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10 Aug 2007 05:54:49 PM |
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OT: Just Another Vacation From Reality |
Just Another Vacation From Reality
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1903.html
By Eugene Robinson
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A13
You might have thought that now isn't the most opportune time for the
elected leaders of both the United States and Iraq to pack up and head
to the beach, ranch or villa for a nice long vacation. Silly you.
You probably reasoned that with 162,000 U.S. troops sweltering in the
war zone, with the Iraqi government fracturing along sectarian lines
and with what is billed as a make-or-break report from the U.S.
commander, Gen. David H. Petraeus, due next month, maybe tradition
ought to be ignored and the summer heat withstood just this once. You
doubtless pointed out that no matter how uncomfortable triple-digit
temperatures might be for the grandees of Washington and Baghdad,
soldiers burdened with body armor and combat boots -- and the constant
threat of getting shot or blown up -- have it a bit worse.
Bankrolling Iran
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1929.html
The World Bank's Largess Is Undermining the U.N. and the West
By Mark Kirk
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A13
Both the U.N. Security Council and the International Atomic Energy
Agency have found Iran in breach of its obligations under the nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty. The IAEA reports that Iran ignored the
Security Council's February deadline to stop enriching uranium and has
even expanded its nuclear program.
As Iran's Atomic Energy Organization moves toward its announced goal
of operating 50,000 uranium enrichment centrifuges in Natanz, the
World Bank is funding nine government projects in Iran totaling $1.35
billion -- one of which operates in Isfahan, where Iran's nuclear
program is headquartered.
A Date Certain on Darfur
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By Michael Gerson
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A13
After four years of brutal raids, ethnic cleansing and systematic rape
in Darfur, Sudan -- and nearly three years after the Bush
administration declared this a genocide-- the U.N. Security Council
has finally approved a credible peacekeeping force. For 2 million
displaced people in the camps, this is a wisp of hope on the horizon.
For the 200,000 dead, it comes too late.
The most disturbing part of the latest U.N. negotiations was the
continued leverage exercised by the regime in Khartoum, which has a
long history of mass killing. In the polished manners of the United
Nations, blood on your hands is not a disqualification for a seat at
the diplomatic table. With the expected help of China, and the
disappointing support of France and Britain, the Sudanese envoy
weakened the mandate of the peacekeeping force -- no weapons are to be
seized from the militias -- and removed the threat of sanctions if
Khartoum fails to cooperate. The regime protested that its
"sovereignty" over the people of Darfur must be respected -- which is
really the sovereignty of lions over the herds they hunt.
Why the Democrats Caved
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By E. J. Dionne Jr.
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A13
Shortly before noon last Saturday, about 20 House Democrats huddled in
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office to decide what to do about a
surveillance bill that had been dumped on them by the Senate before it
left town.
Many of the Democrats were furious. They believed they had negotiated
in good faith with Mike McConnell, the director of national
intelligence. They sought to give the Bush administration the
authority it needed to intercept communications involving foreign
nationals in terrorism investigations while preserving some oversight.
The Baghdad Fabulist
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1900.html
By Charles Krauthammer
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A13
For weeks, the veracity of the New Republic's Scott Thomas Beauchamp,
the Army private who has been sending dispatches from the front in
Iraq, has been in dispute. His latest "Baghdad Diarist" (July 13)
recounted three incidents of American soldiers engaged in acts of
unusual callousness. The stories were meant to shock. And they did.
In one, the driver of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle amused himself by
running over dogs, crippling and killing them. In another, a fellow
soldier wore on his head and under his helmet a part of a child's
skull dug from a grave.
Jailing Juveniles
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/09/AR200708090=
2011.html
Children should not be held in adult jails.
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A12
MORE CHILDREN are going to jail -- too often even before they have
been convicted.
In the District, the average daily count of juveniles being held in
adult jail before trial has nearly tripled in the past year, according
to a recent report from the Campaign for Youth Justice. It's unclear
whether this rise is attributable to an increase in serious crimes by
juveniles, a surge in police patrols or tougher decisions by
prosecutors who choose when to try teenagers as adults. Whatever the
cause, the increase in children held in adult jails should be reversed
as a matter of public safety and decency.
