Last Guys Standing
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By John Podesta
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A15
With Karl Rove's departure from the White House, the conventional
wisdom says that it's all but over domestically and that the most the
Bush administration can do now is manage the fallout from its failed
Iraq adventure. It's as if the few remaining fans of the Bush
administration are headed to the exits after the seventh-inning
stretch.
As Bill Clinton's last White House chief of staff, I know reality can
be far different. To be sure, we suffered through our share of "it's
all over" stories, and we even found ways to laugh them off. Those of
us who worked at the White House in the last years of the Clinton
presidency knew something the media never seemed to get -- the
American people elected Bill Clinton to do a job for them, and we were
determined to help him do it.
Folly and the Fed
By George F. Will
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A15
Exactly a century ago, panic seized financial markets. The collateral
for perhaps half of the bank loans in New York consisted of securities
whose values had been inflated by speculation. Then on Sunday night,
Nov. 3, 1907, a 70-year-old man gathered some fellow financiers at his
home at 36th and Madison in Manhattan. The next morning, a New York
Times headline proclaimed:
"BANKERS CONFER WITH MR. MORGAN
Long Discussion in His Library
Not Ended Until 4 o'Clock This Morning."
Both the Times and The Post ["BANKERS IN CONFERENCE. Money Stringency
and Remedial Measures Discussed in Morgan's Library."] noted that
bankers shuttled between meetings at Morgan's mansion and the Waldorf-
Astoria (then at Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street) in a newfangled
conveyance -- an automobile. Working 19 hours a day, and restricting
himself on doctor's orders to 20 cigars a day, J.P. Morgan seemed so
heroic that the president of Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson,
said the financier should chair a panel of intellectuals who would
advise the nation on its future.
It's Our Drug War, Too
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How America and Mexico Can Defeat the Cartels
By Roger F. Noriega
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A15
U=2ES. and Mexican authorities are nearing agreement on an aid package
to support Mexico's courageous new offensive against the deadly drug
syndicates that threaten both our nations. The stakes are high for the
United States: We depend on Mexico as a cooperative neighbor and trade
partner, and most of the marijuana and as much as 90 percent of the
cocaine consumed in this country pours over our southern border. If
Mexico cannot make significant headway against the bloodthirsty
cartels, our security and our people will suffer the consequences.
Since President Felipe Calder=F3n's victory last year, Mexican
authorities have stepped up efforts to fight drug sales and have paved
the way for increased cooperation with the United States. Calder=F3n has
subjected hundreds of senior-ranking police officials to polygraph
testing and has dismissed thousands more suspected of corruption.
After years of internal legal obstacles, Mexico has captured and
extradited major traffickers to the United States in record-breaking
numbers.
Fred Thompson's Gamble
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By David S. Broder
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A15
When Fred Thompson makes his long-delayed entrance into the Republican
presidential race, he will not tiptoe quietly. Instead, he will try to
shake up the establishment candidates of both parties by depicting a
nation in peril from fiscal and security threats -- and prescribing
tough cures that he says others shrink from offering.
In a two-hour conversation over coffee at a restaurant near his
Virginia headquarters, the former senator from Tennessee said that
when he joins the battle next month, he "will take some risks that
others are not willing to take, in terms of forcing a dialogue on our
entitlement situation, our military situation and what it's going to
cost" to ensure the nation's future.
A Rate Cut on Hold
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1974.html
By Robert D. Novak
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A15
Before the recent global financial crisis began, the Federal Reserve
Board under Chairman Ben S. Bernanke was ready to take a subtle step
toward easier money in order to stave off U.S. recession fears. Ready
for approval was a new Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement
ending the central bank's neutrality and putting it on a bias for an
interest rate cut. But international credit scares changed all that.
The Fed and other central banks moved quickly and in unison last
Friday to pump more cash into financial systems, successfully
stabilizing markets made jittery by collapsing hedge funds around the
world. It was central banking at its best, avoiding "panics" that
would have resulted from such a situation a century ago. But
Bernanke's broader plans for easier money have to be placed on hold
because he cannot be seen as bailing out greedy hedge fund operators.
