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"maff" |
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14 Jun 2007 08:16:02 PM |
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OT: The Senate Energy Bill |
The Senate Energy Bill
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061301939.html
Ignoring the 800-pound gorilla in the room
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A26
GIVEN THE alternative of doing nothing about global warming -- which
President Bush and the Republican-led Congress excelled at for the
past six years -- the flurry of activity on climate change in
Washington is welcome. President Bush at least agreed at the recent
Group of Eight summit in Germany to international talks on the topic,
and the Democratic-led Senate is debating an energy bill designed in
part to limit greenhouse gas emissions. But here's the problem with
the latter: Nowhere in its 277 pages does the legislation even
entertain the notion of incentives to curb greenhouse gas emissions,
through a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system or both.
A Questionable Nominee
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302012.html
A prospective surgeon general's 1991 paper on gay men haunts him in
2007, and deservedly so.
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A26
PRESIDENT BUSH has nominated Dr. James W. Holsinger Jr. to be the next
surgeon general of the United States. His would be the leading voice
on health issues in the nation, and as such, he would be looked to for
unbiased information grounded in sound science and tailored to the
common good. That's why a 1991 paper written by Dr. Holsinger titled
"Pathophysiology of Male Homosexuality" has raised red flags.
Justice or Judicial Tantrum?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302008.html
A 27-month prison sentence for serving wine and beer to minors
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A26
MORE AND MORE states are holding adults criminally accountable for
serving liquor in their homes to underage drinkers, and with good
reason. Most teens get their alcohol from adults, including parents at
parties for graduations, proms and birthdays, and too many then drive
away drunk, killing or maiming themselves or others. Parents who
enable underage drinking, especially by young teenagers, deserve to be
prosecuted and punished within reason.
A Sectarian Spy Duel In Baghdad
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061301965.html
By David Ignatius
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A27
Iraq's internal conflict is on the verge of claiming a new victim --
the country's fledging intelligence service. Pressure to abolish the
spy agency is coming from pro-Iranian Shiite politicians who have
created a rival organization.
The duel between the Iraqi spy agencies is one more sign of the
sectarian rage that is destroying the country, as reflected in
yesterday's macabre repeat bombing of the Samarra mosque revered by
Shiites. Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq's Shiite prime minister, is said to
vacillate between supporting the official spy service and its Iranian-
backed challenger. U.S. officials, who strongly back the official
service, are upset about the bickering but seem unable to resolve it.
The Immigration Bill In Harry Reid's Court
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061301967.html
By David S. Broder
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A27
It is hard to say who looked worse in the Senate's impasse on
immigration legislation -- Democrats or Republicans -- but the
responsibility for reviving that measure clearly rests most heavily on
the shoulders of Majority Leader Harry Reid.
It was Reid who decided last Thursday to pull the bill off the floor
after a small number of recalcitrant Republicans, led by Jim DeMint of
South Carolina, blocked his efforts to clear away the remaining
Republican amendments and move toward a final vote.
Standing Up to Killers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061301982.html
Syria Must Answer for Its Murders in Lebanon
By Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A27
A bomb in Beirut yesterday killed Walid Eido, a member of the Lebanese
parliament, and his son, Khaled, one of the smartest, sweetest and
most delightful friends I have ever had.
I should wait for the results of an investigation into the explosion
to learn who killed Khaled and his dad. But I will not wait. I am
tired of the murders in Lebanon. I accuse the Syrian regime, headed by
President Bashar al-Assad, of killing Khaled. As a friend of the
family, I want to press charges against Assad and his Syrian and
Lebanese associates. Enough is enough with the Syrian regime and its
Lebanese puppets.
Dorgan's Poison Pill
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061301966.html
Unlikely Allies Against Immigration Reform
By Robert D. Novak
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A27
Democrat Byron Dorgan, who seldom has tasted legislative success
during 15 years in the Senate, scored a dubious victory last week. He
was able to insert a poison pill into the immigration reform bill that
aimed at emasculating the essential guest-worker program. The 49 to 48
vote that passed Dorgan's amendment included surprising support from
two prominent first-term senators: Jim DeMint, a conservative
Republican from South Carolina, and Barack Obama, a Democratic
presidential candidate from Illinois.
Dorgan pushed his killer amendment by voicing the Great Plains
populism of his home state of North Dakota, but the measure was the
product of organized labor. DeMint, normally counted on to oppose
anything with the union label, admittedly voted for the Dorgan
amendment for the sole purpose of killing the immigration bill.
