runs. By "everyone" I mean the
minority that follows baseball, which lost its status as national
pastime long ago. I haven't immersed myself in baseball for years, but
I'm paying attention to Bonds's home-run chase. And when he finally
hits No. 755 (tying Hank Aaron) and then No. 756 (becoming the
greatest of all time), I hope that America shows him some love.
The Doctor Who Didn't Know When to Quit
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601287.html
By Richard Cohen
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A19
Richard Carmona, the former U.S. surgeon general, is a brave man. He
is a decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War who once dropped out
of a helicopter in a rescue operation. He bootstrapped his way out of
the New York Puerto Rican barrio to become a registered nurse, then a
trauma surgeon and finally a high government official. Yet when the
time came for a different kind of guts, Carmona's courage failed him.
He should have quit the Bush administration with a bang. Instead, he
left with a whimper.
That meow was heard by no one. He simply departed from the
administration when his four-year term was up and said nothing about
how he had been maneuvered and micromanaged -- until last week, when
he told (almost) all to a congressional committee. Only then did we
learn that it was suggested that whenever Carmona gave an official
speech, he should mention the president at least three times a page.
He declined. He was also ordered not to talk about controversial
matters -- stem cell research, sexual abstinence, contraception, etc.
He complied. A report on global health was withheld for political
reasons.
No Magic Bullets For Iraq
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601289.html
By Anne Applebaum
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A19
Leave Washington in the winter, return in midsummer. First you'll be
surprised by the heat, then by the humidity. Then you'll be surprised
by the certainty.
Out in the world, there are shades of gray. Here inside the Beltway,
there are black-and-white solutions. And everybody who is anybody has
a plan for Iraq.
Covering More Children
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601520.html
The administration balks at the expansion of a health-care program
that works.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A18
IN THE DECADE since its enactment, the State Children's Health
Insurance Program has helped provide insurance coverage for millions
of children whose families have modest incomes but earn too much to
qualify for Medicaid. Now the Bush administration is picking an
unnecessary, and unnecessarily ideological, argument over the
program's reauthorization.
A Reactor Shut Down
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601518.html
Diplomacy with North Korea finally takes a step forward.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A18
INTERNATIONAL inspectors yesterday confirmed that North Korea had shut
down its Yongbyon nuclear reactor -- and that nearly four years of
multilateral diplomacy by the Bush administration had achieved a
tangible result. Though some Western experts believe that the aging
facility was already inoperative or close to it, the shutdown and
readmission of inspectors is still significant: It will provide some
assurance that North Korea's stock of nuclear bombs and plutonium will
not grow. But as the administration itself has acknowledged, the first
real test of whether North Korea can be disarmed by diplomacy still
lies ahead.
Exit Strategies
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601680_pf.html
Would Iran Take Over Iraq? Would Al-Qaeda? The Debate About How and
When to Leave Centers on What Might Happen After the U.S. Goes.
By Karen DeYoung and Thomas E. Ricks
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; A01
If U.S. combat forces withdraw from Iraq in the near future, three
developments would be likely to unfold. Majority Shiites would drive
Sunnis out of ethnically mixed areas west to Anbar province. Southern
Iraq would erupt in civil war between Shiite groups. And the Kurdish
north would solidify its borders and invite a U.S. troop presence
there. In short, Iraq would effectively become three separate nations.
That was the conclusion reached in recent "war games" exercises
conducted for the U.S. military by retired Marine Col. Gary Anderson.
"I honestly don't think it will be apocalyptic," said Anderson, who
has served in Iraq and now works for a major defense contractor. But
"it will be ugly."
Bush Renews Mideast Efforts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071600063_pf.html
President Plans Peace Conference, Direct Aid to Abbas
By Peter Baker and Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; A01
President Bush launched a diplomatic effort yesterday to revive the
long-moribund Middle East peace process, announcing aid to the
Palestinian government and calling for an international conference
this fall aimed at paving the way for the creation of a Palestinian
state side by side with Israel.
Five years after becoming the first president to fully embrace a "two-
state solution," Bush acknowledged that it remains distant after
violent clashes that have politically sundered the Palestinian
territories. But Bush called this a "moment of choice" for the region
and renewed his commitment heading into his final 18 months in office.