The White Open Spaces
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/15/AR200708150=
2128.html
The FCC should allow unlicensed use of unused TV band spectrum, when
and if the technology is ready.
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A14
COVETED BITS of the radio spectrum called "white spaces" -- unused
areas of spectrum wedged between licensed TV channels -- may soon be
freed up by the Federal Communications Commission. Right now no
broadband devices are allowed to use these parts of the spectrum, but
the FCC is considering whether to let companies sell FCC-certified
wireless devices that would be used without an exclusive broadcast
license in these slivers of bandwidth. Such white-space devices (WSDs)
would be low-power and so would emit signals over very small
geographic areas.
Fliers' Remorse
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/15/AR200708150=
2129.html
A passenger bill of rights could help ease the suffering of air
travelers.
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A14
ATRIP to the airport these days is like going to the ninth circle of
hell, where myriad aggravations await travelers. They have to
practically strip down to their skivvies to get through security only
to board planes that might be (a) late taking off, (b) late landing,
(c) diverted to another airport, (d) stuck on the tarmac before
takeoff, (e) stuck on the tarmac after landing or (f) all of the above
-- assuming the flight wasn't canceled. And that's not even counting
the possibility that their bags will have been lost.
21st-Century Barbarism
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/15/AR200708150=
2133.html
The deadliest attack to date in the Iraq war is aimed at defenseless
civilians.
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A14
ONE REASON the debate over Iraq can seem so perplexing at times is
that the nature of the violence can be so horrendous as to be nearly
unfathomable. The inexcusable killing of civilians by insurgents and
militias is so common as to go almost unremarked upon. But four
simultaneous truck-bomb explosions in one small community in
northwestern Iraq on Tuesday night, all directed against defenseless
civilians, provided a savage and jarring reminder.
Domestic Use of Spy Satellites To Widen
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2430.html
Law Enforcement Getting New Access To Secret Imagery
By Joby Warrick
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A01
The Bush administration has approved a plan to expand domestic access
to some of the most powerful tools of 21st-century spycraft, giving
law enforcement officials and others the ability to view data obtained
from satellite and aircraft sensors that can see through cloud cover
and even penetrate buildings and underground bunkers.
A program approved by the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence and the Department of Homeland Security will allow
broader domestic use of secret overhead imagery beginning as early as
this fall, with the expectation that state and local law enforcement
officials will eventually be able to tap into technology once largely
restricted to foreign surveillance.
An Early Clash Over Iraq Report
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/15/AR200708150=
1281.html
Specifics at Issue as September Nears
By Jonathan Weisman and Karen DeYoung
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A01
Senior congressional aides said yesterday that the White House has
proposed limiting the much-anticipated appearance on Capitol Hill next
month of Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker to a
private congressional briefing, suggesting instead that the Bush
administration's progress report on the Iraq war should be delivered
to Congress by the secretaries of state and defense.
White House officials did not deny making the proposal in informal
talks with Congress, but they said yesterday that they will not shield
the commanding general in Iraq and the senior U.S. diplomat there from
public congressional testimony required by the war-funding legislation
President Bush signed in May. "The administration plans to follow the
requirements of the legislation," National Security Council spokesman
Gordon Johndroe said in response to questions yesterday.
Approved Home Loans No Longer Done Deals
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2436_pf.html
By Dina ElBoghdady
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 16, 2007; A01
Joy Siegel, a Bethesda lawyer who handles home-sale closings, uses a
spreadsheet to track which mortgage lenders are filing for bankruptcy
protection these days.
"It's getting incredibly nerve-wracking for us," said Siegel,
president of Settlement Pros. "There are banks I haven't even heard
of, pages and pages of them, who have stopped making loans."
Cost of Saving the Climate Meets Real-World Hurdles
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2432_pf.html
By David A. Fahrenthold and Steven Mufson
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, August 16, 2007; A01
On the Internet, erasing your role in climate change seems as easy as
ordering a DVD -- and cheaper than a cup of coffee a day.
