Free To Be Al Gore
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By E. J. Dionne Jr.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A15
Boy, it would be fun if Al Gore changed his mind and ran for president
-- fun for the voters, anyway. Imagine a candidate whose preelection
book is devoted in large part to an attack on the media for waging war
on reason.
Politicians, it is often said, never win by attacking the media.
That's simply not true. Conservatives have been attacking the media
for decades, to good effect from their point of view. Their
intimidation sometimes worked -- go back to the coverage of the 2000
Florida recount if you want to see media bias. When intimidation
fails, they declare inconvenient facts to be merely "liberal"
opinions.
Don't Fear The A-Word
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By Eugene Robinson
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A15
Ted Kennedy, John McCain, George W. Bush and others who want sensible,
real-world immigration reform -- yes, I just used the president's name
in the same sentence with "sensible" -- are going to have to stop
running from the word "amnesty." The new Senate immigration deal is
going to get chased clean out of town unless its supporters stand and
fight, even if the semantic battlefield isn't one they would choose.
Opponents of the Senate plan are going to shout "amnesty" until
they're hoarse. That one word may be so powerful that it doesn't just
scuttle this deal -- which has many flaws -- but also forecloses any
possibility of ambitious immigration reform for the rest of Bush's
term.
After the Surge
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The Administration Floats Ideas for a New Approach in Iraq
By David Ignatius
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A15
President Bush and his senior military and foreign policy advisers are
beginning to discuss a "post-surge" strategy for Iraq that they hope
could gain bipartisan political support. The new policy would focus on
training and advising Iraqi troops rather than the broader goal of
achieving a political reconciliation in Iraq, which senior officials
recognize may be unachievable within the time available.
The revamped policy, as outlined by senior administration officials,
would be premised on the idea that, as the current surge of U.S.
troops succeeds in reducing sectarian violence, America's role will be
increasingly to help prepare the Iraqi military to take greater
responsibility for securing the country.
For Estonia and NATO, A New Kind of War
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By Anne Applebaum
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A15
And now for a quick quiz: A European country -- a member in good
standing of NATO and the European Union -- has recently suffered
multiple attacks on its institutions. Can you (a) name the country,
(b) describe the attacks and (c) explain what NATO is doing in
response?
If you can't, don't worry: NATO itself doesn't quite know what it is
doing about the attacks, despite the alliance's treaty, which declares
that an armed attack on one of its members is "an attack against them
all." The country is Estonia -- a very small, very recent member of
NATO; the attacks are taking place in cyberspace; and while the
perpetrators aren't exactly unknown, their identities can't be proved
either.
Storm-Watching in Jordan
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By Richard Cohen
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A15
AMMAN, Jordan -- The lobby of the Grand Hyatt Hotel here looks as it
always has. The reception desk is to the right, the jewelry shop is
off to the left, and straight ahead is the lounge area -- no hint that
back in 2005, suicide bombers walked into this and two other hotels
here and killed 59 people. Since then, nothing much has happened. Call
it the quiet after the storm -- or, more likely, the quiet before the
storm resumes.
Jordan, this oil-less concoction of a Middle East state, is as good a
place as any to grasp the extent of the American debacle in Iraq.
Jordan is also a place to understand that the debacle is not solely an
American one and that the debate in Washington -- cut and run, stay
the course, surge, don't surge -- has a meaning here far beyond
domestic politics or even international morality. Soon, this country
could have an awful fight on its hands.
Did They Mean It?
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House Democrats face a key test on lobbying legislation.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A14
THIS WEEK will tell whether House Democrats recognize the voter
disgust with Washington that helped them win the majority -- and
whether they are willing to change their behavior in response. As part
of their pledge to end the GOP "culture of corruption," Democrats
promised to loosen the cozy relationship between lobbyists and
lawmakers. A good, if imperfect, package of reforms to do that is set
to come to the House floor this week. But passage is far from assured.
