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OT: Democrats' Last, Best Hope |
Democrats' Last, Best Hope
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By E. J. Dionne Jr.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A17
Even before Gen. David Petraeus began his account of the "substantial"
progress brought about by the troop increase in Iraq, congressional
critics of President Bush's policy had come to the depressing
conclusion that the surge has done what the administration needed it
to do.
It has not won the war. It has not achieved reconciliation at the
national level in Iraq. But it has bought more political time in
Washington, bringing Bush closer than ever to reaching one of his main
objectives: keeping large numbers of troops in Iraq beyond Election
Day 2008.
Rationalizing Israel Out of Existence
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By Richard Cohen
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A17
A strange thing happened to me while reading "The Israel Lobby" by
John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt. I went from nodding at the
obviousness of it all -- of course there's an Israel lobby, and of
course it's effective -- to a mounting irritation at the supposed
unrelenting mendacity of Israel and the unrelenting assurance of the
authors that they supported its existence. By the time I put down the
book, occasional critic of Israel though I am, I was ready to burst
into "Hatikvah," the Israeli national anthem.
The book, which almost instantly made Amazon's list of bestsellers
(right below the Harry Potter paperback boxed set, when I last
checked), has produced the sort of intellectual and emotional storm
you don't have to be Jewish to understand -- but it sure helps.
Mearsheimer and Walt have been called anti-Semitic by the New York Sun
(among others), and they have been praised as gutsy truth-tellers by
elements of the British press (among others), an irony we shall return
to in a moment. My own reading of the book found no evidence of anti-
Semitism but also no evidence that either man has an ounce of sympathy
for Israel. They swear they support its existence, but if Israel were
to disappear tomorrow, I doubt they would reach for the hankies.
Bin Laden's Mortgage Calculation
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By Anne Applebaum
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A17
And now, ladies and gentlemen, time for a quiz. Three guesses as to
who said this:
"And Iraq and Afghanistan and their tragedies; and the reeling of many
of you under the burden of interest-related debts, insane taxes and
real estate mortgages; global warming and its woes; and the abject
poverty and tragic hunger in Africa; all of this is but one side of
the grim face of this global system."
Reputed Cocaine Boss Arrested in Colombia
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Diego Montoya, on FBI's Most Wanted List, to Be Extradited to U.S.,
Officials Say
By Juan Forero
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A13
BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 10 -- A reputed cocaine kingpin who is on the
FBI's Most Wanted list was captured Monday in an army operation that
government officials hailed as a major blow against drug trafficking
in this Andean country.
A special forces unit, working with federal prosecutors, arrested
Diego Montoya at a farm in the Norte del Valle, a region of mountains
and hamlets that is home to the drug cartel of the same name. Montoya,
who American officials say has trafficked hundreds of tons of cocaine
to the United States and Europe, will be extradited to Miami,
according to Colombian and U.S. officials.
A War Still Seeking a Mission
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By George F. Will
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A17
Before Gen. David Petraeus's report, and to give it a context of
optimism, the president visited Iraq's Anbar province to underscore
the success of the surge in making some hitherto anarchic areas less
so. More significant, however, was that the president did not visit
Baghdad. This underscored the fact that the surge has failed, as
measured by the president's and Petraeus's standards of success.
Those who today stridently insist that the surge has succeeded also
say they are especially supportive of the president, Petraeus and the
military generally. But at the beginning of the surge, both Petraeus
and the president defined success in a way that took the achievement
of success out of America's hands.
'Six Months' Without End
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By Eugene Robinson
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A17
The next six months in Iraq are crucial -- and always will be. That
noise you heard yesterday on Capitol Hill was the can being kicked
further down the road leading to January 2009, when George W. Bush
gets to hand off his Iraq fiasco to somebody else.
It's clear by now that playing for time is the real White House
strategy for Iraq. Everything else is tactical maneuver and rhetorical
legerdemain -- nothing up my sleeve -- with which the administration
is buying time, roughly in six-month increments. Appearing before a
joint hearing called by the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs
committees, Gen. David H. Petraeus probably won the respite Bush
wanted when he said that U.S. military objectives "are in large
measure being met."
Left Behind in Iran
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Three Americans have yet to come home.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A16
FROM THE MOMENT Haleh Esfandiari was arrested and imprisoned by the
government of Iran in May, her friends in high places in Washington
rallied to her defense and demanded that she be released. Most notable
among them was former representative Lee H. Hamilton, president of the
Smithsonian Institution's Woodrow Wilson International Center, where
Ms. Esfandiari is head of the Middle East program. She is known for
championing dialogue between Iran and the United States. The
accusation of "crimes against national security" by the Iranian
Intelligence Ministry was bogus. She endured solitary confinement,
endless hours of interrogation and pressure to confess to a plot to
help spark a "velvet revolution" in the theocratic nation.