With a click, a credit card and $99, visitors can pay a Silver Spring
nonprofit group, Carbonfund.org, to "offset" a year's worth of
greenhouse-gas emissions. Whatever the customer put into the
atmosphere -- by flying, driving, using electricity -- the site
promises to cancel out, by funding projects that reduce pollutants.
As Rove Departs, President Again Turns to Gillespie
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2155.html
By Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A02
CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 15 -- When George W. Bush needed a communications
adviser during the 2000 Florida recount, which determined whether he
would be president, he turned to Ed Gillespie. When Bush needed
someone to shepherd two of his Supreme Court nominees, he again called
on Gillespie. And when longtime confidant and counselor Dan Bartlett
stepped down this summer, Bush brought Gillespie to the White House.
Now, with the departure of Karl Rove, the president's closest adviser,
Gillespie, 46, a former lobbyist and Republican National Committee
chairman, has once again been asked to help fill the void.
FDA Warns Against Giving Cough Medicine to Toddlers
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2623.html
By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A02
The Food and Drug Administration, concerned about the number of
children being accidentally overdosed on over-the-counter cough and
cold medicines, yesterday warned parents never to give children
younger than age 2 such products without a doctor's approval.
The warning came as the agency announced plans to convene a panel of
experts Oct. 18 to review the use of popular cold medicines in
children because of mounting concerns about whether the remedies are
being used safely.
Two New Yorkers at the Iowa State Fair
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2309.html
By Anne E. Kornblut
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A03
DES MOINES, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived at the Iowa
State Fair in a motorcade, flanked by Secret Service agents, half a
dozen assistants and a former governor. Aides to the New York Democrat
and presidential candidate unfurled a yellow rope to keep back the
crowds.
She was not, in short, the average visitor standing in line for pork
on a stick.
Rumsfeld Resigned as Defense Secretary on Day Before Elections
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2089.html
By Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A03
CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 15 -- Donald H. Rumsfeld, who came to symbolize
the Bush administration's problems in the war in Iraq, resigned as
secretary of defense one day before last fall's elections, although
President Bush did not announce the move until the day after the
elections.
The White House confirmed on Wednesday that Rumsfeld's letter of
resignation was dated Nov. 6, 2006, the day before voters -- many of
them furious about the war in Iraq -- evicted Republicans from the
leadership of the House and Senate.
Judges Skeptical of State-Secrets Claim
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2434_pf.html
By Karl Vick
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 16, 2007; A04
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15 -- Lawyers for the Bush administration
encountered a federal appeals court Wednesday that appeared deeply
skeptical of a blanket claim that the government's surveillance
efforts cannot be challenged in court because the litigation might
reveal state secrets.
"The bottom line here is the government declares something is a state
secret, that's the end of it. No cases. . . . The king can do no
wrong," said Judge Harry Pregerson, one of three judges from the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit who grilled administration
lawyers at length over whether a pair of lawsuits against the
government should go forward.
Terror Threat Grows Quietly, Report Warns
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By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A04
The most serious terrorist threat facing the United States cannot be
seen by U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials, according to
a report issued yesterday by the New York City Police Department.
The 90-page report, compiled by two police counterterrorism analysts,
argues that the danger posed by homegrown radical Islamists is
growing, fueled by Internet communications and the growing global
popularity of jihadist ideology.
'House Bombs' a Growing Risk for U.S. Troops
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2320.html
Soldiers Being Lured Into Buildings Rigged to Explode; Commander Cites
Insurgents' 'Continually Evolving Tactics'
By Megan Greenwell
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A08
BAGHDAD -- When the sniper's bullet hit Billy Edwards, his Army
brothers did not hesitate.
The 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division calls itself the "Send Me"
brigade, and on Saturday, its soldiers were quick to send themselves
to find the man who shot Pfc. William L. Edwards, a wide-eyed 23-year-
old from Houston. They quickly identified the house where they
believed the assailant was hiding and moved in, just as the sniper
knew they would.