Rep. Jefferson's Papers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/09/AR200708090=
2005.html
A court's sensible compromise on the searching congressional offices.
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A12
WHEN A TROOP of FBI agents raided the congressional office of Rep.
William J. Jefferson (D-La.) last year, lawmakers of all stripes
decried what they saw as an abominable violation of separation of
powers. They insisted that any material seized by the government be
returned immediately.
Last week, in language infinitely more tempered, a federal appeals
court in Washington agreed -- but only, fortunately, to a point.
'One World, One Dream'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/09/AR200708090=
2009.html
Counting down to the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A12
ON WEDNESDAY, China celebrated the beginning of its one-year countdown
to the Beijing Olympics. Festivities and fireworks animated Tiananmen
Square, a gathering place known also for its bloody memories. A band
onstage guided the crowd through the proud new Beijing pop anthem "We
Are Ready."
Human rights activists, with less pomp but considerable courage, also
observed the Olympics pre-anniversary.
'In the Land of the Blood Feuds'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/09/AR200708090=
2412_pf.html
South of Baghdad, U.S. Troops Navigate Fault Lines of Sect and Tribe
By Sudarsan Raghavan
Washington Post Foreign Service
Friday, August 10, 2007; A01
KHIDR, Iraq -- In the pre-dawn gloom, through weary villages shaded in
gray, the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, searched for the enemy. An aerial drone had spotted men
burying weapons in a nearby Sunni cemetery.
The soldiers walked along a thin ribbon of sandy road, flanked by tall
reeds and palm trees, until they reached this forlorn place covered
with crumbling gravestones. Silence mocked the unit, for the men had
vanished. Soldiers pried open graves searching for the cache and 15
minutes later found four guns and some ammunition. Lt. Thomas Murphy,
32, wondered who the men had been. Members of al-Qaeda in Iraq?
Loyalists of the former government? Tribesmen?
Credit Crunch In U.S. Upends Global Markets
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0311_pf.html
Fed, European Banks Add Funds as Dow Tumbles 387
By Tomoeh Murakami Tse and David Cho
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, August 10, 2007; A01
NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- The turmoil in the U.S. credit markets turned
global Thursday, prompting central banks in Europe and the United
States to pump more than $150 billion into the financial system to
keep it operating smoothly.
U=2ES. stocks suffered their second-worst decline of the year as the
cost of borrowing for corporations continued to rise and some
investors urged policymakers to help.
Romney's Cash Beckons Iowans To Straw Poll
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2379_pf.html
By Michael D. Shear and Alec MacGillis
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, August 10, 2007; A01
DES MOINES, Aug. 9 -- As thousands of Republican activists prepare to
descend on Ames, Iowa, tomorrow for the straw poll meant to gauge
support for the GOP's presidential contenders, the event has all the
markings of a historic mismatch.
One candidate, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, has
assembled an unrivaled operation for the event: a statewide corps of
60 "super-volunteers," who have been paid between $500 and $1,000 per
month to talk him up; a fleet of buses; more than $2 million in
television ads in Iowa; a sleek direct-mail campaign; and a consultant
who has been paid nearly $200,000 to direct Romney's straw poll
production, which will include barbecue billed as the best in the
state.
U=2ES. Seeks U.N. Help With Talks On Iraq
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2290_pf.html
Aim Is to Muster Regional Support
By Colum Lynch and Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, August 10, 2007; A01
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 9 -- The Bush administration is proposing a
series of U.N.-brokered talks in Baghdad between the United States and
Iraq's neighbors in an effort to rally support for the beleaguered
Iraqi government.
The initiative, outlined in an interview with Zalmay Khalilzad, the
U=2ES. ambassador to the United Nations, comes as American diplomats
have struggled to gain regional backing for U.S. policies in Iraq.