Bold Leadership on Emissions
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President Bush could learn a thing or two from Gov. Schwarzenegger.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A14
ONE SMALL step (tiny, really) taken last week by President Bush to
regulate automobile emissions will be followed by one giant leap by
California and 11 other states, including Maryland, at a hearing of
the Environmental Protection Agency today. That's when the states will
ask for EPA approval for their efforts to control the corrosive
climate effects of tailpipe emissions.
Special-Interest Stalling
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/21/AR2007052101463.html
The Teamsters vs. the public: Guess who wins in the House.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A14
IT'S HARD to argue against a bill entitled the Safe American Roads Act
of 2007; indeed, only three lawmakers in the House had the temerity to
vote against it last week. But the legislation is in reality a prime
example of misguided and protectionist anti-NAFTAism.
First Called to Duty, Then Citizenship
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Immigrants Fought for the United States Before It Was Truly Their
Country
By Brigid Schulte
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; A01
In a crowd of nearly 100 eager faces of newly sworn-in citizens on the
grounds of Mount Vernon yesterday, three men in the front row stood
out. Their black shoes shone to glossy perfection. Their backs were
ramrod straight. One wore the crisp white uniform of the Navy.
Another, the drab khaki of the Marines and a third, the dress uniform
of the Army. Two had campaign ribbons from serving in Iraq or
Afghanistan.
Until yesterday, the sailor, the Marine and the soldier were among
more than 40,000 "green card" service members -- non-citizens serving
in the U.S. military. After swearing to defend the Constitution, Petty
Officer Reginald Cherubin, 30, Marine Sgt. Brian Joseph, 38, and Army
Sgt. Jeremy Tattrie, 24, joined another group: the more than 26,000
service members who have become U.S. citizens since the Iraq war began
and the Bush administration expedited the citizenship process for
military members. Seventy-five service members have received their
citizenship posthumously since then.
Lebanon Confronts A Fierce Adversary
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Shelling Targets Well-Armed Force In Refugee Camp
By Ellen Knickmeyer
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A01
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, May 21 -- A little-known Islamic militant
group based in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon battled
government troops Monday in some of the country's fiercest fighting
since the civil war ended in 1990, surprising the Lebanese military
with the scope of the group's weaponry and financing.
Tank and artillery fire pounded blocks of the Nahr al-Bared camp,
creating towers of black smoke, as the second day of fighting pushed
the death toll among soldiers and militants to at least 50.
Palestinian officials told news agencies that nine civilians had been
killed inside the camp Monday, but there was no word of Sunday's
civilian casualties.
Immigration Compromise Faces New Opposition
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Proposal Stays Alive, But Foes Lie in Wait
By Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; A01
The Senate voted last night to move forward on an overhaul of
immigration laws, but even proponents of the delicate compromise
proposal conceded that the furor over the deal was surpassing their
expectations and endangering the plan.
The 69 to 23 vote masked deep troubles from the right flank of the
Senate, as well as from the left. Opponents of even conducting a
debate on the measure included some unexpected voices, such as
freshman Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Bernard Sanders, an
independent liberal from Vermont. Several conservatives -- and some
liberals -- made it clear that they cast a vote to proceed only in
order to fundamentally change the proposed legislation in the coming
days.
Doctors, Legislators Resist Drugmakers' Prying Eyes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/21/AR2007052101701.html
By Christopher Lee
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A01
Seattle pediatrician Rupin Thakkar's first inkling that the
pharmaceutical industry was peering over his shoulder and into his
prescription pad came in a letter from a drug representative about the
generic drops Thakkar prescribes to treat infectious pinkeye.
In the letter, the salesperson wrote that Thakkar was causing his
patients to miss more days of school than they would if he put them on
Vigamox, a more expensive brand-name medicine made by Alcon
Laboratories.
Evangelicals at a Crossroads As Falwell's Generation Fades
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By Alan Cooperman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A01
If the Rev. Jerry Falwell personified the Christian right in the past,
then the Rev. Frank S. Page may represent its future.