As U.S. Steps Up Pressure on Iran, Aftereffects Worry Allies
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By Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A09
America's allies are increasingly concerned about the Bush
administration's plans to unilaterally escalate pressure on Iran,
fearing that an evolving strategy may also set in motion a process
that could lead to military action if Iran does not back down,
according to diplomats and officials of foreign countries.
Although they share deep concern about Iran's alleged nuclear
ambitions, European and Arab governments are particularly alarmed
about new U.S. moves, including plans to cite Iran's entire
Revolutionary Guard Corps as a "specially designated global
terrorist." The move would block the elite unit's assets and pressure
foreign companies doing business with its vast commercial network.
Bhutto Urges Action by Musharraf
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2200.html
Exiled Ex-Premier Says She Plans Return to Pakistan This Year
By Keith B. Richburg
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A09
NEW YORK, Aug. 15 -- Pakistan's exiled opposition leader, Benazir
Bhutto, expressed frustration on Wednesday with political negotiations
with the country's military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, but said she
still plans to return to the country "later this year."
Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations here, Bhutto said that
her Pakistan People's Party has been engaged in negotiations with
Musharraf "for almost a year" and that she is seeking to return to
active politics in exchange for her support of Musharraf. She gave the
president until the end of this month to take what she called
"confidence-building measures" to keep the dialogue going.
Ch=E1vez Calls for Broad Changes to Venezuelan Constitution
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2179.html
By Christopher Toothaker
Associated Press
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A11
CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. 15 -- President Hugo Ch=E1vez called for
radical changes to Venezuela's constitution Wednesday night, proposing
to eliminate current limits on his reelection and extend presidential
terms.
Speaking to the National Assembly, Ch=E1vez said presidential terms
should be extended from six to seven years. But the leftist leader,
who is seeking to transform Venezuelan society along socialist lines,
denied allegations by his opponents that he wants lifelong power.
North Korea: Deadly Rains Ruin Big Part Of Farmland
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/15/AR200708150=
2180.html
By Burt Herman
Associated Press
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A11
SEOUL, Aug. 15 -- North Korea on Wednesday detailed the devastation
caused by some of the country's heaviest-ever rains, saying more than
one-tenth of the impoverished country's farmland had been wiped out
during peak growing season.
The North Korean government reported that hundreds of people were
killed or missing in this month's floods, with as many as 300,000 left
homeless.
If the Trip Abroad Is Bipartisan, It's Not a Junket
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2223.html
By Mary Ann Akers And Paul Kane
Thursday, August 16, 2007; Page A13
'Tis the season for congressional trips abroad. But, unlike in years
past, the trips members of Congress are taking this August recess
aren't exactly junkets, thanks to the new-and-improved ethics rules.
This week, a group of about 18 House Democrats led by Majority Leader
Steny Hoyer (Md.) is in Israel, courtesy of the American Israel
Education Foundation, a bipartisan nonprofit group affiliated with the
American Israel Public Affairs Committee -- the lobbying organization
for Israel. Republicans went last week. A boondoggle it is not.
Why It's Obama's Time to Lead
http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/8/15/232223/653
by Max Fletcher, Wed Aug 15, 2007 at 11:22:23 PM EST
To begin my stint as one of the Obama supporters on the front page,
I'd like to thank Jerome for the opportunity to write here. In the
tradition that has developed over the past week, I'll start my series
by writing about who I am and how I've come to support Barack Obama
for President.
In many ways, I fit what has become the stereotypical (though by no
means accurate or all-encompassing) profile of an Obama supporter.
While each of the MyDD bloggers for both the Edwards and Clinton
campaigns are middle-aged, I'm still less than a month removed from
celebrating my 21st birthday. I'm currently a student at Northwestern
University, just outside of Chicago, further fulfilling the
conventional characteristics of being a "well-educated" urbanite
(well, as well-educated, in one manner of speaking, as someone my age
could be, I like to think). Finally, and most importantly, I consider
myself to be something of an activist, having served on the executive
board of a progressive student community development group for the
past 2 years, volunteered for the campaigns of netroots candidates Tim
Walz (MN-01) and Dan Seals (IL-10) in 2006, and, this summer, interned
for the Iowa arm of Senator Obama's Presidential Campaign.