Al-Qaeda's Return
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The terrorists have a sanctuary once again.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A16
MANY FACTORS contributed to the awful success that al-Qaeda achieved
six years ago today: tactical and policy mistakes by the United
States, the diabolical skill of the terrorists, even the clear, cobalt-
blue sky on that initially beautiful morning. But probably nothing was
more important than the haven in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan that gave
al-Qaeda the time and space it needed to train, recruit and plan for
highly complex operations. Accordingly, the greatest victory the
United States and its allies have yet recorded against the terrorist
network was the ouster of the Taliban from Kabul and the scattering of
al-Qaeda's depleted ranks across Southwest Asia.
A Long View
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America's military commander and ambassador in Iraq see progress --
and the need for a prolonged commitment.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A16
GEN. DAVID H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker testified
yesterday that the surge of U.S. forces in Iraq has led to military
and political progress and that ultimate success in the mission is
possible. But the real bottom line of their presentation to two
congressional committees was a deeply sobering one: "Substantial U.S.
resolve and commitment," as Mr. Crocker put it, will be needed for
some time to come, not only to meet U.S. goals but also to avert the
devastating consequences of an early withdrawal. "Our current course
is hard," said Mr. Crocker. "The alternatives are far worse."
Islam's Up-to-Date Televangelist
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Amr Khaled Has Bridged the Religious and Secular With His Feel-Good
Message
By Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page C01
The rhythmic clapping began the minute Amr Khaled stepped through the
door of the packed Crystal City ballroom. Surrounded by security
guards, the Egyptian preacher had to weave his way through the crowd
-- men both cleanshaven and bearded, women both fashionably coifed and
dressed in conservative Islamic dress -- that had come from up and
down the East Coast to hear him. Two massive screens projected his
image to those in the back.
"My goal is that you leave happy," Khaled began softly, once he
finally got to the lectern. "My goal is to fulfill the hadith of the
prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, that says, 'Whoever puts joy in
the hearts of the believers, his reward is not less than Paradise.' "
The crowd ate it up. For the next 90 minutes, they laughed at his
witticisms, smiled at his stories, nodded at his exhortations and
clapped again -- spontaneously and often. But most of all, they
listened intently.
Petraeus Backs Initial Pullout
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General Praises Progress, Warns Against 'Rushing to Failure'
By Peter Baker and Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A01
Army Gen. David H. Petraeus told Congress yesterday that the
deployment of 30,000 more troops to Iraq has made enough progress that
the additional combat forces can be pulled out by next summer, but he
cautioned against "rushing to failure" with a larger and speedier
withdrawal.
In what some called the most anticipated congressional testimony by a
general since the Vietnam War, Petraeus presented an upbeat picture of
improving security conditions in Iraq and offered a grim forecast of
the "devastating consequences" of a more rapid pullout. Petraeus said
his forces "have dealt significant blows" to al-Qaeda in Iraq but
warned that Iran is now fighting a "proxy war" against Iraqi and U.S.
forces there.
Clinton's Campaign To Return $850,000
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Her Team Cuts Ties To a Top Fundraiser Jailed in Fraud Case
By John Solomon and Anne E. Kornblut
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A01
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton announced last night that she will return
$850,000 in campaign donations solicited by Norman Hsu, severing ties
with a top fundraiser who was jailed last week after attempting to
flee from criminal charges in California.
The refunds, among the largest in political history, come after weeks
of reports about Hsu's controversial history and murky business
practices. Clinton officials said that the senator, acting out of "an
abundance of caution," had directed the campaign to return donations
from about 260 contributors tied to Hsu because of his apparent
involvement in an illegal investment scheme.
The General's Long View Could Cut Withdrawal Debate Short
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By Karen DeYoung and Thomas E. Ricks
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A01
If Gen. David H. Petraeus has his way, tens of thousands of U.S.
troops will be in Iraq for years to come.
Iraq's armed forces are improving, Petraeus told Congress yesterday.
Overall violence is down. Sunnis are turning against al-Qaeda in Iraq,
and many Baghdad neighborhoods are more peaceful. Political
reconciliation, said Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, who testified
alongside the general, is a now-visible light at the end of the
tunnel. But the two men offered no clear pathway or timeline to reach
the end.