Obama's vote was even more surprising, considering his participation
in the closed-door bipartisan drafting of the immigration compromise
that had secured a major change.
The Power China Is Building
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061301969.html
By Gary Schmitt
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A27
Last month's annual Pentagon report on the Chinese military took note
of Beijing's sizable expansion of its capabilities -- as have all the
reports since the Defense Department began producing them in 2000.
And, as in previous years, much of the commentary inside and outside
of the government has focused on China's lack of transparency. We
complain that we don't know exactly how much China is spending on its
military and what exactly it is acquiring. Most important, we complain
that we don't know the strategic "why" behind this buildup.
No Drop in Iraq Violence Seen Since Troop Buildup
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302357_pf.html
By Ann Scott Tyson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; A01
Three months into the new U.S. military strategy that has sent tens of
thousands of additional troops into Iraq, overall levels of violence
in the country have not decreased, as attacks have shifted away from
Baghdad and Anbar, where American forces are concentrated, only to
rise in most other provinces, according to a Pentagon report released
yesterday.
The report -- the first comprehensive statistical overview of the new
U.S. military strategy in Iraq -- coincided with renewed fears of
sectarian violence after the bombing yesterday of the same Shiite
shrine north of Baghdad that was attacked in February 2006, unleashing
a spiral of retaliatory bloodshed. Iraq's government imposed an
immediate curfew in Baghdad yesterday to prevent an outbreak of
revenge killings.
Hamas Bolsters Its Hold In Gaza
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061300408_pf.html
Fatah Is Pressed To Abandon Posts
By Scott Wilson
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, June 14, 2007; A01
JERUSALEM, June 13 -- Hamas gunmen consolidated their hold over large
swaths of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after attacking military posts
controlled by the rival Fatah movement, whose own fighters responded
with a daylight raid in the West Bank, broadening the civil strife.
At least 21 Palestinians were killed Wednesday across Gaza, driving up
the four-day death toll to at least 63 in factional violence that both
Palestinian parties described as civil war.
FBI Finds It Frequently Overstepped in Collecting Data
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302453_pf.html
By John Solomon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; A01
An internal FBI audit has found that the bureau potentially violated
the law or agency rules more than 1,000 times while collecting data
about domestic phone calls, e-mails and financial transactions in
recent years, far more than was documented in a Justice Department
report in March that ignited bipartisan congressional criticism.
The new audit covers just 10 percent of the bureau's national security
investigations since 2002, and so the mistakes in the FBI's domestic
surveillance efforts probably number several thousand, bureau
officials said in interviews. The earlier report found 22 violations
in a much smaller sampling.
2 Former Aides to Bush Get Subpoenas
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061300733_pf.html
Miers, Taylor Had Roles in Firings Of U.S. Attorneys
By Dan Eggen and Paul Kane
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, June 14, 2007; A01
The decision by two congressional panels to issue subpoenas to the
White House yesterday escalates a constitutional showdown over the
Justice Department's firing of nine U.S. attorneys that could end up
being decided by the federal courts.
The subpoenas from the House and Senate judiciary committees are the
first to be served directly on the White House or its staff since the
start of the uproar over the prosecutor firings. They signal that
Democrats are willing to pursue protracted litigation to determine
whether President Bush or his top aides played a significant role in
identifying U.S. attorneys to be removed.
Confusion Over Laws Impedes Aid For Mentally Ill
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061301032_pf.html
U.S. Panel Reports on Va. Tech; House Passes Gun-Control Bill
By Chris L. Jenkins
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; A01
Authorities' abilities to identify potentially dangerous mentally ill
people are crippled across the nation by the same kinds of conflicts
in privacy laws that prevented state officials from being able to
intervene before Seung Hui Cho went on his rampage at Virginia Tech,
according to a federal report commissioned after the Blacksburg
shootings that was presented to President Bush yesterday.
Because school administrators, doctors and police officials rarely
share information about students and others who have mental illnesses,
troubled people don't get the counseling they need, and authorities
are often unable to prevent them from buying handguns, the report
says.
Intricate Toiling Found In Nooks of DNA Once Believed to Stand Idle
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302466_pf.html
By Rick Weiss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; A01
The first concerted effort to understand all the inner workings of the
DNA molecule is overturning a host of long-held assumptions about the
nature of genes and their role in human health and evolution,
scientists reported yesterday.
