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...headline-making but often entertaining docu-travelogue Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? (henceforth acronymed as WITWIOBL), Spurlock resolves to comb the Islamic world in an attempt to locate al-Qaeda's CEO. Taking a cue from Hollywood action movies - that in impossible missions, where armies and statecraft fail, one lone hero can succeed - he travels to Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Pakistan, speaking to and occasionally learning from street vendors, pundits, schoolkids, government officials and U.S. soldiers. To most of them he poses the simple question that is the movie's title. Will anyone...
...Gender Gap I was intrigued to see Nancy Gibbs' article on affirmative action for boys, "College Confidential," but a bit disappointed that Ms. Gibbs avoided the greater question about what is happening to boys [April 14]. Rather than question what might be behind the slide in boys' achievement - and what the long - term effect might be if boys continue to fall behind - the article instead turns to ponder what this all means for girls. It is a sad commentary when even an article about boys' academic troubles seems uninterested in the roots of the problem. Malia Blom, Director, Boys...
...Veltroni, Italians are more concerned about what he might not do. Italy faces difficult public-policy challenges, from a stagnant economy to organized crime. High-profile emergencies, like mounting trash on the streets of Naples and the uncertain future of national carrier Alitalia, are proof that the nation needs action...
...voters who do grasp the issues might well ask why Brown places trust in the ability of large numbers of nations to reach agreement on contentious matters. For all his faith in the power of multilateralism, Brown dislikes the protracted meetings that are at the heart of any international action, says Stephen Wall, a former government official who advised Blair on the European Union. Wall remembers that Brown "found the whole business of multilateral negotiations tiresome...
...killing could be reduced in scope in exchange for greater security and political cooperation from Damascus in key areas of U.S. concern. Specter said he had been told by King Abdullah of Jordan that "the item that is most on the mind of President Bashar Assad is the action of the international tribunal which could lead to his indictment." But Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice quickly slapped down Specter's proposal: "I don't think that it would be appropriate to suggest that we might be willing to limit the scope of this tribunal on the assassination of Rafik Hariri...