Obama Faces the Test Dean Failed: Broadening Support
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601831_pf.html
By Anne E. Kornblut and Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; A01
He raises tens of millions of dollars over a few months. His
supporters are passionate, almost fanatical. And his grass-roots
movement threatens a more established rival.
A description of Howard Dean in 2003 or Sen. Barack Obama today?
Novel Faiths Find Followers Among Russia's Disillusioned
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601938_pf.html
By Kevin Sullivan
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; A01
ABODE OF DAWN, Russia -- Six miles from the nearest road, in the vast
Siberian wilderness, a bearded man in flowing white linen robes sat at
his kitchen table and talked about his crucifixion at the hands of
Pontius Pilate 2,000 years ago.
In a voice barely louder than the rain falling on the mountaintop home
his followers have built for him, Sergei Torop said it was painful to
remember the end of his last life, in which he says he walked the
Earth as Jesus Christ.
Georgia Board Grants Stay Of Execution to Consider Case
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601799.html
By Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A03
MIAMI, July 16 -- One day before he was to die by lethal injection,
convicted cop killer Troy Davis received a 90-day stay of execution
Monday from a Georgia clemency board, allowing him time to press his
case that he has been the victim of mistaken identity.
The prosecution's case against Davis, 38, has crumbled in the 16 years
since he was sentenced to death for shooting a police officer working
a security detail in Savannah. Most of the key witnesses in Davis's
trial have recanted their testimony, and some have said they lied
under police pressure.
Sex and the Conservative
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601606.html
By Dana Milbank
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A02
The culture wars just aren't what they used to be.
Hours before Sen. David Vitter (R-D.C. Madam) emerged from hiding
yesterday, the conservative Independent Women's Forum held a "Campus
Sex and Dating Conference" in the Rayburn House Office Building. The
promotion for the event, hosted by House Minority Leader John Boehner,
showed a woman with her eyes closed in a state of ecstasy. Out of her
mouth came the words "Attention Interns!" The flier promised an
appearance by Dr. Drew Pinsky of MTV fame, followed by a "Fabulous
Door Prize."
16 Detainees Transferred From Guantanamo
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071600804.html
Bahraini Man Who Attempted Suicide Nearly 2 Dozen Times Is Among Those
Sent to Saudi Arabia
By Josh White
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A03
Sixteen detainees were transferred out of the U.S. military detention
facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to authorities in Saudi Arabia,
Pentagon officials announced yesterday, amid discussions within the
Bush administration about how to close the facility.
Included in the unusually large group was Bahraini national Jumah al-
Dossari, 33, a longtime Guantanamo Bay detainee who had drawn
attention for trying to kill himself nearly two dozen times. Dossari,
who has family ties to Saudi Arabia, wrote emotional letters to his
U.S. civilian lawyer describing agonizing years in U.S. custody.
Limits Stay On Gels in Carry-Ons
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601796.html
Screening Upgrades May Offer Relief in '08
By Del Quentin Wilber
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A03
Air travelers should not expect authorities to ease restrictions on
gels and liquids in carry-on luggage until sometime next year when new
technology may give screeners the ability to more easily spot
potential explosives in bags, according to federal security officials
who are nearing the one-year anniversary of the rules.
"I don't want to raise expectations," said Kip Hawley, administrator
of the Transportation Security Administration. "It would be a fair
shot that we could get something done after Labor Day of next year,
but we are not going to rush it."
Marine Said Deadly Force in Haditha Seemed Appropriate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601689.html
By Thomas Watkins
Associated Press
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A08
SAN DIEGO, July 16 -- A Marine charged with murdering two Iraqi girls
and killing other civilians in the town of Haditha believed he was
following procedure by confronting a threat with deadly force, his
attorney said Monday at the military equivalent of a grand jury
hearing.
Lance Cpl. Stephen B. Tatum has acknowledged killing several Iraqis on
Nov. 19, 2005, but he says he was responding to a legitimate threat.