From his Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va., where his
funeral will be held today, Falwell gave evangelicals a strong
political voice. But it was often the voice of a sure and angry
prophet, as when he blamed the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in part on
"the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and
the lesbians," or described warnings about global warming as "Satan's
attempt" to turn the church's attention from evangelism to
environmentalism.
Paramilitary Ties to Elite In Colombia Are Detailed
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Commanders Cite State Complicity in Violent Movement
By Juan Forero
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; A01
MEDELLIN, Colombia -- Top paramilitary commanders have in recent days
confirmed what human rights groups and others have long alleged: Some
of Colombia's most influential political, military and business
figures helped build a powerful anti-guerrilla movement that operated
with impunity, killed civilians and shipped cocaine to U.S. cities.
The commanders have named army generals, entrepreneurs, foreign
companies and politicians who not only bankrolled paramilitary
operations but also worked hand in hand with fighters to carry them
out. In accounts that are at odds with those of the government, the
commanders have said their organization, rather than simply sprouting
up to fill a void in lawless regions of the country, had been
systematically built with the help of bigger forces.
Johns Hopkins Aid Official Resigns
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Student Loan Scandal Repercussions Affect Columbia, Too
By Amit R. Paley and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A02
The financial aid directors at Johns Hopkins and Columbia universities
have been forced out of their posts amid revelations that they
received payments or gifts from loan companies they recommended to
students, the schools said yesterday.
Their departures mark the latest fallout from the New York attorney
general's investigation into conflicts of interest in the $85 billion-
a-year student loan industry.
In Carter-Bush Duel, Dual Retreats
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By Michael Abramowitz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A02
Former president Jimmy Carter backed off a bit yesterday from his
tough criticism of the White House over the weekend, saying his
comments had been "careless or misinterpreted." President Bush,
meanwhile, chose to turn the other cheek a day after his spokesman
said the former president was "irrelevant."
The unusual sniping between two presidents was touched off Saturday,
when Carter was quoted by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as calling the
Bush administration "the worst in history" in its impact on the world.
President Stands by Gonzales
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By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A02
President Bush said yesterday that Democrats in Congress are engaging
in "pure political theater" by preparing resolutions of no confidence
in Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, and he repeated his support
for his embattled aide and longtime friend.
Bush told reporters at his ranch near Crawford, Tex., that the
attorney general "has done nothing wrong" in the dismissals of nine
U.S. attorneys last year.
On Behalf of the 'American People'
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By Dana Milbank
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; A02
Hours before the great immigration debate began in the Senate
yesterday, Sen. Jeff Sessions was polishing his arguments at a news
conference in a park across from the Capitol.
"This bill," the Alabama Republican told the cameras, "is not going to
save Social Security. It's not going to save Medicare. And it's not
going to balance the budget."
Parents of Disabled Child Win Ruling
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/21/AR2007052100445.html
High Court Says They Don't Need Lawyer to Sue Over Special-Ed Needs
By Robert Barnes
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A03
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that parents of disabled children do
not have to hire lawyers to sue school districts when they attempt to
ensure that their children's special needs are adequately met.
The court found that the federal Individuals With Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), which guarantees children a "free appropriate
public education," gives rights to parents as well. Parents may
represent themselves in federal court when disputes arise between them
and a school district over what is best for the child, the court held.
Richardson's Bid Is Now Official
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/21/AR2007052100146.html
'I've Got to Appeal to All Voters'
By Anne E. Kornblut
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A04
LOS ANGELES, May 21 -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson established
another landmark in the 2008 campaign Monday, becoming the first
Hispanic Democrat to seek the presidency of the United States.
Richardson, 59, the son of a Mexican mother and half-Mexican father,
made his candidacy official at a crowded news conference in the same
downtown Los Angeles hotel in which John F. Kennedy accepted the
Democratic nomination in 1960. Richardson emphasized his Hispanic
heritage, his extensive diplomatic and political experience, and his
depth of knowledge on issues, particularly foreign policy.