More Kids Developing High Blood Pressure
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By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A01
The rate of health-threatening high blood pressure has started rising
among American children for the first time in decades, researchers
reported yesterday, confirming a trend long feared by experts worried
about the consequences of the obesity epidemic.
After dropping steadily since the 1960s, diagnoses of early
hypertension and full-blown high blood pressure began creeping up
among children and adolescents beginning in the late 1980s as the
obesity epidemic apparently began to take its toll, according to an
analysis of data collected from nearly 30,000 youths by seven federal
surveys.
Helping 9/11 Healing, Illinois Workers Craft Pentagon Memorial
Components
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By Nick Miroff
Washington Post Staff Writer
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. -- They arrived in late August on a flatbed
truck from Missouri. The three long, arcing, silvery shapes were rough
to the touch, their sheen buried under a mottled layer of crusted,
cooled steel.
Craig Asks Court to Waive His Guilty Plea
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By Paul Kane
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A02
Sen. Larry E. Craig yesterday sought to withdraw his guilty plea to
misdemeanor disorderly conduct in an airport men's restroom, saying he
had been "deeply panicked" that the incident would prompt a home-state
newspaper to publish allegations that he is gay.
The Idaho Republican wrote in a sworn statement that he never engaged
in "offensive, obscene, abusive, boisterous or noisy conduct" in the
restroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on June 11,
when he was arrested in a sex sting that led to demands from many
Republicans that the three-term senator resign. Craig has said that if
he cannot overturn the guilty plea by a self-imposed Sept. 30
deadline, he intends to step down.
The General Does Battle With . . . a Broken Mike
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By Dana Milbank
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A02
The best historical analogue for Gen. David Petraeus's appearance
before Congress yesterday might be found in the days of the Roman
Republic.
Then, returning generals wearing laurel wreaths and purple robes and
riding in chariots were greeted at the city gate by senators and led
through a "Triumph" ceremony that included trumpeters and the slaying
of white bulls.
Romney Adviser Linked to Anti-Thompson Internet Site
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By Michael D. Shear
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A03
A top adviser to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney appears to
be behind the launch of a new Web site attacking GOP presidential
rival Fred D. Thompson during his first week on the trail.
The site, PhoneyFred.org, painted an unflattering picture of Thompson,
dubbing the former TV star and senator Fancy Fred, Five O'clock Fred,
Flip-Flop Fred, McCain Fred, Moron Fred, Playboy Fred, Pro-Choice
Fred, Son-of-a-Fred and Trial Lawyer Fred. Shortly after a Washington
Post reporter made inquiries about the site to the Romney campaign, it
was taken down.
A Family Weighs Democrats' Latino Credibility
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By Krissah Williams
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A03
LAS VEGAS -- Olivia Diaz's political commentary began soon after her
family settled in their cozy living room on Sunday night to watch the
first presidential forum in the nation's history targeting Hispanics.
"He speaks Spanish," she whispered during the introduction of Sen.
Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.). Her two sisters and their parents, who
immigrated from Mexico, were enjoying being courted and uncommitted,
and nodded.
Hagel Announces He Won't Seek Another Senate Term
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By Chris Cillizza
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A10
Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, one of the most vocal Republican critics
of the Bush administration's Iraq policy, announced his retirement
yesterday -- bringing to three the number of GOP incumbents set to
leave the Senate in 2008.
"I said after I was elected in 1996 that 12 years in the Senate would
probably be enough," Hagel said. "It is."
U=2ES. More Prepared but Faces Ongoing Threat
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Top Counterterrorism Officials Caution Nation Against Becoming
Complacent
By Joby Warrick and Walter Pincus
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A04
The U.S. government is better prepared to disrupt terrorist plots than
it was six years ago, but the country continues to face a serious
terrorism threat that could persist for a generation, top intelligence
and counterterrorism officials testified yesterday.
"We are in a long war, and our enemy is determined and dangerous,"
said John Scott Redd, director of the National Counterterrorism
Center, sounding a key theme from a Senate committee hearing assessing
the nation's preparedness on the eve of the anniversary of the Sept.
11, 2001, attacks.
In Congress, Mixed Reactions
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By Shailagh Murray
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A08
Before yesterday's testimony from Gen. David H. Petraeus, Sen. Olympia
J=2E Snowe thought the future was inevitable: The U.S. mission in Iraq
would change, and the troops would come home. All the general could do
with his long-awaited progress report on the war was affect the
timing, because "change is in the offing."
But in the moments after Petraeus finished his report to the House
Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees, Snowe (R-Maine) said
she had heard little progress and was left with even more questions.