The new perspective reveals DNA to be not just a string of biological
code but a dauntingly complex operating system that processes many
more kinds of information than previously appreciated.
U.S. Returns More Than 400 Pre-Columbian Relics to Peru
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061301993.html
Recovery of Artifacts Largest Since the 1970s, Officials Say
By Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A02
MIAMI, June 13 -- More than 400 pre-Columbian artifacts believed to
have been taken from ancient graves in Peru were given back to that
country here today in what was described by officials as the largest
such recovery since the 1970s, when Peru and the United States agreed
to import restrictions on the cultural artifacts.
The cache of artifacts, briefly on display here, was described by
experts as "priceless."
President Names Ex-GOP Leader As Key Adviser
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061300810_pf.html
Washington Insider to Assume Role Being Vacated by Longtime Counselor
By Michael Abramowitz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; A03
President Bush yesterday tapped veteran GOP strategist and lobbyist
Edward W. Gillespie as White House counselor, adding another
Washington insider to a key position in his administration as it
continues to battle with Congress over Iraq, the Justice Department
and immigration.
Gillespie, 45, will replace outgoing counselor Dan Bartlett, who is
leaving at the end of the month to spend more time with his family,
and is the latest in a parade of prominent outsiders who have
gradually been replacing Bush's original team. Gillespie will also be
stepping down as chairman of the Republican Party in Virginia.
Faulting Allies' Anti-Terrorism Efforts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302159.html
Paulson to Detail Administration's Use of Financial Measures
By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A04
The Treasury Department tried to persuade other nations to target an
Iranian bank involved in financing missile deals but ultimately took
unilateral action because such nations lacked the necessary legal
tools and "political will," Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr.
will disclose today in a speech on the department's worldwide campaign
to target financial institutions connected to illicit activities.
In the speech, to be delivered to the Council on Foreign Relations in
New York this morning, Paulson will press other countries to pass laws
that target terrorist financing and to implement sanctions already on
the books.
Panel Urges FDA Not to Approve Weight-Loss Drug
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061300214.html
Associated Press
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A08
An advisory panel of experts recommended unanimously yesterday that
the Food and Drug Administration reject a new weight-loss drug after
hearing testimony that it increases the risk of suicidal behavior.
The manufacturer, Sanofi-Aventis, failed to show that the drug
rimonabant is safe, the panel said.
Spielberg Turns Spotlight on Clinton
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302051_pf.html
By Politics
Thursday, June 14, 2007; A10
Is the Hollywood flirtation with Sen. Barack Obama beginning to fade?
One indicator came yesterday, as director Steven Spielberg endorsed
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Spielberg, of course, co-hosted the David
Geffen fundraiser for Obama earlier this year -- triggering a wave of
speculation at the time that many in the entertainment industry, like
Geffen, saw too much baggage in the Clinton candidacy.
Now, though, after donating to Obama, John Edwards and Clinton,
Spielberg says he is solidly with the senator from New York. His
spokesman, Andy Spahn, said Spielberg made up his mind after several
recent conversations with Clinton.
GSA Head Tells House Panel She Has No Political Agenda
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302229.html
By Robert O'Harrow Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A11
The chief of the General Services Administration told a House
oversight panel yesterday that she has sought no "personal or partisan
political gain" during her leadership of the government's primary
contracting agency.
Lurita Alexis Doan, the GSA administrator, made her second appearance
this spring before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee,
which is examining allegations that she violated the Hatch Act by
asking political appointees how they could "help our candidates"
during a Jan. 26 briefing at the agency by a White House official.
Angry About Illegal Immigration and Marching 'for America'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302312.html
By David Montgomery
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A12
They showed their passion and anger with thousands of faxes and calls
to Capitol Hill to stop an immigration reform bill last week. Now,
grass-roots advocates of tougher curbs on illegal immigration hope to
show their might in person for three days of rallies at the Washington
Monument.
Organized by a former PTA mom from California and a homemaker from
Texas -- who will meet for the first time today in Washington after
months of online planning and venting -- the March for America kicks
off this morning with a procession from the White House to the
monument. The organizers expect a few hundred to participate today, a
few thousand tomorrow and, they hope, 10,000 on Saturday. Their permit
from the National Park Service forecasts a maximum of 2,000
participants each day.
House Leaders Near Agreement on Managing Earmarks in Spending Bills
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302399.html
By Elizabeth Williamson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A13
House leaders moved toward a tentative agreement last night on
allowing votes on "earmarks" attached to upcoming annual spending
bills, potentially ending a Republican-led floor protest over the
handling of pet spending projects that had brought voting on the bills
to a standstill.