After a high-profile trip to the Middle East last week by Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yielded
few results, the administration is turning to the United Nations to
help enlist Iraq's most influential neighbors, including Iran, Saudi
Arabia and Turkey, in stabilizing the country.
For Some in Oakland, Editor's Death Shows Subversion of Black Activism
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2259_pf.html
By Karl Vick
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 10, 2007; A01
OAKLAND -- In a city where murder has taken on an element of routine,
the shotgun slaying of Chauncey Bailey, in broad daylight by a young
man who allegedly stood over the fallen journalist and pumped a second
blast into his face, has galvanized Oakland as no single killing in
decades.
It was not just the brutality that stunned the city. To some, the
suspect's ties to a black Muslim bakery held a darker significance, a
symbol that Oakland's radical black movement -- a history that spawned
such national figures as Huey Newton and Angela Davis -- had over the
years gone awry, and that the violence that infused parts of that
tradition had been tolerated too long.
Detainees Ruled Enemy Combatants
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0692.html
By Josh White
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A02
All 14 high-value detainees who were transferred out of the CIA's
secret prisons and into the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, last September have been deemed "enemy combatants" after their
status tribunal hearings held earlier this year, Pentagon officials
said yesterday.
While mostly a formality for this group of detainees -- which includes
Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001,
attacks -- the official status could now give them access to civilian
lawyers. Current law gives the detainees the opportunity to challenge
the tribunal findings in U.S. federal court, as other Guantanamo
detainees have begun to do.
Bush Rejects Gas Tax To Fund Bridge Repair, Decries Hill Spending
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2334.html
By Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A03
President Bush yesterday rejected a gasoline tax increase to repair
thousands of structurally deficient bridges such as the one that
collapsed in Minneapolis, pointing the finger instead at Congress for
what he called misguided spending policies that have neglected high
priorities in favor of pork politics.
The president's broadside triggered a furious reaction from
congressional Democrats, who said he is in no position to lecture
anyone on priorities. The heated exchange suggested the issue of
infrastructure safety, dramatized as cars plunged into the Mississippi
River last week, has become one more front in a broader battle between
the White House and Congress over national goals.
Study: Almost Half of Murder Victims Black
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1964.html
By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A04
Nearly half the people murdered in the United States each year are
black, part of a persistent pattern in which African Americans are
disproportionately victimized by violent crime, according to a new
Justice Department study released yesterday.
The study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics also found that from
2001 to 2005, more than nine out of 10 black murder victims were
killed by other blacks, and three out of four were slain with a gun.
Blacks, who make up 13 percent of the population, were victims in 15
percent of nonfatal violent crimes.
South Carolina Confirms Earlier Date for GOP Primary
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/09/AR200708090=
2346_pf.html
Friday, August 10, 2007; A06
RE-MARK YOUR CALENDAR
South Carolina Confirms Earlier Date for GOP Primary
South Carolina's Republican Party confirmed yesterday that it is
moving its 2008 presidential primary forward to Jan. 19, a decision
that party Chairman Katon Dawson announced in a joint appearance in
Concord, N.H., with New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner.
Under New Hampshire law, Gardner must set his state's primary,
currently scheduled for Jan. 22, at least a week before any other.
"We are here to stand shoulder to shoulder with our friends in New
Hampshire to reaffirm the important role that both of our states play
in presidential politics," Dawson said.
Democratic Candidates Address Gay Rights Issues
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/09/AR200708090=
2331_pf.html
First-Ever Televised Presidential Forum Underlines Increasing
Importance of Community in Elections
By Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 10, 2007; A07
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 -- At the first-ever televised presidential forum
devoted to gay rights issues, the Democratic front-runners, Sens.
Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.), were sharply
questioned on why they do not support same-sex marriage, while the two
joined the other candidates in backing civil unions and the end of the
"don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military.
Obama said it is less important to focus on the semantics of the word
"marriage" than to focus on equal rights, and Clinton -- responding to
a comment by singer Melissa Etheridge that gays were "thrown under the
bus" during Bill Clinton's administration -- said "I am a leader now"
on gay rights.