His squad killed 24 civilians in Haditha that day after a roadside
bomb killed a Marine nearby.
Democrats Maneuver To Force Iraq Votes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601597.html
By Shailagh Murray
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A04
Senate Democratic leaders are planning a rare all-night session
tonight, employing theatrics and scheduling votes that they hope will
chip away at Republican resolve to back President Bush's Iraq war
strategy.
Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) had hoped to convince
Republicans to allow a simple-majority vote on a Democratic proposal
to withdraw most U.S. troops from Iraq by next spring. But GOP leaders
held firm to a 60-vote threshold for passage -- a routine maneuver in
today's closely divided Senate but a number Democrats have been unable
to meet all year. And Republicans decried Reid's decision for a
marathon session as a stunt.
On Tour to Highlight Poverty, Edwards Tries to Shift Race's Focus
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601933_pf.html
By Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; A07
MARKS, Miss., July 16 -- From the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans to
the Mississippi Delta to this town where Martin Luther King Jr. began
his Poor People's Campaign almost four decades ago, John Edwards's
message has been the same: Americans living in poverty are working
hard but need more help from the federal government and their
wealthier countrymen.
"A lot of Americans think of people who are struggling as people who
don't want to work, and that's nonsense. We need to make sure the
country understands that," the Democratic former senator from North
Carolina said.
Ex-Envoy in Leak Case Backs Hillary Clinton
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601607_pf.html
By Politics
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; A07
Former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV -- perhaps better known as the
husband of Valerie Plame, of CIA-leak-case fame -- threw his support
behind Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's bid for the White House on
Monday, issuing a statement through the Clinton campaign office.
"I have known Hillary Clinton for a decade. She is the one candidate
who, in my judgment, understands the need to get Americans out of
harm's way and to move this to a political process," Wilson said, in
comments that sounded remarkably like the campaign's own talking
points on Iraq. "She knows what to do. She has the leadership. On day
one, she will be able to reach out to the international community, and
I am delighted to fight the fight with her."
Louisiana Senator Appears With Wife, Apologizes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601358.html
By Elizabeth Williamson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A02
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) ended a week of seclusion yesterday to say
he'll return to work in Washington, ending speculation that the
Republican would resign after his telephone number appeared last week
in the records of an alleged Washington prostitution ring.
"I want to, again, offer my deep, sincere apologies to all those I
have let down and disappointed with these actions from my past,"
Vitter said in a news conference yesterday in his home city of
Metairie. "I am completely responsible. And I am so very, very sorry."
Bombings Kill Scores in Kirkuk As Violence Escalates in North
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071600330.html
Office of Iraqi President's Kurdish Party Targeted; Attack Is
Deadliest for Oil City
By Megan Greenwell
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A13
BAGHDAD, July 16 -- A massive truck bomb followed by two smaller
blasts ravaged Kirkuk on Monday, police said, killing more than 80
people in the deadliest attack in the troubled northern Iraqi city
since the war began.
The first blast, believed to be a suicide attack, tore through a
commercial strip outside the office of the Patriotic Union of
Kurdistan, the political party of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. As
residents fled the area, a car bomb exploded in the Haseer market less
than a mile away, police Col. Pestton Mahmoud said.
Pakistani Government Seeks to Salvage Peace Deal
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601041.html
By Griff Witte
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A13
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 16 -- The Pakistani government plans to try
to salvage a controversial peace deal in the remote tribal zone North
Waziristan, despite a decision by Taliban fighters to renounce it and
declare war against the army, officials said Monday.
The Taliban has accused the government of violating terms of the 10-
month-old deal by setting up checkpoints and carrying out operations
against suspected insurgents. But government officials on Monday
disputed that assertion and said they will continue to uphold their
end of the agreement.
Taking the Frizz and Frazzle Out of Monsoon Hair Days
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601624_pf.html
By Emily Wax
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; A13
NEW DELHI
It's the start of India's monsoon season, and those muggy rains can
give a person a really bad hair day.
So on a steamy Wednesday afternoon, in a country where big and long
hair is a main symbol of beauty for both sexes, monsoon makeovers are
the VIP treatment of the moment. It's the time of year when Indians
suffering frizzy locks, sweaty scalps and unruly handlebar mustaches
could use a hair mask, along with a massage or two or three.