It is from my experiences volunteering in low-income neighborhoods,
studying theories of community development and social policy, and
talking to hundreds of voters in small-town Minnesota and suburban
Chicago that I have drawn the conclusion that Barack Obama is the best
candidate to lead the Democratic Party and the country in the post-
Bush years.
Obama Finally Gets Serious (Frank Donatelli)
http://pundits.thehill.com/2007/08/16/obama-finally-gets-serious/
@ 8:16 am
After months of tap dancing, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) has finally
gotten serious about engaging Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) as
the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination heats up.
In a long interview given to The Washington Post, Obama makes the
point that he can do a better job of uniting the country than can
Clinton. That seems obvious in that anyone could do a better job on
that score. However, the issue of unity is a better general election
theme than one to emphasize in a primary campaign. I seriously doubt
if Democratic primary voters are going to cast their votes based on
who can best bring the country together.
Obama: Bush Not Solely to Blame, Need Open Government
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/8/16/91620/3807
by dansac
Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 06:33:07 AM PDT
Obama, pushing ahead his notion of an agent of change (and in doing so
implicitly criticizing Hillary as another insider), said yesterday in
Iowa:
"Part of the problem here is not just George Bush and the White
House," Obama told a crowd of hundreds gathered at a park in Cedar
Falls. "We can't just change political parties and continue to do the
same kind of things we've been doing. We can't just go about business
as usual and think it's going to turn out differently."
Obama Explores New Ways To Differentiate Himself From Clinton
http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3D794
by: Chris Bowers
Wed Aug 15, 2007 at 11:31:58 AM EDT
This is not entirely new language from Obama, and as an attack it is
actually kind of tame (at least ocmpared to "Bush-Cheney light").
However, it is new that he is using it to overtly differentiate
himself from Hillary Clinton:
"I think it is fair to say that I believe I can bring the country
together more effectively than she can," Obama said. "I will add, by
the way, that is not entirely a problem of her making. Some of those
battles in the '90s that she went through were the result of some
pretty unfair attacks on the Clintons. But that history exists, and
so, yes, I believe I can bring the country together in a way she
cannot do. If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't be running."(...)
Obama on Transparency in Government Take Two
http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/node/3836
Two months ago, Sen. Barack Obama=A4 laid out his plan to make the
executive branch more transparent and accountable to the American
people. Ellen wrote a blog post then which both acknowledged the
importance of a major Presidential candidate putting transparency on
the agenda and pushed for an even more active transparency agenda.
Yesterday in Iowa, Sen. Obama reiterated his transparency agenda while
adding a bit more to it.
Amateur Hour on Iran
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/opinion/16thu1.html
America needs to respond to real and alleged facets of Iran's many
dangerous behaviors with serious policies, not more theatrics.
Searching for the Miners
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/opinion/16thu2.html
For too long, the Republican-controlled Congress allowed mine
operators to put off making needed investments to ensure their
workers' safety.
The Less-Than-Generous State
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/opinion/16thu3.html
If the United States is to reap the rewards of globalization, the
government must provide a more robust safety net to protect vulnerable
workers.
Editorial Observer: Wiring the Frog, or Personal Tales From the
Electronic Present
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/opinion/16observer.html
By VERLYN KLINKENBORG
I was totally not prepared for instant messaging - the idea that two
people on opposite sides of the planet can type messages back and
forth in nearly real time.
Weapons of Mass Preservation
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/opinion/16cordesman.html
By ANTHONY H. CORDESMAN
Washington should not try to bring security to the Persian Gulf states
without allies, and Saudi Arabia is the only meaningful power there
that can help us.
The Genius of 'Baby Einstein'
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/opinion/16guernsey.html
By LISA GUERNSEY
Most video content is nearly meaningless to babies less than a year
old. What matters is context and the child's developmental needs.
Backlash Over Book on Policy for Israel
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/books/16book.html?ref=3Dworld
By PATRICIA COHEN
"The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" is not even in bookstores,
but already anxieties have surfaced about the backlash it is stirring.