Governor's Race Splits Ky. GOP
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Fletcher's Ethics Cloud Leads Many in Party to Back Challenger
By Peter Slevin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; A04
MONTICELLO, Ky. -- When Kentucky Republicans banded together in 2003
to make Ernie Fletcher the state's first GOP governor in more than
three decades, then-U.S. Rep. Anne M. Northup enthusiastically backed
the winning campaign, raising $640,000 for the doctor, preacher and
politician who vowed to clean up political life in the state capital.
That was four long years ago. Northup is now one of Fletcher's most
vociferous opponents and his principal challenger in Tuesday's
gubernatorial primary. In a race that exposes a bitter split in the
state party, Northup says the incumbent is guilty of poor ethics and
worse leadership.
Is Romney Moving on Up?
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By Politics
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; A04
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is surging in Iowa and New
Hampshire.
At least that's the opinion of his aides after three polls released in
the past week showed him in a strong position in those states -- a
sharp contrast to his mostly single-digit status in national surveys.
A Dearth of Politics in Booming Dubai
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Rapid Change, Emphasis on Business Overshadow Concerns on Rights
By Anthony Shadid
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; A08
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Mohammed al-Roken is perhaps the most
prominent human rights activist in Dubai. That distinction has cost
him. He was arrested twice. The government forced him out of his job
as a professor, canceled his public lectures and banned him from
writing in newspapers. Nine months ago, his passport was seized,
barring him from traveling abroad.
That's not the tough part, the lawyer said. Far more difficult is the
loneliness that comes with political work in a brashly exuberant city-
state that prides itself on having no politics. "An activist might be
praised, might be congratulated for his work, might be clandestinely
supported, but there will be no uproar if something happens to him,"
Roken said.
American Scholar Is Charged in Iran
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Tehran Accuses Her Of Seeking to Topple Ruling Establishment
By Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A08
Noted American scholar and Potomac resident Haleh Esfandiari has been
charged with "seeking to topple the ruling Islamic establishment,"
Tehran's state-controlled television reported yesterday.
Esfandiari was charged with setting up a network that was working
"against the sovereignty" of Iran, the government outlet said. "This
is an American-designed model with an attractive appearance that seeks
the soft-toppling of the country," state television reported,
according to the Associated Press.
In Mexico City, Bells and Baptism, Then Tamales at Home
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By Manuel Roig-Franzia
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A08
MEXICO CITY High up in the bell tower, men pull hard on dangling
ropes, filling the square with eardrum-battering clangs. Down below, a
man in a sweat-stained cowboy hat strums a guitar, and a woman's high-
pitched voice pierces the air.
"Delicious. Hot," she calls out as sweet corncakes turn brown on her
grill. "How many will you take? How many?"
Splinter Groups Rise In Refugee Camps
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Decline of Palestinian Institutions Cited
By Scott Wilson
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A10
JERUSALEM, May 21 -- The decline of traditional political institutions
within Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon has allowed the rise of
militant splinter groups such as Fatah al-Islam, which fought Lebanese
troops outside the Nahr al-Bared camp in northern Lebanon on Sunday
and Monday.
The popularity of political Islam has risen in the camps over the past
decade as the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians has
fallen apart, experts said Monday.
Gaza Rocket Attack Kills an Israeli
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Officials Threaten Severe Reprisals Against Palestinian Fighters
By Scott Wilson
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A10
JERUSALEM, May 21 -- Palestinian rocket fire from the Gaza Strip
killed a 32-year-old Israeli woman Monday night and seriously wounded
another civilian in the city of Sderot, prompting Israeli officials to
threaten severe reprisals. It was the first Israeli fatality of the
most recent surge in violence.
Hours earlier, the Israeli air force fired on a car in Gaza carrying
gunmen from Islamic Jihad, one of the armed Palestinian groups behind
a week-long rocket barrage into southern Israel. The strike killed
four gunmen and brought calls for attacks against the Jewish state.