Bush Persists On Placement Of European Missile Defense
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601873.html
Polish President Asks U.S. for Security Help
By Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A14
President Bush pushed forward yesterday with plans to deploy missile
defense facilities in Eastern Europe in defiance of Russian
objections, just days after Moscow announced that it will pull out of
a major arms control treaty in what was widely seen as a retaliatory
move.
Bush met with Polish President Lech Kaczynski at the White House to
confer about the missile defense project, which would station 10
interceptor missiles on Polish soil and build a sophisticated radar
station in the Czech Republic. Kaczynski vowed to move ahead with the
system despite Russian threats to target missiles at Poland, but he
asked Bush for security help.
Bush Persists On Placement Of European Missile Defense
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601873.html
Polish President Asks U.S. for Security Help
By Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A14
President Bush pushed forward yesterday with plans to deploy missile
defense facilities in Eastern Europe in defiance of Russian
objections, just days after Moscow announced that it will pull out of
a major arms control treaty in what was widely seen as a retaliatory
move.
Bush met with Polish President Lech Kaczynski at the White House to
confer about the missile defense project, which would station 10
interceptor missiles on Polish soil and build a sophisticated radar
station in the Czech Republic. Kaczynski vowed to move ahead with the
system despite Russian threats to target missiles at Poland, but he
asked Bush for security help.
Showing Jailed Americans, Iran TV Cites Confessions
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071600848.html
Relative and Employer See Coercion
By Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A14
Iranian television aired images of two imprisoned Americans yesterday
for the first time and said it will show more video tomorrow that
includes confessions by scholar Haleh Esfandiari of Potomac and New
York-based social scientist Kian Tajbakhsh.
The clips included apparent excerpts from the larger TV effort, titled
"In the Name of Democracy," in which both make statements about their
activities. Tehran maintains their work is designed to undermine
Iran's security and foment nonviolent revolution.
Britain to Expel 4 Russians Over Poisoning Case
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601929.html
By Karla Adam
Special to The Washington Post
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A15
LONDON, July 16 -- Britain will expel four Russian diplomats in
response to Moscow's refusal to hand over for trial the Russian
businessman accused of murdering Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko
in London last year, the British government announced Monday.
The move is intended "to send a clear and proportionate signal to the
Russian government about the seriousness of this case," Foreign
Secretary David Miliband told the House of Commons. The Foreign Office
has not released the names of the diplomats it intends to order out,
or their departure date.
Ethiopian Opposition Figures Get Life Terms in Widely Faulted Case
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601840.html
By Stephanie McCrummen
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A16
KIGALI, Rwanda, July 16 -- An Ethiopian judge handed life sentences
instead of the death penalty to 30 of the country's top political
opposition leaders Monday in a trial the prisoners have called a sham.
The defendants were among an estimated 30,000 people arrested in a
widespread crackdown on opposition supporters following Ethiopia's
2005 elections, when the opposition made major gains despite
accusations that the vote was flawed.
Ethics Probes Keep Lawyers Flush
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601668.html
By Paul Kane
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A17
Justice Department probes of congressional corruption continued to
provide big business for Washington's white-collar criminal defense
attorneys, who billed at least $1 million in the second quarter to
current and former House members involved in federal investigations.
With at least 11 such politicians -- including several forced from
office last fall -- facing probes including the Jack Abramoff bribery
conspiracy and the House page instant-messaging scandal, top-flight
legal talent was in high demand.
Airline Lobbyist's Job Is a Dogfight
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601669_pf.html
By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; A17
At the end of another tough day of wrangling with government
officials, James C. May sat, tie askew, in his big, brown leather
chair and sighed. "A lot of people shoot at you," he said. "To cope,
you need a good hard shell."
May, president of the Air Transport Association (ATA), is a bear of a
man. But even he has grown weary of catching flak lately -- and
dispensing so much of it, too.
Fenty Plans to Endorse Obama
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601372.html
By David Nakamura
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page B01
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty plans to endorse Illinois Sen. Barack
Obama's bid for the Democratic nomination for president today, sources
said yesterday.