The deal would allow the first two spending bills, for homeland
security and for military construction and veterans affairs , to pass
the House this week without any earmarks in their texts. Earmarks
would be added later, as Democrats originally planned, before the
bills enter conference, in which they are reconciled with their Senate
versions.
Anti-Syrian Lawmaker Killed in Beirut Blast
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061300988_pf.html
Attack Heightens Worries Among Weary Lebanese
By Anthony Shadid
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, June 14, 2007; A14
BEIRUT, June 13 -- A powerful car bomb tore through a stretch of
Beirut's popular seafront Wednesday, killing an outspoken anti-Syrian
lawmaker, his son and eight other people in the third assassination of
a parliament member in less than two years.
"By the grace of God," a weathered plaque in sloping Arabic script, a
few feet from the explosion, read with a sense of fatalism.
Former U.N. Envoy Chides U.S., Israel For Hamas Efforts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302356.html
By Colum Lynch
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A16
UNITED NATIONS, June 13 -- The United Nations' former top Middle East
envoy has sharply criticized U.S. and Israeli efforts to isolate the
Hamas-led Palestinian government, saying the policy has further
radicalized Palestinian opinion and undercut long-term efforts to
establish a viable Palestinian state.
The broadside by Alvaro de Soto was contained in a confidential 52-
page report he filed before resigning from the United Nations last
month, ending a 25-year U.N. career. It was an unusually candid
assessment by the Peruvian diplomat, who has overseen U.N. peace
efforts in El Salvador, Cyprus, Western Sahara and other trouble
spots.
Shimon Peres Easily Wins Israeli Presidency
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061300616.html
Ex-Premier Elected by Parliament to Largely Ceremonial Post That
Eluded Him in 2000
By Scott Wilson
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A17
JERUSALEM, June 13 -- Shimon Peres, the former prime minister, Nobel
laureate, and perennial loser of elections, handily won Israel's
presidency Wednesday in his second bid for what will likely be his
last official position in public life.
Peres won a secret-ballot victory in the Knesset, Israel's parliament,
to secure the largely ceremonial post that eluded him seven years ago.
He will take office next month at a time when Israel's presidency has
been tarnished by criminal allegations swirling around the man now
holding the office, Moshe Katsav.
Guatemala, Neighbors Hit by Quake
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061301602.html
Associated Press
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A17
GUATEMALA CITY, June 13 -- A powerful earthquake shook Guatemala and
parts of neighboring nations Wednesday, sending some residents of the
capital rushing into the streets for safety. Officials said there were
no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage.
The 6.8-magnitude quake struck at 1:29 p.m. and was centered 70 miles
southwest of Guatemala City off the Pacific coast, according to the
U.S. Geological Survey. Officials said the earth shook for 22 seconds.
Ruling Party Sweeps Egyptian Vote
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302158.html
Legislative Races Were First Since Charter Changes
By Ellen Knickmeyer
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A19
CAIRO, June 13 -- Candidates allied with Egypt's governing party
secured 86 of 88 seats at stake in parliamentary elections this week,
the government said Wednesday, in the first test of constitutional
changes that critics charge were meant to block the opposition Muslim
Brotherhood from power.
None of 19 candidates from the Islamic political movement won a seat
in Monday's vote for the upper house, known as the Shura Council.
Brotherhood leaders had said they expected to be shut out in the
elections, which most other leading opposition groups boycotted.
Shiite Shrine in Samarra Is Hit Again
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061300356_pf.html
Curfew Imposed in Baghdad as Officials Fear Resurgence of Sectarian
Violence
By John Ward Anderson and Joshua Partlow
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, June 14, 2007; A20
BAGHDAD, June 13 -- The Iraqi government imposed a curfew across
Baghdad on Wednesday after insurgents used explosives to demolish two
minarets at a revered Shiite shrine whose partial destruction last
year sparked a devastating increase in sectarian bloodshed.
The attack raised concerns among U.S. and Iraqi leaders about a
resurgence of such violence. President Bush said in a statement
Wednesday evening that the bombing "was clearly aimed at inflaming
sectarian tensions" and called on "all Iraqis to refrain from acts of
vengeance."