Bush to Urge NATO to Commit More Troops to Afghanistan
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By Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A12
CRAWFORD, Tex., May 21 -- President Bush vowed Monday to ask NATO
allies to commit more troops and other resources to quell the Taliban
resurgence in Afghanistan, calling the success of the alliance's
mission there vital to the future security of both the United States
and Europe.
At his ranch here, Bush met with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop
Scheffer and promised to again press reluctant NATO allies to do more
to rebuild Afghanistan and root out the Taliban, which over the past
year has gained strength in the southern portion of that country.
Piracy Threat Curbing Food Aid to Somalia
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Associated Press
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A10
MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 21 -- Operators of a cargo ship carrying food
for poor Somalis refused to send it on its voyage Monday because of
rampant piracy, and the U.S. Navy warned vessels to stay clear of
Somalia's lawless waters, where aid workers and fishermen have become
targets.
The U.N. World Food Program has appealed for international action to
stamp out Somali pirates threatening the delivery of humanitarian
supplies to the Horn of Africa country, which is trying to recover
from the worst fighting in more than a decade.
No Sign of Missing GIs During Raids in Iraq
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; A12
No Sign of Missing GIs During Raids in Iraq
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/21/AR2007052101740_pf.html
BAGHDAD -- U.S. soldiers raided suspected safe houses near the
Euphrates River south of Baghdad on Monday in their search for three
captured comrades but found them empty after the militants apparently
were tipped off and fled, a military spokesman said.
It was the latest in a series of frustrations for exhausted U.S.
troops hunting for any sign of the trio missing since a May 12 assault
on an outpost by insurgents linked to the group al-Qaeda in Iraq. Four
other Americans and an interpreter died in the attack.
Pangs of Hunger -- and Bit of Guilt
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/21/AR2007052101349.html
By Lyndsey Layton
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; Page A13
A pork chop and a bag of peanuts proved too tempting for Rep. Tim Ryan
(D-Ohio), one of four members of Congress who has struggled for the
past week to subsist on $21 worth of food -- the equivalent of
benefits received by the average food stamp recipient.
Last Friday night, in New Hampshire to deliver a commencement speech,
Ryan succumbed to a pork chop in the hotel restaurant because he
feared he would otherwise be too weak to give the address.
Lawmakers Feel the Pull of Future Paychecks
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/21/AR2007052101517_pf.html
By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; A13
It's now official: The balance of power in the nation's capital has
shifted downtown from Capitol Hill.
Last week the House Judiciary Committee debated a provision in its
pending ethics bill that would have doubled to two years the time ex-
lawmakers and their top aides would have to wait before they could
return to Congress to lobby their former colleagues. The proposal was
designed to discourage former insiders from cashing in on their
connections to benefit wealthy, narrow interests.
Macho Mistakes at Ground Zero
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/opinion/22tue1.html
The Giuliani administration failed in its duty to protect workers at
ground zero.
Iran's Centrifuges
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/opinion/22tue2.html
Given the urgency and ambition of Iran's nuclear program, what is
needed is a more urgent and ambitious international response.
Paying for College
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/opinion/22tue3.html
The Senate Finance Committee should work to produce legislation to
improve education tax breaks.
Wealth as a Clue in Running
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/opinion/22tue4.html
Voters should find the presidential candidates' finances useful in
sizing up the contenders and whom and what they actually work for.
Give Them a Break
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/opinion/22boot.html
By MAX BOOT
Stop complaining about the Iraqi Parliament's recess.
The Politics of Eurovision
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/opinion/22watts.html
By DUNCAN J. WATTS
The Eurovision Song Contest offers an unexpected glimpse of how
ordinary Europeans perceive one another.
For Pan-Am Games, the Big Race Is to the Starting Line
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/world/americas/22brazil.html?ref=world
By LARRY ROHTER
Rio's high hopes for the Pan-American Games are tempered by huge cost
overruns, construction delays, strikes, court battles and internal
bickering.
