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...That may explain why some appear to be looking for a way out. Negotiators involved in the proposed power-sharing plan between Hamas and Fatah say it would allow Hamas to countenance past agreements with Israel pushed by Abbas. And it might persuade the U.S. and other international donors to un-freeze aid to the Palestinians. Over 160,000 government workers haven't received salaries for nearly four months, and Hamas officials are reduced to smuggling in suitcases of cash across the border from Egypt to pay for emergencies. A hastily arranged marriage could be the Palestinians' last chance...
...Congratulations to TIME. I have been researching and teaching about autism for more than 30 years, and I believe that your article is one of the most accurate and useful to appear in the popular press. Autism is being rethought because of new insights from individuals with autism and the scientific community. Bravo for having made this new information accessible to the general public. Anne M. Donnellan, Ph.D. Professor, University of San Diego San Diego...
...taking a vacation is that it's too much extra work. We have to get ahead of our workload in order to leave, and then we have to catch up on our workload upon our return. The longer the vacation we take, the bigger the stumbling blocks appear. So only 14% of Americans will take a vacation two weeks or longer this summer. Bottom line: it's simply become too stressful to relax...
...shocked to discover not only that wholesale changes to the traditional schedule are being considered for Beijing but that they are being approached in what would appear a pre-emptory fashion," writes Stokes. He warns Rogge that the decision will "decimate your audience," and says the only conclusion the world will draw is "that the IOC cares more about the North American TV viewer than billions of viewers throughout Europe and Asia." Stokes also says that other changes under consideration include moving key track-and-field events, as well as the men's basketball final, away from their customary afternoon...
...Rove, widely viewed as the dominant active Republican strategist, was interviewed twice by FBI agents and made five appearances before the grand jury. Defense lawyers said that frequency had made it appear the prosecution had an acute interest in his statements, and that did not appear to be a good sign. But Rove and his friends had become increasingly optimistic that he would not be indicted, and he had recently been making frequent appearances at political events and on Bush's road trips...