Musharraf Backs Off State of Emergency for Pakistan
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0169.html
Reassurances Follow Criticism at Home, Pressure From U.S.
By Pamela Constable
Washington Post Foreign Service
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A08
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 9 -- President Pervez Musharraf backed off
Thursday from imposing a national state of emergency after TV news
reports of such a plan triggered condemnation across Pakistan and
expressions of concern from the Bush administration.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, returning from a peace conference in
Afghanistan, told reporters that he had met with Musharraf and there
was no likelihood of an emergency being imposed at this time. He said
the country would hold national elections on schedule by mid-October.
Gaddafi's Son: Bulgarians Were Tortured
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/09/AR200708090=
1968.html
Statement Confirms in Part Allegations Made by Six Released Medical
Workers
By Molly Moore
Washington Post Foreign Service
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A08
PARIS, Aug. 9 -- Six Bulgarian medical workers imprisoned on charges
of infecting children with the HIV virus were tortured by electric
shock during their captivity, the son of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi
told al-Jazeera television.
The doctor and five nurses were released last month after eight years
in prison, and several have described ordeals of electric shock, rape,
attacks by dogs and other torture during their incarceration.
Russia Says U.S. Intercepted 2 of Its Bombers Over Pacific
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/09/AR200708090=
2211.html
By Anton Troianovski and Josh White
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A09
MOSCOW, Aug. 9 -- Two Russian bombers flew thousands of miles across
Pacific Ocean waters to the vicinity of Guam, site of a major U.S.
military base, where U.S. jets intercepted them, the Russian air force
said Thursday. The flights renewed a type of military gamesmanship
that has been largely dormant in the Pacific since the Cold War ended.
"It was always a tradition for our long-range aircraft to fly far over
the ocean, where pilots met American airplanes and visually greeted
them," Maj. Gen. Pavel Androsov told reporters Thursday. "On
Wednesday, we renewed that tradition."
In Argentina, an $800,000 Puzzle
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/09/AR200708090=
1966.html
Cash on Flight From Venezuela Spurs Talk of Official Scandal
By Monte Reel
Washington Post Foreign Service
Friday, August 10, 2007; Page A09
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 9 -- Days after authorities discovered a suitcase
full of nearly $800,000 that had been taken on a private airplane
carrying Argentine and Venezuelan officials, one of those officials
has resigned and suspicions of a government scandal have grown.
A Venezuelan businessman was detained at a Buenos Aires airport
Saturday when customs officials found $790,550 in undeclared cash in
his luggage. The incident preceded Monday's arrival here of Venezuelan
President Hugo Ch=E1vez, leading to questions about the possibility of a
link between the businessman and the Venezuelan or Argentine
governments.
Campaigning by the Book
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/09/AR200708090=
1976_pf.html
By Al Kamen
Friday, August 10, 2007; A11
Author! Author! Seems just about everyone running for president these
days has just had, or is about to have, a book out. This must be
serendipity, but the themes -- faith, courage, leadership, character,
compassion -- seem oddly campaign-appropriate.
On the Republican side, for example, former Arkansas governor Mike
Huckabee has cranked out not one but two books this year -- "From Hope
to Higher Ground" in January and "Character Makes a Difference" on
June 1.
Obama and Piol=EDn: Mariachi Love
http://redbloguera.net/hispanicaucus/?p=3D507
By La bloguera
Move over Obama girl, and Hillary and Villaraigosa love, we got a new
one: Barack Obama and super DJ Piol=EDn....
Can Obama sing?
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/08/10/can-obama-sing/
WASHINGTON (CNN) - After the flak that presidential hopeful Hillary
Clinton received earlier in the year when an open mic caught her less-
than-stellar singing attempts, it's hard to believe chief rival Barack
Obama would voluntarily try to sing publicly himself.
But the Illinois senator did just that Friday morning while a guest on
Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo's syndicated radio show, "Piolin por la Manana."