Civil Servants' Strike Intensifies in S. Africa
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302160.html
Transportation, Hospitals, Schools Affected
By Craig Timberg
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A22
JOHANNESBURG, June 13 -- Tens of thousands of government workers on
Wednesday intensified their biggest strike since the end of apartheid,
closing schools, snarling transportation systems and virtually
shutting down sections of South Africa's largest cities.
Workers reduced their wage demands but upped the impact of their
strike by winning support from other unions and pressuring private
schools and businesses -- many of which feared violence -- to close
for the day.
Judges Approve Rules For Cambodia Tribunal
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302161.html
By Ker Munthit
Associated Press
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A22
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, June 13 -- Cambodian and foreign judges
announced rules Wednesday clearing the way for a U.N.-assisted
genocide tribunal to begin long-delayed proceedings against Khmer
Rouge leaders in the deaths of about 1.7 million people between 1975
and 1979.
The rules were one of the judges' last major tasks before they could
begin working on the cases, but it was unlikely the trials would start
any time soon: No one has yet been indicted. Many Cambodians worry
that the aging defendants could all die before they are brought to
justice.
Somali Reconciliation Talks Are Delayed Another Month
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302235.html
By Stephanie McCrummen
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A22
NAIROBI, June 13 -- A reconciliation conference intended to lay the
groundwork for political stability in Somalia has been postponed
again, the conference chairman said Wednesday.
Ali Mahdi Mohamed said various clans needed more time to decide on
their delegates. Also, the building where the conference was to be
held starting Thursday needs to be rehabilitated, he said. The new
date for the talks, originally set for April and delayed several
times, is July 15.
U.S., China Aim to Mend Ties
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302227.html
Increased Exchanges Between Military Officials Are Cited
By Walter Pincus
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A23
A Pentagon official yesterday cited plans to establish a crisis
hotline between Washington and Beijing as well as expanded exchanges
involving top U.S. and Chinese defense officials as signs of improving
U.S.-Chinese military ties.
"We believe these exchanges and mechanisms have the potential to
improve mutual understanding, reduce miscalculation, and contribute
over time to 'demystifying' one another," Deputy Undersecretary of
Defense Richard P. Lawless said at a hearing before the House Armed
Services Committee.
Key Terror Suspect Arrested in Indonesia
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061300384.html
By Irwan Firdaus
Associated Press
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A23
JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 13 -- Indonesia's most wanted terrorist was
shot in the leg and captured during a weekend raid, police said
Wednesday, accusing him of involvement in the 2002 Bali nightclub
bombings and other deadly attacks.
Abu Dujana, who allegedly leads the Southeast Asian militant group
Jemaah Islamiah, is a skilled bombmaker who trained in Afghanistan and
met Osama bin Laden there, said police spokesman Sisno Adiwinoto.
Lieberman Keeps Democrats Guessing
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302064.html
By Shailagh Murray
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A25
When Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman returned to the Senate in January,
reelected as an independent after a bruising primary loss in
Connecticut, his Democratic colleagues welcomed him warmly back to
their caucus. But privately, they weren't sure what to expect.
The independent Lieberman has emerged as the Senate asterisk, out of
sync with both parties on key issues. His outlook for the war in Iraq
remains as optimistic as ever, despite growing concerns among many
Republicans that the military battle may already be lost. Earlier this
week, Lieberman suggested that a U.S. strike against Iran may be in
order.
Alito Calls Free-Speech Limits 'Dangerous' as Court Considers Cases
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302063.html
By Robert Barnes
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; Page A25
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. made it clear as he began taking questions
at yesterday's National Italian American Foundation luncheon that he
couldn't reveal any of the Supreme Court's forthcoming opinions.
But did he at least give a hint?
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2007/06/obama.html
Faith in Common Ground
I appreciate the opportunity to write for On Faith today. This is a
unique community and it's sparking a much-needed dialogue on some of
the toughest issues we're confronting as a country.
I'd like to use this space to relay a story from my recent book, "The
Audacity of Hope," about my 2004 Senate campaign. I hope it adds to
the dialogue on this website, and gives some insight into how I'm
attempting to run my campaign for the presidency of the United States.
BeliefWatch: Smackdown
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19140641/site/newsweek/
By Lisa Miller
Newsweek
June 18, 2007 issue - It may not be fair to call what's happening in
the atheist community a backlash, since atheists have always been and
continue to be one of the smallest, most derided groups in the
country. In a recent NEWSWEEK Poll, only 3 percent of respondents
called themselves atheists and only 30 percent said they'd ever vote
for an atheist. No, what's happening in the "atheist, humanist,
freethinkers" community is more like what happens to any ideological
or political group as it matures: the hard-liners knock heads with the
folks who want to just get along, and the cracks are beginning to
show.