Musharraf Foe Gets Just 4 Hours Back Home
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Former Pakistani Premier Sharif Is Returned to Exile After Standoff at
Airport
By Griff Witte
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A13
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Sept. 10 -- Pakistani authorities deported
former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday just hours after he
returned from seven years of exile to take on his nemesis, President
Pervez Musharraf.
Sharif, 57, had vowed to lead a campaign to restore democracy in
Pakistan and end Musharraf's eight-year rule. His return Monday sent
waves of anxiety through the president's inner circle and was covered
minute-by-minute on Pakistani television. Four hours after he arrived,
though, Sharif was back in the air and on his way to Saudi Arabia,
where he has spent much of his time in exile.
Russian Authorities Won't Renew Visa of U.S. Labor Organizer
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Move Seen as Part of Crackdown On Western-Funded Civic Activism
By Peter Finn
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A13
MOSCOW, Sept. 10 -- Russian authorities have refused to renew the visa
of an American labor activist working with a dockworkers union in
Kaliningrad, the latest in a series of visa denials targeting Western
trade unionists, business people, journalists and lawyers whose
activities attracted the suspicion of state officials.
Elizabeth Vladeck, 30, who is married to a Russian citizen and local
trade unionist, was forced to leave Russia late last month after
working in the port city for a year. In April she had helped organize
a union membership drive among dockworkers at the Sea Commercial Port
of Kaliningrad, located in a Russian territorial enclave sandwiched
between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea.
Teams to Take Up Issues of Palestinian Statehood
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Two Sides Would Prepare for U.S.-Backed Talks; Israel Cites 'Momentum
to Progress'
By Scott Wilson
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A14
JERUSALEM, Sept. 10 -- Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Monday
to form negotiating teams that would begin resolving issues central to
the creation of a Palestinian state in advance of a U.S.-sponsored
peace conference proposed for later this year.
Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, said the working groups
would "begin talking about the hard-core issues," a reference to the
final borders of a Palestinian state, the status of Jerusalem and the
claim by Palestinian refugees that they have a right to return to
homes in Israel.
Guatemalan Businessman, Ex-General Head to Runoff
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By Manuel Roig-Franzia
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A14
ANTIGUA, Guatemala, Sept. 10 -- Three-time presidential candidate
=C1lvaro Colom and former army general Otto P=E9rez Molina easily
outdistanced 12 opponents in Sunday's presidential election and will
face each other in a Nov. 4 runoff, according to results announced
Monday.
With more than 96 percent of the votes counted, Colom, a businessman,
had 28 percent, winning majorities in 16 of Guatemala's 22 states,
known here as departments. But P=E9rez Molina, who got 24 percent of the
votes, was able to force a runoff with a strong showing in heavily
populated Guatemala City. Nobel Peace Prize recipient Rigoberta
Mench=FA, the first indigenous woman to run for president of Guatemala,
finished a distant sixth with 3 percent after drawing much
international attention in the early days of the campaign.
Educator Tapped for Planning Post Finds That Old Foes Have Surfaced
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By Paul Lewis
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; Page A15
For a policy wonk with a rumpled appearance, Hoover Institution
scholar Williamson M. Evers has a colorful history. He has helped
revamp the Iraqi school curriculum, worked as a Libertarian Party
activist, advised both of President Bush's campaigns and led an
intellectual drive for stricter curricula, testing and accountability
in schools.
All of which makes it hard for Evers to figure out exactly who is
behind a whispering campaign on Capitol Hill that appears to be
blocking his Senate confirmation as assistant secretary for planning,
evaluation and policy development at the Education Department. His
confirmation has been pending since February.
Empty Calories
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Monday's testimony by Gen. David Petraeus, the top military commander
in Iraq, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker was just another of the broken
promises and false claims of success that we've heard from President
Bush for years.
Blocking Mexican Trucks
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/opinion/11tue2.html
Keeping Mexican trucks from delivering goods throughout the United
States, Canada and Mexico harms American businesses and consumers.
Cancer's High Toll on the Uninsured
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/opinion/11tue3.html
The American Cancer Society's new advertising campaign urging access
to quality health care for all Americans will bring home in gripping
terms what happens to people without health insurance.
A Virus Among Honeybees
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/opinion/11tue4.html
Research into the cause of the collapse of honeybee populations is a
sign of how quickly new tools can be drawn from divergent scientific
pursuits to track down and identify potentially global diseases.
Complex Defeat for Nobel Winner in Guatemala
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By MARC LACEY
The puzzling election loss of Rigoberta Mench=FA, Guatemala's first
indigenous presidential candidate.