Getting the Rescue Right
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/opinion/10fri1.html?_r=3D1&oref=3Dslogin
Lawmakers must complete legislation to help states and localities
provide the ever-increasing numbers of at-risk borrowers with
assistance in modifying their loans.
The Farmer's Nightmare?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/opinion/10fri2.html
What we may be witnessing is the beginning of the tragic moment in
which the ownership of America's farmland passes from the farmer to
the industrial giants.
Harassing Germany's Media
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/opinion/10fri3.html
Germany's prosecutors should drop their attempts to intimidate their
nation's journalists.
Deaths in Newark
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/opinion/10fri4.html
One can only hope that the savagery of the latest crime will at last
bring the city together in a new determination to end violence.
Memo to the Dept. of Magical Copyright Enforcement
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/opinion/10potter.html
Here are excerpts from the various "Harry Potter" counterfeits that
have been circulating in China in the last few years, translated by
The Times from Chinese.
U=2ES. Backs Free Elections, Only to See Allies Lose
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/world/middleeast/10arab.html?ref=3Dworld
By HASSAN M. FATTAH
A paradox has frustrated U.S. attempts to bring countries in the
Middle East closer to the West through democracy.
Well-Off Fleeing Iraq Find Poverty and Pain in Jordan
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/world/middleeast/10refugees.html?pagewant=
ed=3Dall
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
In a painful new reality for an important part of Iraq's population,
professionals who fled elsewhere in the Middle East are finding it
difficult to make ends meet.
Facing a Furor, Pakistan Rejects Emergency Rule
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/world/asia/10pakistan.html?ref=3Dworld&pa=
gewanted=3Dall
By CARLOTTA GALL and SALMAN MASOOD
Gen. Pervez Musharraf backed away from declaring a state of emergency
after a gathering storm of pressure.
S=2E Africa Fires Official Praised for Anti-AIDS Work
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/world/africa/10safrica.html?ref=3Dworld
By SHARON LaFRANIERE
South African anti-AIDS advocates called the firing of Nozizwe Madlala-
Routledge a setback to efforts to curb the spread of AIDS.
Ire Over Shanghai Rail Line May Signal Turning Point
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/world/asia/10train.html?ref=3Dworld
By HOWARD W. FRENCH
The furor over a magnetic levitation rail line project is a sign of a
new era in which the voice of China's growing middle class can no
longer be ignored.
Analysts See 'Simply Incredible' Shrinking of Floating Ice in the
Arctic
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/science/earth/10arctic.html?ref=3Dworld
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
The area of floating ice in the Arctic has shrunk more this summer
than in any other summer since satellite tracking began in 1979.
General's Death Portends Election Troubles in Zimbabwe
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/world/africa/10zimbabwe.html?ref=3Dafrica
By MICHAEL WINES
The death of the commander of Robert G. Mugabe's security guard in
late June is seen by some as a signal that threats to the president's
re-election will be crushed.
Deported Canadian Was No Threat, Report Shows
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/world/americas/10arar.html?ref=3Damericas
By IAN AUSTEN
Canadian intelligence officials anticipated that Maher Arar, a Syrian-
born Canadian who was detained in New York in 2002 on suspicion of
terrorism, would be shipped to a third country to be tortured, an
inquiry showed.
Kazakhstan Says Austrians Erred in Extradition Ruling
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/world/asia/10kazakh.html?ref=3Dasia
By C. J. CHIVERS
The government of Kazakhstan accused an Austrian court on Thursday of
ignoring irrefutable evidence in the decision not to extradite Rakhat
M=2E Aliyev.
Vatican Plays Down Meeting That Angered Jewish Groups
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/world/europe/10pope.html?ref=3Deurope
By IAN FISHER
The Vatican worked Thursday to minimize the significance of a brief
meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and a Polish priest accused of
making anti-Semitic statements.
For Sarkozy: Duty, Bush, Jet Lag
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/world/europe/10france.html?ref=3Deurope
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Nicolas Sarkozy, France's super-active president, will be crossing the
Atlantic twice in the space of a day, to attend a funeral in Paris on
Friday and still keep his Saturday lunch date with President Bush in
Maine.