Citizenship and Pluralism
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/faithbook/2007/06/citizenship_and_pluralism.html
Recently I've been reading Building the Interfaith Youth Movement, a
series of essays and reports compiled by Eboo Patel and Patrice
Brodeur. Patel, whom I know and like very much, founded and runs
something called the Interfaith Youth Core, the theory of which he
discusses in the book. His claims are very insightful and, I think,
quite right. In today's world, people by and large have no choice but
to interact with people of other backgrounds. With interconnectedness
given, cultural and religious institutions depend on their members
continually choosing to remain faithful to those institutions,
especially in America. Even the faithful, though, draw a strict line
between their interconnected lives and their lives of faith. At best,
this division is disingenuous. In times of communal and intercommunal
crisis, this division becomes dangerous. Patel's response is to create
"spaces where people from diverse religions come together and are
intentional about matters of religion."
Why Is Atheism Enjoying A Certain Vogue?
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/2006/12/why_is_atheism_enjoying_a_cert/comments.html
Atheism is enjoying a certain vogue right now. Why do you think that
is? Can there be a productive conversation between believers and
atheists, and if so over what kinds of issues?
Questioning Faith
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/2007/06/questioning_faith/comments.html
What is the place of questioning in faith? Does questioning tenets or
traditions make your faith less valid?
Good Works
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/2007/06/good_works/comments.html
What's more important from a faith perspective? Being saved? Or doing
good works?
A Failure to Protect Our Troops
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/opinion/14thu1.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
For more than two years, the Pentagon largely ignored urgent requests
from field commanders for better armor-protected vehicles that could
have saved untold lives and limbs.
Another Sorry Ascension
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/opinion/14thu2.html
The Federal Election Commission is too important to be left in the
hands of political hacks or to be sacrificed for the sake of a
political deal.
Keeper of the Saudi Secrets
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/opinion/14thu3.html
Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain ought to understand that avoiding
embarrassment to powerful friends and allies is not a legitimate
reason to quash a corruption investigation.
Bork v. Bork
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/opinion/14thu4.html
Imagine what Robert Bork the legal scholar would ask if he had a
chance to question Mr. Bork the plaintiff.
Losing Count
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/opinion/14rosenbaum.html?pagewanted=all
By THANE ROSENBAUM
What can be done to honor those who survived the Holocaust but who
seem to have been forgotten?
An Unexpected Odd Couple: Free Markets and Freedom
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/world/14democracy.html?ref=world
By PATRICIA COHEN
The success of free market autocracies is leading intellectuals to
back away from the notion that capitalism and democracy need each
other to survive.
70 Million Years Ago, Birdlike Giant in China
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/science/14dino.html?ref=world
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Scientists have uncovered the fossil skeleton of a robust birdlike
dinosaur that lived 70 million years ago.
Anti-Syrian Lawmaker Killed in Lebanon Blast
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/world/middleeast/14lebanon.html?ref=world
By NADA BAKRI
A massive bomb exploded at a popular seaside club in Beirut, killing a
prominent lawmaker and nine other people.
Panel Says Liberian Ex-Leader's Wealth Hasn't Vanished
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/world/africa/14taylor.html?ref=world
By LYDIA POLGREEN and MARLISE SIMONS
Charles G. Taylor may still have access to considerable wealth amassed
during his presidency, despite claiming penury at his war crimes
trial.
South Africa's City Workers Join Spreading Strike for Higher Wages
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/world/africa/14safri.html?ref=africa
By MICHAEL WINES
Unions representing the police, prison officers and some soldiers
threatened to join the bitter strike if no wage agreement was reached
by Friday.
In Sudan, an Animal Migration to Rival Serengeti
By CARL ZIMMER
The first aerial survey of southern Sudan in 25 years has revealed
vast migrating herds that have managed to survive 25 years of civil
war.
Out-Levi-ing Levi Strauss
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/fashion/14tokyo.html?ref=asia&pagewanted=all
By GUY TREBAY
Premium jeans, an American thing? Check out Japan.
Vietnam's Leader Wants U.S. Visit to Be All Business
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/world/asia/14vietnam.html?ref=asia
By SETH MYDANS
President Nguyen Minh Triet hopes to keep the focus on trade and
investment, rather than on his country's human rights record.