Tibetans Turn Festival Into Mute Protest Against China
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/world/asia/16tibet.html?ref=3Dworld
By HOWARD W. FRENCH
Tibetan festival season in China has acquired a political subtext: the
continuing struggle of the Tibetan minority community for cultural
identity and religious freedom.
U=2ES. Is Prodding Pakistan Leader to Share Power
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/washington/16policy.html?ref=3Dworld&page=
wanted=3Dall
By MARK MAZZETTI
U=2ES. officials are quietly urging Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez
Musharraf, to share power with Benazir Bhutto, a longtime rival.
CARE Turns Down Federal Funds for Food Aid
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/world/africa/16food.html?ref=3Dworld&page=
wanted=3Dall
By CELIA W. DUGGER
CARE, one of the world's biggest charities, said that American food
aid may hurt the people it aims to help.
Economic Boom Fails to Generate Optimism in India
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/world/asia/16india.html?ref=3Dworld
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
The prime minister cautioned Indians against hubris and promised a
spate of antipoverty measures during an Independence Day speech.
Opposition Claims Majority in Sierra Leone Parliament
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/world/africa/16leone.html?ref=3Dafrica
By REUTERS
Sierra Leone's main opposition party vowed to mount a legal challenge
if official results, still trickling in, did not show that it had won
a parliamentary majority.
Push by Ch=E1vez to Abandon Term Limits on Presidency
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/world/americas/16venez.html?ref=3Damericas
By SIMON ROMERO
President Hugo Ch=E1vez said the changes would affect "less than 10
percent" of the Constitution but would bring Venezuela "new horizons
for the new era."
Ch=E1vez's Bid for Russian Arms Pains U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/world/europe/16russia.html?ref=3Damericas
By C. J. CHIVERS
A proposed contract between Russia and Venezuela that could transfer
thousands of sniper rifles to Venezuela has raised concerns in the
United States.
Virus Spreading Alarm and Pig Disease in China
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/business/worldbusiness/16pigs.html?ref=3D=
asia&pagewanted=3Dall
By DAVID BARBOZA
Virus experts say Chinese authorities are playing down the impact of
the highly infectious virus - believed to be an unusually deadly form
of an infection known as blue-ear pig disease.
China Cracks Down on News Media as Party Congress Nears
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/world/asia/16china.html?ref=3Dasia
By KEITH BRADSHER
Beijing officials are discouraging the country's news media from being
too aggressive, two months before the Chinese Communist Party
Congress.
Evangelicals Join Interfaith Effort to Write Rules for Conversions
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/world/europe/16convert.html?ref=3Deurope
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Several Christian faiths have joined an effort to create a common code
of conduct for religious conversions.
Terrorist Label for Iran Guard Reflects U.S. Impatience With U.N.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/world/middleeast/16iran.html?ref=3Dmiddle=
east
By HELENE COOPER and NAZILA FATHI
The Bush administration is adopting a more confrontational approach
with Tehran, reflecting frustration with a stalled sanctions package
at the U.N. Security Council.
Iran Arrests 2 Chinese on Charges of Spying
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/world/middleeast/16tehran.html?ref=3Dmidd=
leeast
By NAZILA FATHI
A judiciary spokesman said the two were detained while photographing a
military complex in Arak, a city where Iran is building a nuclear
reactor.
A Mayor Stands by His Comments, and Gay Advocates Stand Against Him
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/us/16lauderdale.html?ref=3Dus
By ABBY GOODNOUGH
The uproar began in July, when Mayor Jim Naugle said that installing a
single-occupancy restroom on a local beach could deter "homosexual
activity."
Forced to Pick a Major in High School
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/education/16major.html?ref=3Dus&pagewante=
d=3Dall
By WINNIE HU
A high school in New Jersey is requiring students to declare a major
as freshmen.
Creating a Village to Foster a Child
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/garden/16treehouse.html?ref=3Dus&pagewant=
ed=3Dall
By PAM BELLUCK
Treehouse is a planned intergenerational community, a place built to
nurture both young and elderly people.