Shiite Pilgrims Converging on Baghdad Shrine Are Protected by Improved
Security
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/world/middleeast/10iraq.html?ref=3Dmiddle=
east
By DAMIEN CAVE and QAIS MIZHER
Pilgrims said that this year, security had improved, with a strict
curfew in place and Iraqi and American forces guarding a well-defined
route.
U=2EN. Warns of Dire Results if Main Gaza Crossings Stay Shut
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/world/middleeast/10mideast.html?ref=3Dmid=
dleeast
By ISABEL KERSHNER
The United Nations on Thursday issued a severe warning that Gaza could
face an economic meltdown with "disastrous consequences" unless its
main crossings were reopened.
Mortgage Losses Echo in Europe and on Wall Street
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/business/10markets.html?ref=3Dus&pagewant=
ed=3Dall
By VIKAS BAJAJ and MARK LANDLER
On Thursday, stocks on Wall Street suffered their biggest one-day
decline since February. Indexes fell more than 2 percent across Asia
in early trading today.
Children's Health Insurance Bill Provides a Case Study
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/11/us/politics/11web-hulse.html?ref=3Dus
By CARL HULSE
The fight over the State Children's Health Insurance Program provides
a glimpse into the emerging 2008 campaign strategies of Republicans
and Democrats.
Stem Cell Amendment Changes Little in Missouri
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/us/10stemcell.html?ref=3Dus
By MONICA DAVEY
A voter-approved expansion of stem cell research in the state has run
into political and financial roadblocks, putting the future of the
research in doubt.
Red Cross Faces Criticism Over Aid Program for Hurricane Victims
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/us/10redcross.html?ref=3Dus&pagewanted=3D=
all
By SHAILA DEWAN and STEPHANIE STROM
A program intended to help Hurricane Katrina victims is too secretive
and strict, say critics, and its money is too limited.
Earlier Terrorist Screening to Begin for Flights Into U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/us/nationalspecial3/10homeland.html?ref=
=3Dus
By ERIC LIPTON
The change is part of a shift to put the Department of Homeland
Security in charge of the terrorist watch-list screening for all
commercial flights, foreign and domestic.
Federal Effort on Web Obscenity Shows Few Results
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/us/10obscene.html?ref=3Dus
By NEIL A. LEWIS
A program that has monitored sexual Web sites for illegal material
over the last several years has not resulted in a single prosecution.
Education Dept. Seeks Early Compliance on Loan Rules
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/education/10education.html?ref=3Dus
By JONATHAN D. GLATER
The agency is asking for voluntary compliance with its proposed rules
banning certain marketing practices by loan companies before the rules
take effect next year.
Paul Camp May Catch Romney's Bus
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/paul-camp-may-catch-romneys-b=
us/
Supporters of the Texas Congressman want to ride along in Ames, and
maybe catch a few votes.
Giuliani: I'm a 9/11 Worker
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/giuliani-im-a-911-worker/
Rudolph W. Giuliani said he is "one of" the 9/11 workers, many of whom
spent 24 hour days at the World Trade Center site in the early weeks.
Updated.
Iowa Governor Wants January Caucuses
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/iowa-governor-wants-january-c=
aucuses/
The top state official vows to try to keep the dates for the
candidates in 2008. Updated.
Blogtalk: The Gay Forum
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/blogtalk-the-gay-forum/
Bloggers review last night's event with the Democratic candidates.
A Netroots Founder Amid a Stock Scandal
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/a-netroots-founder-amid-a-sto=
ck-scandal/
One of the most prominent online Democratic activists deals with the
fallout from a stock scandal settlement.
2008: Romney's Real Test
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/2008-romneys-real-test/
For one or more of the Republican presidential candidates, Ames, Iowa,
the location of tomorrow's G.O.P. straw poll, may be where the
campaign trail ends. Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson has already
said that without a first or second-place finish, he's likely to drop
out. Other campaigns are looking for a major lift from this weekend's
big political event - even though two leading Republicans, Rudolph W.