Fenty (D) had been noncommittal, though he has said he would endorse a
Democrat.
It Could Get Ugly, Or So They Hope
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601883_pf.html
Opponents Seek Gaffes in Financial Filings
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; A06
Opposition researchers plowed into the latest presidential filings
yesterday, hunting for a nugget that might have the same impact on an
opponent as the two $400 haircuts discovered in former senator John
Edwards's last expense report.
Virtually every major campaign was scouring the newly filed campaign
spending reports for potential bombshells and distributing discreetly
-- "off the record" -- what they turned up to reporters around the
country. "These researchers are hoping for inconsistencies in
position. Flip-flops," said Mike Berman, who was a campaign adviser to
Walter Mondale. "They also look for the cute stuff -- something that
can be a little embarrassing and maybe throw a campaign off its
stride. Will it endure? Who's to say?"
Race: State of Affairs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/07/16/DI2007071601230.html
Music-Infused Political Commentary
Cornel West
Scholar, Professor of Religion. Princeton University
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; 10:30 AM
Cornel West, Ph.D., renowned scholor and professor of religion at
Princeton University, will be online Tuesday, July 17, at 10:30 a.m.
ET to discuss his upcoming socially conscious recording project,
"Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations," to be released next month
(Hidden Beach Forum, in partnership with "Black Men Who Mean
Business") and which explores the issues of race, the use of the "N-
word" in popular culture and hip-hop and the current state of the
world.
A Settlement in Los Angeles
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/opinion/17tue1.html
In announcing a $660 million settlement for more than 500 victims of
sexual abuse by clergy members, Cardinal Roger Mahony of the
Archdiocese of Los Angeles tried to soothe the turbulent waters with
conciliatory oil.
Five Years Later in North Korea
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/opinion/17tue2.html
North Korea's decision to shut down its plutonium-producing reactor
and admit international inspectors was only the first of several steps
it needs to take.
Bad and (Maybe) Good News on Guns
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/opinion/17tue3.html
Leadership of Congress has shifted to the Democrats, but the National
Rifle Association's power to block sensible steps to curb gun violence
endures.
Final Period
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/opinion/17houppert.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all
By KAREN HOUPPERT
Is menstruation so terrible it needs to be "cured"?
Stepping Boldly Off the Curb, With a Wave and a Prayer
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/world/africa/17traffic.html?ref=world&pagewanted=all
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
The traffic in Cairo, and the army of police officers who try to
manage it, tell much about modern Egypt.
Bush to Bolster Abbas and Seek Peace Talks
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/washington/17prexy.html?ref=world
By HELENE COOPER
The Bush administration signaled that it will make a major push for
peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Mexican Migrants Carry H.I.V. Home
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/world/americas/17mexico.html?ref=world&pagewanted=all
By MARC LACEY
Many migrant workers are bringing AIDS to rural parts of Mexico, which
are not prepared to handle the epidemic.
Long Sentences Sought for Heads of Rebel Forces in Sierra Leone
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/world/africa/17leone.html?ref=africa
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Prosecutors asked for 60-year terms for three men found guilty of 11
of the 14 charges against them, which included murder, rape and
enlisting child soldiers.
South Africa Charges 2 in 1989 Poisoning
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/world/africa/17africa.html?ref=africa
By REUTERS
South Africa charged two apartheid-era officials on Monday with
attempted murder in the poisoning of a prominent black minister in
1989.
Argentine Economy Minister Resigns
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Argentina-Bag-of-Cash.html?ref=americas
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Nestor Kirchner's economy minister resigned after a
prosecutor ordered her to testify about $64,000 in cash that was found
in a bag in her office bathroom.
Glaciers in Retreat
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/science/earth/17glacier.html?ref=asia&pagewanted=all
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
Studying Indian glaciers offers a snapshot of the consequences of
global warming for India and raises vital questions about how the
country will respond to them.
Pakistan Sends Tribal Leaders to Salvage Truce Broken by Taliban
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/world/asia/17pakistan.html?ref=asia
By ISMAIL KHAN
Taliban leaders called off the peace deal over the weekend, after
Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, deployed troops to
several checkpoints in the region.