My Dad, American Inventor
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/fashion/16dads.html?ref=3Dus&pagewanted=
=3Dall
By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM
As more fathers have taken hands-on roles in child rearing, their
inventions are increasingly inspired by personal experiences.
Parents Warned Cough Medicines Imperil Infants
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/health/16cough.html?ref=3Dus
By GARDINER HARRIS
The Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory against giving
cough and cold medicines to children under the age of 2.
Study Abroad Is New Focus of Inquiry Into Perks
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/education/16abroad.html?ref=3Dus
By DIANA JEAN SCHEMO
New York's attorney general is opening an inquiry into the
relationships between universities and providers of study abroad.
Facing the Multiple Risks of Newer, Deeper Mines
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/us/16mine.html?ref=3Dus
By KIRK JOHNSON
Engineers are grappling with the broader implications of the Crandall
Canyon Mine accident in Utah.
Vibrations Detected Inside Mine U.S. Defends Surveillance to 3
Skeptical Judges
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/washington/16nsa.html?ref=3Dus
By ADAM LIPTAK
Three judges hearing challenges to the National Security Agency's
surveillance programs appeared skeptical of the Bush administration's
argument.
Near Misses on Ground Prompt New Use of Cockpit Simulators
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/washington/16runway.html?ref=3Dus
By MATTHEW L. WALD
Airlines have agreed to use their cockpit simulators to train pilots
to taxi, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Long-Studied Giant Star Displays Huge Cometlike Tail
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/science/space/16star.html?ref=3Dus
By WARREN E. LEARY
Scientists said that they were stunned to learn that a giant red star
zipping through the Milky Way has a turbulent tail stretching
trillions of miles across space.
Muslim Groups Oppose a List of 'Co-Conspirators'
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/us/16charity.html?ref=3Dus
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Two prominent Muslim American organizations took steps to reverse what
they called a Justice Department effort to smear the entire Muslim
community.
An Edwards Squeeze Play Foiled?
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/an-edwards-squeeze-play-foile=
d/
An Edwards-Obama alliance is not to be.
Huckabee Riffs On From Iowa
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/huckabee-riffs-on-from-iowa/
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is using the lift he
got from his second place finish in last weekend's G.O.P. straw poll
to raise money and propel his campaign into other early states.
Giuliani: Leave My Kids Alone
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/giuliani-leave-my-kids-alone/
The presidential candidate told a New Hampshire woman to leave his
family out of his campaign.
A White House Wedding?
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/a-white-house-wedding/
The White House today announced the engagement of Jenna Bush to her
boyfriend, Henry Hager.
More on Rove vs. Clinton
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/more-on-rove-vs-clinton/
A closer look at Senator Clinton's approval ratings.
Obama's Polysyllabic Effort in Iowa
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/obamas-polysyllabic-effort-in=
-iowa/
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - Senator Barack Obama opened a three-day bus
tour here today in this Missouri River town, located on Iowa's western
edge in Pottawattamie County.
2008: The Battle of Big Ideas
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/2008-the-battle-of-big-ideas/
Two major Democratic presidential candidates - Senators Hillary Rodham
Clinton and Barack Obama - have vied for their party's nomination by
trying to draw contrasts over experience and taking the country in a
new direction. A new CBS News poll indicates that the distinction they
are trying to make is sticking in the minds of voters. The Times's
Katharine Q. Seelye takes a look at the results:
Rove Steps Up His Attacks on Clinton's Candidacy
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/us/politics/16rove.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By PATRICK HEALY
Karl Rove intensified his attack on Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton,
saying she was "so weak" on national security.
Obama and Clinton Find Pluses in Poll
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/us/politics/16obama.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
A new poll shows that voters perceive Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
to be more qualified to be president than Senator Barack Obama.
Edwards Opts to Redirect Nevada Staff
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/us/politics/16edwards.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By LESLIE WAYNE
Former Senator John Edwards is moving a "handful" of paid staff
members from Nevada to other early primary states.
Warren Buffett Co - Hosts Obama Fund-Raiser
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Obama-Buffett.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The total raised wasn't immediately available, but the minimum price
to get in was $500 a person, and organizers estimated the crowd at
about 200. About 40 of those people attended an earlier reception, and
each donated at least $2,300.