Giuliani and John McCain, aren't taking part.
Clinton Discussed Use of Nuclear Weapons
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/clinton-discussed-use-of-nucl=
ear-weapons/
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has criticized Senator Barack
Obama for saying he would rule out using nuclear weapons to root out
terrorists in Afghanistan or Pakistan, made a similar comment
regarding Iran last year, before she became a presidential candidate.
2008: Dueling Primaries
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/2008-dueling-primaries/
In a game of political one-upsmanship that is likely to shake up the
2008 election calendar, the South Carolina Republican party is
expected to set a Jan. 19 date for its G.O.P. primary - moving its
nominating contest ahead of Florida's by more than a week.
Romney Pushed on Conservative Credentials
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/us/politics/10romney.html
By ADAM NAGOURNEY and MICHAEL LUO
Mitt Romney is undergoing the stiffest test yet of his effort to win
over conservatives wary of his ideological credentials in the days
leading up to the Iowa Straw Poll.
Democrats Voice Support of Gay Rights in TV Forum
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/us/politics/10dems.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By PATRICK HEALY
The three leading Democratic candidates for president stopped short of
supporting same-sex marriage.
Bush Plans Immigration Crackdown
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/washington/10immig.html?ref=3Dwashington
By ROBERT PEAR
Numerous steps are being planned that would secure the border with
Mexico, speed the expulsion of illegal immigrants and step up
enforcement of immigration law.
Bush Rejects Gas Tax as Way to Shore Up Bridges
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/washington/10bush.html?ref=3Dwashington
By JIM RUTENBERG
The president's statement that Congress should "examine how they set
priorities" prompted angry volleys from Democrats.
Earlier Terrorist Screening to Begin for Flights Into U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/us/nationalspecial3/10homeland.html?ref=
=3Dwashington
By ERIC LIPTON
The change is part of a shift to put the Department of Homeland
Security in charge of the terrorist watch-list screening for all
commercial flights, foreign and domestic.
Federal Effort on Web Obscenity Shows Few Results
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/us/10obscene.html?ref=3Dwashington
By NEIL A. LEWIS
A program that has monitored sexual Web sites for illegal material
over the last several years has not resulted in a single prosecution.
Like Father, Like Son, Even When They Are Under Suspicion
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/us/10stevens.html?ref=3Dwashington&pagewa=
nted=3Dall
By PHILIP SHENON
Senator Ted Stevens and his son Ben are both under federal
investigation for their ties to an Alaska businessman who has
confessed to bribing public officials.
A New Kind of Bank Run Tests Old Safeguards
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/business/10liquidity.html?ref=3Dbusiness&=
pagewanted=3Dall
By FLOYD NORRIS
Savers used to respond to financial panics with runs on banks. Now the
targets are the securities that have replaced banks as the prime
generators of credit.
Shaky Markets Prompt Rumors of Who's in Trouble
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/business/10subprime.html?ref=3Dbusiness
By JULIE CRESWELL
Amid a volatile market, rumors of shaky hedge funds or overexposed
private equity firms are running rampant as investors try to guess
which will fall next.
Indians Protest Wal-Mart's Wholesale Entry
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/business/worldbusiness/10walmart.html?ref=
=3Dbusiness
By AMELIA GENTLEMAN
Fearing that Wal-Mart could eventually undermine small retailers, some
Indians are protesting the company's plans to open 15 large wholesale
outlets.
China Suspends Exports by 2 Firms Over Lead Paint
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/business/worldbusiness/10imports.html?ref=
=3Dbusiness
By DAVID BARBOZA
After a series of food and product safety recalls this year, Chinese
regulators moved to punish two manufacturers, both of which had used
lead-tainted paint on toys.
Study Finds Genetic Key to a Kind of Glaucoma
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/science/10eye.html?ref=3Dscience
By NICHOLAS WADE
A new finding may provide a basis for devising new treatments for a
leading cause of blindness.
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