Depends What the Meaning of 'Mistake' Is
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By Eugene Robinson
Friday, February 23, 2007; Page A19
Hillary Clinton's rivals would love to paint her as inflexible,
programmed, focus-grouped within an inch of her life and intent on
bringing nothing less than a full-fledged Clinton Restoration to the
White House. So why is she sitting for the portrait?
We'll get to her campaign's delicious quarrel with Hollywood mogul
David Geffen in a moment. Less entertaining, but ultimately more
important, is the rhetorical line that Clinton drew in the Iraqi
quicksand Wednesday at the Democratic candidates' forum in Nevada: no
apology for her vote to authorize the war, no admission that she made
a mistake. In other words, Clinton opposes the war but defends her
vote to enable it.
Clinton and Obama's Hollywood Scene
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By E. J. Dionne Jr.
Friday, February 23, 2007; Page A19
It was a good day for Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Bill
Richardson, Tom Vilsack -- and, what the heck, Dennis Kucinich.
It was a bad day for Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and David Geffen.
A Conservative Conservationist?
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Why the Right Needs to Get Invested in the Search for Climate Change
Solutions
By Mark Sanford
Friday, February 23, 2007; Page A19
When George W. Bush, The Post and the insurance giant Lloyd's of
London agree on something, it's obvious a new wind is blowing. The
climate change debate is here to stay, and as America warms to the
idea of environmental conservation on a grander scale, it's vital that
conservatives change the debate before government regulation expands
yet again and personal freedom is pushed closer toward extinction.
The fact is, I'm a conservative and a conservationist -- and that's
okay.
Signals From Tehran
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By David Ignatius
Friday, February 23, 2007; Page A19
The title of the two-page Iranian document is "Gentlemen's Agreement."
In convoluted English, it lists 11 points of understanding supposedly
reached in September between Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani and his
European counterpart, Javier Solana, on a temporary, partial, not-
quite suspension of uranium enrichment.
What's interesting isn't the purported agreement -- Solana's
spokeswoman, Cristina Gallach, insists there wasn't one -- but the
fact that the Iranians are circulating the document and signaling
through various channels that they want to restart dialogue. Indeed,
when Larijani met Solana in Munich this month, "he expressed the
willingness to resume talks to prepare final negotiations," according
to a source close to Solana.
No Way To End A War
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By Charles Krauthammer
Friday, February 23, 2007; Page A19
The United States has fought many wars since 1941 but has never again
declared one. No one abroad declares war anymore either, perhaps
because it has the anachronistic feel of an aristocratic challenge.
Whatever the reason, today Congress doesn't declare war; it
"authorizes" the "use of force."
In October 2002, both houses of Congress did exactly that with open
eyes and large majorities. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a Democratic member
of the Senate intelligence committee who had access to all the
relevant information at the time, said, "I have come to the
inescapable conclusion that the threat posed to America by Saddam's
weapons of mass destruction is so serious that despite the risks --
and we should not minimize the risks -- we must authorize the
president to take the necessary steps to deal with that threat."
A Congressional Duty
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Legislators should not expect courts to undo the lawmakers' error of
depriving foreign detainees of a fundamental right.
Friday, February 23, 2007; Page A18
ON THE FIRST day of the new Congress, two leading senators announced
they would join in an attempt to reverse the hasty and ill-considered
decision of the previous Congress to deprive foreign prisoners at
Guantanamo Bay of the ancient right of habeas corpus, which allows the
appeal of imprisonment to a judge. One of the senators, Arlen Specter
(R-Pa.), predicted that the courts would rule that the provision of
the Military Commissions Act eliminating habeas corpus was
unconstitutional; he nevertheless joined the incoming chairman of the
Senate Judiciary Committee, Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), in sponsoring a
bill restoring the appeal right.
Now Mr. Specter's prediction is looking less sure: The U.S. Court of
Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled this week that Congress's act was
constitutional, and it threw the cases of dozens of Guantanamo
detainees out of federal court. That ruling will almost certainly be
reviewed by the Supreme Court on appeal, but Congress should not wait
for its decision. It should move quickly on the Habeas Corpus
Restoration Act.
Rice Warns Iran It Risks Further U.N. Sanctions
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Report Finds Continued Nuclear Defiance
By Colum Lynch and Dafna Linzer
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, February 23, 2007; A01
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 22 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned
Iran on Thursday that it will face further punishment and isolation if
it forges ahead with efforts to develop a uranium-enrichment program,
but she said the United States and other powers are prepared to
restart talks aimed at ending the standoff if Iran suspends its most
controversial nuclear activities.
The remarks came hours after the International Atomic Energy Agency
issued a report saying Iran has defied yet another U.N. Security
Council demand to halt its most sensitive nuclear activities. R.
Nicholas Burns, undersecretary of state for political affairs, plans
to travel to London on Monday to press Russia, China, Britain, France
and Germany to slap additional penalties on Iran.
Chefs Are Putting New Accents on Sushi
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Non-Japanese Workers Feed Popular Demand in Learning Iconic Craft
By N.C. Aizenman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 23, 2007; A01
If ever there were an institution that would appear to be impervious
to the heat of America's immigrant melting pot, it is the sushi bar.
Every slice, every dice is steeped in elaborate Japanese ritual.
Democrats Seek to Repeal 2002 War Authorization
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By Shailagh Murray and Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, February 23, 2007; Page A01
Senate Democratic leaders intend to unveil a plan next week to repeal
the 2002 resolution authorizing the war in Iraq in favor of narrower
authority that restricts the military's role and begins withdrawals of
combat troops.
House Democrats have pulled back from efforts to link additional
funding for the war to strict troop-readiness standards after the
proposal came under withering fire from Republicans and from their
party's own moderates. That strategy was championed by Rep. John P.
Murtha (D-Pa.) and endorsed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
For First Time, Chimps Seen Making Weapons for Hunting
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By Rick Weiss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 23, 2007; A01
Chimpanzees living in the West African savannah have been observed
fashioning deadly spears from sticks and using the tools to hunt small
mammals -- the first routine production of deadly weapons ever
observed in animals other than humans.
The multistep spearmaking practice, documented by researchers in
Senegal who spent years gaining the chimpanzees' trust, adds credence
to the idea that human forebears fashioned similar tools millions of
years ago.
For Gays in China, 'Fake Marriage' Eases Pressure
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By Maureen Fan
Washington Post Foreign Service
Friday, February 23, 2007; A12
BEIJING -- It is Saturday afternoon in a half-empty restaurant on the
fourth floor of a modern shopping mall. Two young women kiss slowly
and continuously, one permed head of hair poised above another, arms
entwined, as other customers ignore them completely.
This is the weekly gathering of Tongyu, a lesbian group that meets
publicly to socialize, watch gay movies and discuss important issues,
such as whether to come out of the closet and how. Most nearby patrons
are gay, but customers at the front of the restaurant are straight.
The owner doesn't seem to care about the public displays of affection,
as long as the young women of Tongyu keep buying drinks.
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