Envoy's Upbeat Tone Glosses Over Baghdad's Turmoil
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/world/middleeast/11squad.html?ref=3Dworld=
&pagewanted=3Dall
By ALISSA J. RUBIN and DAMIEN CAVE
Ryan C. Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, gave Congress an
assessment that left unmentioned some of the most troubling
developments of the past nine months.
Torture Charges for Ex-Dictator's Son
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frica
By CARMEN GENTILE
A lawyer for the son of Charles G. Taylor entered a plea of not guilty
to charges in a new indictment that says the son, Charles McArthur
Emmanuel, tortured political opponents with fire ants and electric
shocks.
Congo Confirms Deadly Illness Outbreak as Ebola
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Congo-Ebola.html?ref=3Dafrica
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lab results have confirmed a deadly illness outbreak in southeastern
Congo as Ebola fever, officials said Monday.
Army Captures Cartel Leader in Colombia
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icas
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Soldiers in Colombia captured one of the world's most wanted drug
lords hiding in bushes in his underwear.
Road Accident in Mexico Kills 37 in Huge Explosion
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By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.
A truck carrying more than 50,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate, an
explosive used in the mining industry, blew up after crashing into a
pickup truck and catching fire.
Rebels Blow Up Pipelines in Mexico, Disrupting Service
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By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.
For the third time in three months, saboteurs blew up several
pipelines belonging to Mexico's state oil monopoly, disrupting service
to dozens of factories and briefly rattling financial markets.
In India, a Quest to Ease the Pain of the Dying
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=3Dall
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Although India produces more for the legal morphine industry than any
other country, few Indians benefit.
Pakistan Edgy as Ex-Premier Is Exiled Again
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By CARLOTTA GALL
Pakistan faced the prospect of fresh clashes after a former prime
minister, Nawaz Sharif, was deported as he tried to return from exile
on Monday.
An Opportunity for Wall St. in China's Surveillance Boom
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/business/worldbusiness/11security.html?re=
f=3Dasia&pagewanted=3Dall
By KEITH BRADSHER
The ties between Wall Street and China's surveillance industry are
starting to draw Washington's attention.
Nonstop to Chechnya: As War Ebbs, Flights Return
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/world/europe/11chechyna.html?ref=3Deurope
By C.J. CHIVERS
Although sporadic violence continues in the formerly war-torn
breakaway republic of Chechnya, the capital, Grozny, is in the midst
of a building boom.
Seeking Terror's Causes, Europe Looks Within
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agewanted=3Dall
By JANE PERLEZ
Many Europeans are looking inward to explain why Islamist extremists
have made the Continent a favored target, while the U.S. has been
spared for the past six years.
Petraeus Warns Against Quick Pullback in Iraq
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By DAVID S. CLOUD and THOM SHANKER
Gen. David H. Petraeus said that by next summer the U.S. should be
able to reduce its troop strength in Iraq to the level it was at
before the recent increase.
Discipline Aided Scholar in Iran Prison
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dleeast
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Haleh Esfandiari, the Iranian-American academic imprisoned for four
months in Tehran, said she was able to endure by blocking out anything
that reminded her of home.
Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Meet in Jerusalem to Move Toward Peace
Talks
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leeast
By STEVEN ERLANGER
The leaders agreed to set up a team of negotiators to flesh out their
understandings of what a permanent, two-state solution would look like
and require.
Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 26 in Southern Afghan Market
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/world/middleeast/11afghan.html?ref=3Dmidd=
leeast
By DAVID ROHDE
The bomb or bombs killed 13 policemen and 13 pedestrians. At least two
dozen other people were wounded.
A Sept. 11 Photo Brings Out the Conspiracy Theorists
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/us/11shanksville.html?ref=3Dus
By SEAN D. HAMILL
Critics have ripped apart every element of an image of the United
Flight 93 crash of 9/11, and of the photographer's life.
Brainy Parrot Dies, Emotive to the End
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/science/11parrot.html?ref=3Dus
By BENEDICT CAREY
A comparative psychologist taught the parrot to learn scores of words,
which he could put into categories, to count and to recognize colors
and shapes.
Democrats See Politics in a Governor's Jailing
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/us/11siegelman.html?ref=3Dus&pagewanted=
=3Dall
By ADAM NOSSITER
The case could be the centerpiece of an effort to show that the
Justice Department engaged in political prosecutions.
24-Year Term for Californian in Terrorism Training Case
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/us/11lodi.html?ref=3Dus
By CAROLYN MARSHALL
Hamid Hayat, convicted last year of aiding terrorists and lying to the
F=2EB.I., has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.