Beijing's Lack of Penalties in Labor Cases Stirs Outrage
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/world/asia/17china.html?ref=asia
By HOWARD W. FRENCH
The government of Shanxi Province said only six low-level figures in
the Communist Party or the local government will be prosecuted in an
embarrassing labor scandal over slavelike conditions.
Australia Halts Bomb-Plot Suspect's Release on Bail
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/world/asia/17britain.html?ref=asia
By TIM JOHNSTON
An Indian doctor who has been charged in connection with the failed
car bombings in Britain last month remained in custody on Monday after
immigration officials revoked his visa.
British to Expel 4 Russian Diplomats
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/world/europe/17spy.html?ref=europe
By SARAH LYALL
The foreign secretary, David Miliband, also said Britain would tighten
visa requirements for Russian officials and businesspeople.
Security Council Is Deadlocked on Kosovo Plan
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/world/europe/17nations.html?ref=europe
By WARREN HOGE
Russia opposes any action that would allow Kosovo to declare
independence from Serbia, an ally of Moscow, and has hinted strongly
that it will use its veto if such a measure comes up for a vote.
Attacks in Kirkuk and Diyala Kill More Than 100 Iraqis
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/world/middleeast/17iraq.html?ref=middleeast
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and ALI ADEEB
The Kirkuk attack stoked fears that intensified American military
operations in Baghdad may have led insurgents to move their operations
to more vulnerable locations.
Democrats Plan to Keep Senate in Session All Night for Iraq Vote
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/washington/17cong.html?ref=middleeast
By CARL HULSE
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, said he would force
lawmakers to go on record in votes around the clock.
As Muslim Group Goes on Trial, Other Charities Watch Warily
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/us/17charity.html?ref=us
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
The argument over how to deal with charities suspected of supporting
terrorism is expected to play out with the trial of the largest
American Muslim charity.
Payout Is Bittersweet for Victims of Abuse
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/us/17abuse.html?ref=us
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN
Outside the courthouse where a judge approved a $660 million
settlement on Monday, sexual abuse victims shared feelings of
betrayal.
Wrestler in Apparent Murder-Suicide Had High Levels of Testosterone
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/us/17cnd-benoit.html?ref=us
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
The results of toxicology tests on Chris Benoit's body revealed that
he had been injecting himself with testosterone shortly before the
killings.
Tobacco Bill Includes Compromise and Criticism
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/health/17tobacco.html?ref=us
By GARDINER HARRIS
Health advocates predict that this may be the year tobacco regulation
is made law, but many reject some of the bill's provisions.
University Fires Officials for Concealing Killing
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/us/17dismiss.html?ref=us
By NICK BUNKLEY
Six months after a student was raped and killed in her dormitory room,
Eastern Michigan University said that it had fired three
administrators.
Senator Apologizes Again for Prostitution Link
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/us/17vitter.html?ref=us
By ADAM NOSSITER
Speaking for the first time since he acknowledged a connection to the
so-called D.C. Madam, Senator David Vitter of Louisiana apologized and
attacked "political enemies."
Washington Mayor to Take Fight for Gun Law to Supreme Court
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/us/17guns.html?ref=us
By ADAM LIPTAK
The District of Columbia will ask the United States Supreme Court to
hear its appeal of a decision that struck down parts of its gun
control law.
Elizabeth Edwards Criticizes Hillary Clinton
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/elizabeth-edwards/
Mrs. Edwards says Mrs. Clinton is not as vocal an advocate for women's
issues as she wishes she were.
Democrats Tout Abortion Rights Position
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/democrats-tout-abortion-rights-position/
At a Planned Parenthood conference, Senator Barack Obama sharply
criticized Supreme Court decisions limiting abortion rights, while
Elizabeth Edwards outlined her husband's stance on the abortion
issue.
2008: Inside the Money Machine
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/2008-inside-the-money-machine/
Senator Barack Obama's latest fund-raising numbers show that he has
been able to get small donors to open their wallets, but big-money
contributors still remain vital to his presidential ambitions.