Dramatic Warning to a Candidate
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/theater/16hillary.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By PATRICK HEALY
A play at this year's New York International Fringe Festival is the
latest provocative entry in the Hillary Canon, the continuing mapping
of Mrs. Clinton across the cultural landscape.
Inquiry Threatens Ex-Leader of Securities Agency
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/washington/16hills.html?ref=3Dwashington
By NEIL A. LEWIS
A former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission faces an
investigation into his actions as director of Chiquita Brands
International.
Start Spearing the News
http://theater2.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/theater/reviews/16bash.html?ref=3Dwa=
shington
By NEIL GENZLINGER
Will Durst is a bit of a liar. His show, called "The All-American
Sport of Bipartisan Bashing," is hardly bipartisan.
Rumsfeld's Resignation Came Before Election
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/washington/16brfs-RUMSFELD8217_BRF.html?r=
ef=3Dwashington
By REUTERS
Donald H. Rumsfeld resigned as defense secretary before last
November's election, according to his resignation letter, but his
decision was not announced until after the voting.
Consumer Prices Ease, Fed Views Inflation as Risk
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/business/16econ.html?ref=3Dbusiness
By JEREMY W. PETERS
The rate of core inflation remained stalled at 2.2 percent, suggesting
that it was unlikely that the Federal Reserve would lower interest
rates soon.
Nickelodeon to Limit Use of Characters on Junk Foods
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/business/16kids.html?ref=3Dbusiness
By ANDREW MARTIN
Nickelodeon, the children's television network, will prohibit use of
its characters on junk food except on special occasions like
Halloween.
China Plans Greater Scrutiny of Food Exports
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/business/16inspect.html?ref=3Dbusiness
By ERIC LIPTON
Chinese authorities said Wednesday that starting in September, all
food shipments to the U.S. and other countries would be checked in the
chain of production.
Toy Makers Brace for a Chill in Sales
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/business/worldbusiness/16toys.html?ref=3D=
business
By LOUISE STORY
Analysts are beginning to worry that a recent series of recalls of
Chinese-made toys could hurt holiday season sales.
Business and Science to Join in Taking a River's Pulse
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/nyregion/16hudson.html?ref=3Dscience&page=
wanted=3Dall
By ANTHONY DePALMA
The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries is teaming with I.B.M.
to create a system of sensors to provide 24-hour-a-day monitoring of
conditions in the Hudson River.
Media Double Standard on Obama, Giuliani Foreign Policies
http://www.perrspectives.com/blog/archives/000721.htm
Media reaction to the recent foreign policy pronouncements of Barack
Obama and Rudy Giuliani provides a case study in double-standards.
While Obama received a hellstorm of criticism for his statements on
attacking Al Qaeda bases in Pakistan and the use of nuclear weapons,
the mainstream media has been essentially silent on the blatantly
bizarre and downright dangerous national security vision Giuliani
penned in the pages of Foreign Affairs.
The differing treatment of these leading Democratic and Republican
candidates reflects the self-fulfilling nature of media conventional
wisdom. In this telling, Obama's perceived missteps served to confirm
the pre-existing story line of the Illinois Senator's supposed
"inexperience." In stark contrast, Giuliani's surreal unilateralism
and out-of-control bellicosity merely reinforced the self-proclaimed
mayor of 9/11's determined, aggressive posture towards global
terrorism. And despite Americans' belief to the contrary, bubbling
below the surface is the media's national security subtext that only
Republicans can be trusted to keep America safe.
Here She Comes: Michelle Obama (Today's Video Added)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/8/16/191144/353
by viralvoice
Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 04:50:56 PM PDT
As Senator Barack Obama and family are on a campaign tour this week
throughout Iowa, MSNBC's First Read filed a report today about the
woman that is introducing him at each stop. It is titled, Michelle
Obama: All Fired Up:
"Think! Listen!" she implored during an impassioned introduction of
her husband today, "The game of politics is to make you afraid, so
that you don't think!"
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