5 Guilty in Chicago Mob Case
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/us/11mob.html?ref=3Dus
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A federal jury found five aging men guilty in a racketeering
conspiracy that involved decades of extortion, loan-sharking and
murder.
Jury Consulted the Bible, but Death Sentence Stands
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/us/11alcohol.html?ref=3Dus
By ADAM LIPTAK
The federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld a death sentence
from a jury that had consulted the Bible's teachings on capital
punishment.
Tribal Group Kills Whale Off Washington
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/us/11whale.html?ref=3Dus
By J. MICHAEL KENNEDY
Tribal leaders have denounced the killing of a gray whale and sent
representatives to Washington to assure the state's politicians that
the hunt was not approved.
Teachers and Rights Groups Oppose Education Measure
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/education/11child.html?ref=3Dus
By DIANA JEAN SCHEMO
A draft House bill to renew the federal No Child Left Behind law came
under sharp attack from civil rights groups and the nation's largest
teacher unions.
Romney Campaign Denies Ties to Anti-Thompson Site
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/romney-campaign-denies-connec=
tion-to-anti-thompson-site/
Fred Thompson's campaign issued a harshly worded statement that
ridiculed the Romney campaign's denial.
2008: War at Home
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/2008-war-at-home/
Hearings on the troop buildup in Iraq continue, this time in the
Senate where several of the presidential candidates will be in
attendance.
Big Labor Endorsement Looms
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/big-labor-endorsement-looms/
The Democratic candidates compete for a powerful endorsement from the
service employees union.
Voices From the Giuliani Poll
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/voices-from-the-giuliani-poll/
Survey respondents offer their views on the Republican candidate.
Man Confronts Giuliani at Ground Zero Ceremony
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/man-confronts-giuliani-at-gro=
und-zero-ceremony/
The presence of Mr. Giuliani had stirred debate from those not wanting
to politicize these ceremonies.
The Oprah Factor and Obama
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/the-oprah-factor-and-obama/
Oprah Winfrey grandly demonstrated her support of Senator Barack Obama
last weekend with a lavish celebrity fund-raiser at her California
home that collected an estimated $3 million for his presidential
campaign.
Clinton to Return Money Linked to Fund-Raiser
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/us/politics/11hsu.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By PATRICK HEALY
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign will return approximately
$850,000 to donors who were tapped by Norman Hsu, a disgraced fund-
raiser.
In Poll, Voters See Strengths and Flaws in Giuliani
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/us/politics/11giuliani.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By MARC SANTORA and DALIA SUSSMAN
Rudolph W. Giuliani does not have a substantial advantage with
Republican voters when it comes to who they think can best fight
terrorism, according to a poll.
Romney Campaign Tied to Anti-Thompson Site
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/romney-campaign-tied-to-anti-=
thompson-site/index.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By MICHAEL LUO
At least two top members of Mitt Romney's South Carolina operation
appear to be connected to an anti-Fred Thompson Web site.
Craig Asks Court to Let Him Withdraw His Plea of Guilty
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/washington/11craig.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By DUFF WILSON
Lawyers for Senator Larry E. Craig of Idaho filed court papers asking
to withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct in a Minnesota
airport sex sting.
Nebraska: Hagel Makes It Official
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/washington/11brfs-HAGELMAKESIT_BRF.html?r=
ef=3Dpolitics
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Senator Chuck Hagel, a Republican, announced that he would retire from
the Senate and not seek any elected office in 2008.
Democrats Reach Out to Hispanic Voters
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/us/politics/10dems.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By PATRICK HEALY
The Democratic presidential candidates courted the fast-growing
Hispanic electorate by debating on a Spanish-language television
network.
Winning the Hearing Battle With No Sound Coming Out
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/washington/11tvwatch.html?ref=3Dwashington
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
If it is true that a battle's outcome is determined before the first
shot is fired, then Gen. David H. Petraeus won the first day of
hearings before his microphone was turned on.
Petraeus Sees Bigger Role in Protecting Iraqi Civilians
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/washington/11assess.html?ref=3Dwashington
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
In his testimony, Gen. David H. Petraeus proposed an American troop
presence in Iraq that would be longer and larger than what many
Democrats have advocated.
New U.S. Law Credited in Arrests Abroad
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/washington/11terror.html?ref=3Dwashington
By ERIC SCHMITT
U=2ES. eavesdropping overseas led to the arrests of militants in
Germany, the director of national intelligence said.