Southeast Asian Terrorist Leader Is Under Arrest
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/world/asia/14indo.html?ref=asia
By PETER GELLING
Indonesian police said Abu Dujana led the military arm of Jemaah
Islamiyah, blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings, and had connections with
al Qaeda leaders.
Leader's Arrest Uncovers Divide in Hmong-Americans
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/us/14hmong.html?ref=asia&pagewanted=all
By MONICA DAVEY
Many older Hmong-Americans were shocked by the arrest of Vang Pao, who
was accused of conspiring to overthrow the government in Laos, because
they felt American prosecutors were turning their backs on a war hero.
4 in Senate Seek Penalty for China
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/business/worldbusiness/14trade.html?ref=asia&pagewanted=all
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Four leading Democratic and Republican senators proposed legislation
aimed at penalizing China over its export practices.
American Held in Torture Case Leaves Prison in Afghanistan
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/world/asia/14afghan.html?ref=asia
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
An American imprisoned for running a private jail for terrorism
suspects was pardoned by President Hamid Karzai in late March as part
of a general amnesty.
Theories About Separatist Group Muddy Terrorism Trial in Madrid
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/world/europe/14spain.html?ref=europe
By VICTORIA BURNETT
A handful of lawyers are trying to implicate ETA, the armed Basque
separatist group, in the Madrid train bombings, complicating an
already complex trial.
Irish Green Party to Support Deal That May Give It Governing Role
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/world/europe/14irish.html?ref=europe
By EAMON QUINN
The leadership of Ireland's Green Party agreed to support a deal with
Prime Minister Bertie Ahern that could make it a part of the
government for the first time.
Baron Guy de Rothschild, Leader of French Arm of Bank Dynasty, Dies at
98
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/business/worldbusiness/14rothschild.html?ref=europe&pagewanted=all
By PAUL LEWIS
The heir to the House of Rothschild banking family twice rebuilt and
expanded its Paris bank after it was seized by France during World War
II.
Few Good Options for U.S. on Palestinian Violence
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/washington/14diplo.html?ref=middleeast
By HELENE COOPER
With Fatah, the party of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, on
the verge of collapse in Gaza, Washington is facing a shrinking menu
of alternatives.
Hamas Seizes Broad Control in Gaza Strip
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/world/middleeast/14mideast.html?ref=middleeast
By STEVEN ERLANGER
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, faces the collapse of Fatah
power in Gaza and a putative Palestinian state divided between Fatah
and Hamas.
Iran May Know of Weapons for Taliban, Gates Contends
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/world/middleeast/14gates.html?ref=middleeast
By THOM SHANKER
The flow of illicit weapons has reached such large quantities that it
suggests the government in Tehran is involved, Defense Secretary
Robert M. Gates said.
Violence Rising in Much of Iraq, Pentagon Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/washington/14military.html?ref=middleeast
By DAVID S. CLOUD
Violence increased throughout much of Iraq in recent months, despite a
security crackdown in Baghdad that at least temporarily reduced
sectarian killings there.
In a City of Power Brokers, a Young Visitor Who Is Truly Worshipped
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/us/14goddess.html?ref=us
By NEELA BANERJEE
Nepal's Sajani Shakya, 10, is more than just another of Washington's
visiting luminaries. She is a living goddess.
The Pangs of Family Mealtime Guilt
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/fashion/14work.html?ref=us
By LISA BELKIN
Is life without dinner together really the equivalent of child abuse?
House Votes to Bolster Database on Gun Buyers
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/washington/14guns.html?ref=us
By JACQUELINE PALANK and IAN URBINA
The bill would close the loophole in gun control laws that allowed the
Virginia Tech gunman to buy firearms.
Justice Dept. Reshapes Its Civil Rights Mission
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/washington/14discrim.html?ref=us&pagewanted=all
By NEIL A. LEWIS
The Bush administration has refocused the government's role on
religion-oriented cases instead of racial issues.
Security Is Focus of Revised Effort on Immigration
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/washington/14immig.html?ref=us
By ROBERT PEAR
The White House and senators from both parties mapped out possible
changes to the stalled immigration bill.
An Obama Patron and Friend Until an Indictment
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/us/politics/14rezko.html?ref=us&pagewanted=all
By CHRISTOPHER DREW and MIKE McINTIRE
As Barack Obama runs for president, a once-beneficial relationship
with an entrepreneur becomes problematic.