Supporters Urge Pakistan Leader to Shift Course
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/world/asia/22pakistan.html?pagewanted=all
By CARLOTTA GALL
Gen. Pervez Musharraf is being advised to seek conciliation with
opponents or risk losing power.
Baghdad District Is a Model, but Only for Shiites
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/world/middleeast/22shiites.html?ref=world&pagewanted=all
By EDWARD WONG and DAMIEN CAVE
In Kadhimiya, which offers Iraqis relative safety, religious Shiite
leaders and their militias have consolidated control.
Cocaine Wars Make Port Colombia's Deadliest City
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/world/americas/22colombia.html?ref=world&pagewanted=all
By SIMON ROMERO
As larger cities have calmed, Buenaventura has emerged as the
deadliest urban center in Colombia's internal war.
Harsh Birth Control Steps Fuel Violence in China
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/world/asia/22china.html?ref=world
By JOSEPH KAHN
An intensive campaign to enforce population-control measures prompted
violent clashes between the police and local residents in southwestern
China in recent days.
Israel and Palestinian Militants Carry Out Deadly Attacks
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/world/middleeast/22mideast.html?ref=world
By TAGHREED EL-KHODARY and STEVEN ERLANGER
The Israeli Air Force continued its airstrikes in Gaza, killing four
members of Islamic Jihad and one member of Hamas.
China Questions 2 Companies in Contaminated Toothpaste Exports
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/business/worldbusiness/22toothpaste.html?ref=americas&pagewanted=all
By DAVID BARBOZA and WALT BOGDANICH
More poison-tainted toothpaste has turned up in Latin America,
including some made for children.
China Says It Made Blackstone Investment to Raise Returns
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/business/22blackstone.html?ref=asia
By KEITH BRADSHER
The $3 billion investment in the Blackstone Group did not signal a
broader attempt to gain control of foreign companies, officials said.
Putin Prompts Split in German Coalition
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/world/europe/22europe.html?ref=europe
By MARK LANDLER
Tense exchanges between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President
Vladimir V. Putin or Russia over human rights mark a Europe-Russia
summit.
Mexican Workers Provide a Resort Island's 'Backbone'
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/us/22avalon.html?ref=us
By ANA FACIO CONTRERAS
The large Mexican community on Santa Catalina Island emerged to the
wider public when nearly 200 Mexican immigrants evacuated during a
fire.
'The Assault on Reason'
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/books/22kaku.html?ref=us
By AL GORE
Reviewed by MICHIKO KAKUTANI
This book shows a fiery, throw-caution-to-the winds Al Gore, who has
decided to lay it all on the line with a blistering assessment of the
Bush administration.
Rival Books on Hillary Clinton Play Leapfrog on Debut Dates
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/books/22book.html?ref=us
By MOTOKO RICH
The two publishers of rival biographies of Hillary Rodham Clinton have
moved up their on-sale dates again.
Convicted Murderer Is Freed in Wake of Tainted Evidence
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/us/22exonerate.html?ref=us
By CHERYL CAMP
Curtis E. McCarty was to stand trial in Oklahoma yet again for a 1982
killing, but he was released after DNA evidence from earlier trials
was destroyed.
Senate Critics Vow to Alter Immigration Measure
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/washington/22immig.html?ref=us
By ROBERT PEAR and MICHAEL LUO
From the moment debate started, the crosscurrents buffeting an
immigration bill were evident.
2008: Immigration Draws Out McCain
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/2008-immigration-draws-out-mccain/
As he faces criticism from members of his own party over his
immigration stance, Senator John McCain points to positions on the
issue held by one of his chief G.O.P. rivals.
Florida's Primary Penalty
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/21/a-primary-penalty/
The new primary date, Jan. 29, puts Florida's election ahead of
contests in all but four states. But it also violates the national
parties' rules.