Explaining Themselves
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/16/debatetalk/
Neither former Senator John Edwards nor Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
is secretly plotting to block lesser-known rivals from future
Democratic presidential debates, the two candidates' advisers said.
Obama's Camp Cultivates Crop in Small Donors
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/us/politics/17obama.html?ref=politics&pagewanted=all
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, MIKE McINTIRE and JEFF ZELENY
Senator Barack Obama's campaign has used novel tactics, like counting
sales of $4.50 key chains as contributions, to pump up numbers and
build support.
Without Guns or Raids, a Tiny Squad of Officers Homes in on Visa
Fraud
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/nyregion/17fraud.html?ref=washington&pagewanted=all
By NINA BERNSTEIN
New York's fledgling Fraud Detection and National Security unit is on
the forefront of a nationwide effort to detect new trends in
immigration fraud.
Ex-Legislator in Tennessee Admits Bribery
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/us/17tennessee.html?ref=washington
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former State Senator Kathryn I. Bowers, the last of five lawmakers
indicted in an undercover inquiry into public corruption, pleaded
guilty to bribery.
Congressional Inquiry Urged in Prosecution of Ex-Governor
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/washington/17attorneys.html?ref=washington
By ERIC LIPTON
Forty-four former state attorneys general have asked Congress to
investigate whether politics played a role in the case against former
Gov. Don E. Siegelman of Alabama.
Using the 'Beauties of Physics' to Conquer Science Illiteracy
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/science/17conv.html?ref=education&pagewanted=all
By CLAUDIA DREIFUS
Eric Mazur, a professor at Harvard, wants his students to understand
concepts, not regurgitate facts.
Islamic Creationist and a Book Sent Round the World
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/science/17book.html?ref=education&pagewanted=all
By CORNELIA DEAN
An Islamic creationist is mailing a lavishly illustrated, 800-page
attack on evolutionary theory to scientists around the world.
In the Desert, Harnessing the Power of the Sun by Capturing Heat
Instead of Light
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/business/17thermal.html?ref=business
By MATTHEW L. WALD
Scientists have struggled for years to make electricity from the sun's
light at a cost competitive with power from coal or natural gas. The
challenges are formidable.
India's Automakers Face Big Hurdles in Pursuing Global Ambitions
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/business/worldbusiness/17india.html
By NICK BUNKLEY
Indian automakers are plagued by a shortage of skilled workers,
inferior product quality and deficient highway infrastructure, among
other challenges.
Iran's New Game: 'Rescue Nuke Scientist'
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Iran-US-Video-Game.html?ref=technology
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Iranian hard-line student group unveiled a new video game that
simulates an attempt to rescue two Iranian nuclear experts kidnapped
by the U.S. military and held in Iraq and Israel.
A Survival Imperative for Space Colonization
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/science/17tier.html?ref=science&pagewanted=all
By JOHN TIERNEY
J. Richard Gott III has issued a wake-up call: To ensure our long-term
survival, we need to get a colony up and running on Mars within 46
years.
Bees Dying: Is It a Crisis or a Phase?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/science/17bees.html?ref=science
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Some experts on insect biology say that without better monitoring,
there is not enough information to know if anything new or calamitous
is happening to honeybees.
Chronic Fatigue No Longer Seen as 'Yuppie Flu'
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/science/17fatigue.html?ref=science
By DAVID TULLER
Decades after its discovery, chronic fatigue syndrome is finally
gaining some official respect.
Oprah to host Obama fundraiser
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2007/07/oprah-to-host-o.html
Invitations have been sent out for what promises to be a must-attend
event for much of California's Democratic elite, particularly those in
the entertainment industry: a Sept. 8 fundraiser for Barack Obama at
Oprah Winfrey's home in the Santa Barbara area.
In the best tradition of Hollywood, the e-mail touting the afternoon
gathering doesn't mince words, promoting it as no less than "the most
exciting Barack Obama event of the year anywhere ..." And the invite
urges haste in responding, saying: "Please get back to us soon before
it sells out."
.
|
|
|
Related Articles |
|
|
