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...they stop short of outright secession, the Kurds could still unleash new conflicts in Iraq if their impatience with the fecklessness of the Baghdad government prompts them to take action on their own. The most explosive flashpoint is Kirkuk, the disputed oil-rich city that the Kurds lay claim to. As Iraq's Kurdish President, Massoud Barzani, said on March 22 during the farewell visit of departing U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, "Our patience is not unlimited." So what happens to Iraq when it runs...
...Cuomo and others are working to rein in private enterprise. The White House wants to cut interest subsidies to lenders 0.5%, which should save $12.4 billion over five years and leave the industry with less funny money. But lenders claim such a move could force them out of the market. "We make less than half a percent on a guaranteed loan," says Tom Joyce, spokesman for Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student-loan company. "You do the math." And there is a renewed effort to get more schools into direct lending, which costs taxpayers an estimated $7.50 less...
MIKE HUCKABEE, former Arkansas Governor and Republican presidential candidate, on rival Mitt Romney's claim to be a lifelong hunter although he has been on only two hunting trips...
...course, a switch might disadvantage the Democratic legislative agenda and please Republicans, but it is an opportunity to transcend party-politics—an area Lieberman likes to claim as his specialty. Realigning with the correct party would make a powerful statement against the culture of self-aggrandizement and insider politics that defines Washington. What better way to prove the “independence” he brags about than to take such a bold action...
...figures including Holika and the devotee Prahlad. The longstanding traditions of Sikhs and Jains further complicate the story of Holi. To reduce Holi’s significance to one deity is factually questionable, and risks misrepresenting this important holiday to those who may not be familiar with it. Furthermore, claiming the students celebrating Holi were emulating Krishna personalizes their relationship with the deities perhaps one degree too much. The students celebrating Holi last Saturday were not necessarily trying to emulate Hindu deities, although many sought to honor them. Similarly, it would be unfair to the students of other faiths...