24-Year Term for Californian in Terrorism Training Case
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/us/11lodi.html?ref=3Dwashington
By CAROLYN MARSHALL
Hamid Hayat, convicted last year of aiding terrorists and lying to the
F=2EB.I., has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Paulson Urges Restraint in Policy on China Trade
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/business/worldbusiness/11paulson.html?ref=
=3Dwashington
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said Monday that enacting
legislation aimed at punishing China over its economic policies could
unsettle markets.
Why Lead in Toy Paint? It's Cheaper
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/business/worldbusiness/11lead.html?ref=3D=
business&pagewanted=3Dall
By DAVID BARBOZA
Paint with higher levels of lead often sells for a third of the cost
of paint with low levels, so Chinese factory owners sometimes cut
corners and use the cheaper leaded paint.
Redefining the Architecture of Memory
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/technology/11storage.html?ref=3Dbusiness
By JOHN MARKOFF
If an idea being kicked around in an I.B.M. lab is correct, electronic
devices could potentially hold 10 to 100 times more data in the same
amount of space.
Utility Will Use Batteries to Store Wind Power
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/business/11battery.html?ref=3Dbusiness
By MATTHEW L. WALD
American Electric Power, a coal-burning utility company that is
looking for ways to connect more wind power to its grid, plans to
install huge banks of high-technology batteries.
Cabinet Study Says Safety Must Precede U.S. Border
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/business/11foods.html?ref=3Dbusiness
By ANDREW MARTIN
A working group appointed by President Bush recommended a food
inspection approach that focuses on points of vulnerability that arise
before products like food and toys reach the United States.
Eau de Hotel
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/business/11scents.html?ref=3Dbusiness
By SUSAN STELLIN
The latest trend in hotel design is to appeal to all five of a guest's
senses, offering what may be described as a "sensory stay."
Problems Go Beyond Lead Paint, Canadian Study Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/business/worldbusiness/11paint.html?ref=
=3Dworldbusiness
By DAVID BARBOZA
Design flaws, not Chinese manufacturing problems, are the cause of the
vast majority of American toy recalls over the last two decades.
Low Technologies, High Aims
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/science/11mit.html?ref=3Dtechnology&pagew=
anted=3Dall
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
M=2EI.T. has nurtured dozens of Nobel Prize winners in cerebral realms,
but lately it has turned its attention toward concrete thinking to
improve the lives of the poor.
The Internet Firewall: R.I.P.?
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/the-internet-firewall-rip/
An expert on firewalls thinks they may no longer be suited to how
modern corporations work.
'Feel Good' vs. 'Do Good' on Climate
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/science/earth/11tiern.html?ref=3Dscience
By JOHN TIERNEY
In terms of climate change, the weather matters a lot less than how
people respond to it.
In Argentina, a Museum Unveils a Long-Frozen Maiden
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/science/11mummu.html?ref=3Dscience
By DENISE GRADY
The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology is displaying Los Ni=F1os, three
of the best preserved mummies ever found.
If the First Bite Doesn't Do It, the Second One Will
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/science/11eel.html?ref=3Dscience
By CARL ZIMMER
Scientists have discovered a fish that imitates the extraterrestrial
beast of the "Alien" series: it possesses a second set of jaws.
In an Age of Images, Teaching Pathology by Hand
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/health/11prof.html?ref=3Dscience&pagewant=
ed=3Dall
By ELISSA ELY, M.D.
Jeffrey T. Joseph passionately teaches the lost art of neuropathology
to medical residents.
When a 'Duplicate' Family Moves In
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/health/views/11case.html?ref=3Dscience
By CAROL W. BERMAN, M.D.
Why does the brain sometimes turn loved-ones into strangers?
Not Autistic or Hyperactive. Just Seeing Double at Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/health/11visi.html?ref=3Dscience
By LAURA NOVAK
Difficulty in school isn't always a sign of a learning disorder, it
may just be a sign that a child's eyes aren't working properly.
Patterns: Children's Ads on TV Push Sugar and Fat
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/health/nutrition/11patt.html?ref=3Dhealth
By ERIC NAGOURNEY
Most foods advertised on programs watched by children are larded with
sugar, salt and fat.
'The Terror Presidency'
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/books/11kaku.html?ref=3Darts&pagewanted=
=3Dall
By JACK GOLDSMITH
Reviewed by MICHIKO KAKUTANI
A chilling new book provides an inside account of the Bush
administration, revealing its obsession with expanding presidential
power and its arrogant unilateralism.