Times Topics: Barack Obama | The Caucus: The Obama Girl Computer
Problem on Space Station Persists
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/science/15cnd-shuttle.html?ref=us
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
The Russian computers that help keep the space station in orbit were
out of commission for a second day.
English Only at Spanish Debate
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/english-only-at-spanish-debate/
Gov. Bill Richardson threatened to back out of Univision's Spanish-
language debate after the network clarified that all candidates must
answer questions in English.
Aim and Shoot: The YouTube Debates
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/aim-and-shoot-the-youtube-debates/
The next set of big forums for the presidential candidates will
feature video questions from YouTubers.
A Gamer's Guide To Redistricting
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/a-gamers-guide-to-redistricting/
Tired of the World of Warcraft? EverQuest getting old? A new online
simulation promises a departure from typical gamer fare and gives
users a chance to grapple with one of the country's most divisive
political issues - redistricting.
Searching for the Secret to Attracting the Youth Vote
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/us/politics/13web-elder.html
Will links to MySpace and Facebook bring voters under 25 to the polls
in record numbers?
2008: Obama's Circle of Friends
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/2008-obamas-circle-of-friends/
While Illinois Senator Barack Obama is making all sorts of new friends
these days, it is his relationship with a few old friends that has his
campaign worried.
YouTube and the Debates
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/youtube-and-the-debates/
The presidential debates are about to enter the world of YouTube.
2008: Obama Girl and More
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/2008-obama-girl-and-more/
Racing around our e-mails and clocking up the views on YouTube is an
incredibly racy, well, steamy new video "I Got a Crush ... on Obama" by
a student (Obama Girl) and a new Web site, barelypolitical - uh-huh -
that teases it'll give us more info later.
YouTube Passes Debates to a New Generation
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/us/politics/14youtube.html?ref=politics&pagewanted=all
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
Questions will come via video submitted by ordinary people through the
video-sharing Web site.
And the Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Goes to ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/us/politics/14brfs-ANDTHEOSCARW_BRF.html?ref=politics
By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
Steven Spielberg threw his support behind Senator Hillary Rodham
Clinton for president.
Justice Dept. Reshapes Its Civil Rights Mission
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/washington/14discrim.html?ref=washington&pagewanted=all
By NEIL A. LEWIS
The Bush administration has refocused the government's role on
religion-oriented cases instead of racial issues.
For Democratic Leaders, a Fear That the Focus on the War Has Blurred
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/washington/14cong.html?ref=washington
By JEFF ZELENY
It has been nearly three weeks since Democrats have held a formal Iraq
debate or voted on an Iraq proposal and in that time, Congressional
approval ratings have fallen.
2 Committees Subpoena Ex-Officials on Dismissals
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/us/14attorneys.html?ref=washington
By DAVID JOHNSTON
The subpoenas from Congress intensify pressure on the White House over
the dismissals of U.S. attorneys.
Former Chairman of G.O.P. Will Join Bush's Inner Circle
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/washington/14gillespie.html?ref=washington
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
In selecting Ed Gillespie as the next counselor to the president,
President Bush reached for someone comfortable both in the ways of
Washington and the White House itself.
In Health Care, Cost Isn't Proof of High Quality
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/health/14insure.html?ref=business
By REED ABELSON
A new study presents stark evidence that high medical payments do not
buy high-quality patient care.
The Loose Reins on U.S. Teenagers Can Produce Trouble or
Entrepreneurs
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/business/14scene.html?ref=business
By TYLER COWEN
The success of young entrepreneurs is rooted in the commercial,
competitive, nonegalitarian and open nature of American society.
Putting Energy Hogs in the Home on a Strict Low-Power Diet
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/technology/14basics.html?ref=technology
By LARRY MAGID
The power consumed by common electric devices - even when they're not
in use - can quickly add up.
Eating the Environment: A Literary Kitchen Cornucopia
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/15/books/15food.html?ref=arts&pagewanted=all
By WILLIAM GRIMES
The local-global conundrum, a thoroughly modern predicament, has found
its way into a small shelf's worth of new food books.
Junior Sleuth Finds Her Way to the Screen, With Knee-Socks Pulled Up
High
http://movies2.nytimes.com/2007/06/15/movies/15nanc.html?ref=arts
By A. O. SCOTT
In "Nancy Drew," the titular girl sleuth is decked out with air quotes
and the full complement of knowing pop-culture accessories.
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