Onetime Giuliani Insider Is Now a Critic
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/us/politics/22giuliani.html?ref=politics&pagewanted=all
By RUSS BUETTNER
Jerome M. Hauer is questioning some of Mr. Giuliani's claims about his
role in the Sept. 11 disaster.
Richardson Officially Enters '08 Democratic Presidential Race
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/us/politics/22richardson.html?ref=politics
By LESLIE WAYNE
Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico formally kicked off his bid for the
2008 Democratic presidential nomination on Monday.
McCain Counters Romney With a Three-Way Riposte
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/us/politics/22mccain.html?ref=politics
By MICHAEL COOPER
Support by Senator John McCain of Arizona for a bipartisan immigration
proposal has drawn criticism from Mitt Romney, the former governor of
Massachusetts.
Abortion Foes See Validation for New Tactic
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/washington/22abortion.html?ref=politics&pagewanted=all
By ROBIN TONER
Anti-abortion leaders increasingly argue that abortion is not in the
best interest of the woman.
Rival Books on Hillary Clinton Play Leapfrog on Debut Dates
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/books/22book.html?ref=politics
By MOTOKO RICH
The two publishers of rival biographies of Hillary Rodham Clinton have
moved up their on-sale dates again.
Web Sites Listing Informants Concern Justice Dept.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/washington/22plea.html?ref=washington&pagewanted=all
By ADAM LIPTAK
The Justice Department is urging federal courts to make fundamental
changes in access to electronic court files.
When Former Presidents Assail the Chief
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/washington/22carter.html?ref=washington
By MARK LEIBOVICH
Jimmy Carter failed to observe the unwritten rule that former
presidents should speak respectfully of their successors.
Legal Victory for Families of Disabled Students
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/washington/22scotus.html?ref=washington
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
A Supreme Court decision has given parents of children with
disabilities the right to go to court without a lawyer to challenge
their public school district.
War Proposal Still Stymied Despite Talks
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/washington/22cong.html?ref=washington
By CARL HULSE
Congressional Democrats remain uncertain how they would shape a war
spending measure that has been the center of a political and policy
battle with President Bush.
Trade Talks With China at a Juncture
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/business/worldbusiness/22trade.ready.html?ref=business&pagewanted=all
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Some question whether efforts to open China to U.S. goods will satisfy
a Congress irate over a staggering trade deficit.
Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/science/earth/22ander.html?ref=science&pagewanted=all
By CORNELIA DEAN
Ray Anderson wants his carpet tile company to become a sustainable
operation that does no harm to the biosphere by 2020.
In Bubbles and Metal, the Art of Shape-Shifting
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/science/22foam.html?ref=science
By KENNETH CHANG
The foam atop your beer can explain some things about the strength and
flexibility of metal.
This Is Your Life (and How You Tell It)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/health/psychology/22narr.html?ref=science&pagewanted=all
By BENEDICT CAREY
The way people talk about their pasts reveals a lot about how they
approach and write the future.
An Old Steel Mill Retools to Produce Clean Energy
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/nyregion/22wind.html?ref=science
By DAVID STABA
The American Wind Energy Association says a wind farm in upstate New
York is part of its plan to "convert the Rust Belt to the Wind Belt."
Mysteries to Behold in the Dark Down Deep: Seadevils and Species
Unknown
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/science/22deep.html?ref=science
By WILLIAM J. BROAD
The revolution in lights, cameras, electronics and digital photography
is revealing a strange undersea world.
Film Offers New Talking Points in Health Care Debate
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/business/media/22react.html?ref=health
By MILT FREUDENHEIM and LIZA KLAUSSMANN
Health policy experts said that Michael Moore's indictment of U.S.
health care taps into widespread public concern about the system.
Top Directors See the Future, and They Say It's in 3-D
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/movies/22dime.html?ref=arts&pagewanted=all
By SHARON WAXMAN
If some prominent Hollywood directors and an Irish rock band have
their way, moviegoers en masse will soon be wearing newfangled 3-D
glasses.
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