Obama Doesn't Like Iraq Hearing on 9/11
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/09/obama-doesnt-li.html
September 11, 2007 1:20 PM
ABC News' Jennifer Parker reports: Democratic presidential candidate
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said during a Senate hearing on the future
of Iraq with Army Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan
Crocker, that holding the hearing on the anniversary of the September
11th attacks "perpertuates the notion" that Iraq and 9/11 are linked.
Saturday Afternoon with Oprah and Obama
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/varsha-rao/saturday-afternoon-with-o_b_63805.=
html
Posted September 10, 2007 | 04:28 PM (EST)
There was a buzz of energy in the air this past Saturday afternoon as
we filed through the imposing wooden gates of Oprah Winfrey's
Montecito estate for the much ballyhooed Barack Obama fundraiser, all
of us acutely aware that we were about to experience an historic
moment in time. It was similar to how I imagine attendees at Truman
Capote's Black & White Ball or guests at Prince Charles and Lady
Diana's wedding must have felt decades earlier.
Is Diversity Enough?
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/2848/
Walter Benn Michaels asks us to consider the harm done when we worry
about identity and forget about inequality
By David Moberg
The University of Illinois at Chicago, a struggling but ambitious
public university in the heart of the city, celebrates its ethnically
diverse student body as a great achievement. But Walter Benn Michaels,
chairman of the university's English department, is unimpressed. The
commitment of universities, corporations and other institutions to
such diversity is "at best a distraction and at worst an essentially
reactionary position," he argues in his new book, The Trouble With
Diversity: How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality.
Right-wing academics and pundits have built careers taking potshots at
affirmative action, multiculturalism and identity politics-pursuits
that some postmodern leftists see as the heart of radical politics.
Michaels criticizes diversity politics from the left. His argument
represents a fundamental and constructive challenge to conventional
thinking about the most important issues facing our society. But it is
also easily misunderstood.
Has Obama Peaked?
http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2007/09/has_obama_peaked.html
Posted by TOM BEVAN | E-Mail This | Permalink | Email Author
Michael Crowley starts his post previewing Barack Obama's big speech
on Iraq tomorrow in Clinton, Iowa, with this:
A couple of hours at an insidious Washington-insider cocktail party
last night confirmed the Beltway CW: that Barack Obama blew a vital
opening earlier this year to become the Democratic primary
frontrunner, and that his campaign may well have peaked already.
He may well be right. I've always been of the view that Obama is in a
stronger position - and Clinton in a weaker one - than the polls show
based on the amount of money he's raised and the enthusiasm he has
generated. I'm still inclined to believe that even though, to
Crowley's point, Clinton has run a near-flawless campaign that, along
with the constraints Obama has placed on himself by running to "change
our politics," has left the young phenom with precious few openings
over the summer.
Obama questions Petraeus, Crocker
http://video.msn.com/v/us/fv/fv.htm??g=3D97f8403a-f6be-4580-8236-098c05d7c8=
9d&f=3D05&fg=3Drss
Sept. 11: Barack Obama questions Gen. David Petraeus and US Ambassador
Ryan Crocker about the Iraq war report.
Starting a Conversation about Senator Obama =A4's 2008 Campaign
http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/010992.php
by David G
As Mary noted on Saturday, I will be the Obama contributor/blogger on
this site and will be tracking the events and statements of Senator
Obama as his presidential campaign kicks into high gear.
Let me first thank Mary and Steve for giving me the opportunity to
share my thoughts on the Obama Campaign. Over the next period of
months, I hope to not only inform readers about the Senator's
positions and views, but persuade readers to believe in Senator
Obama's campaign as passionately as I do.
Olbermann: "Fox News Is Worse Than Al Qaeda -- Worse For Our Society"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/09/11/olbermann-fox-news-is-w_n_63933.ht=
ml
Playboy | Nico Pitney | September 11, 2007 10:46 AM
Some highlights from MSNBC host Keith Olbermann's interview with
Playboy magazine:
"My first special comment on Donald Rumsfeld had about a million live
viewers. The number of YouTube viewings was two or three times that.
It's the best advertising we can get. We get new customers from the
Internet."
Barack Obama pulls the sheeps clothing off the Petraeus report
http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/9/11/20731/9394
by lovingj, Tue Sep 11, 2007 at 08:07:31 PM EST
Obama has begun his pushback against the white house Petraeus spin and
delivered some impressive points during his questioning of Petraeus
and Crocker. I pointed out in an earlier diary that Obama's silence
may be a smart strategic move and this was amid criticisms from Markos
of Daily Kos and others in the blogosphere that Obama was lacking in
the leadership department.
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