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Condoleezza Rice vigorously defended President Bush's record last week. But to defend Rice's record on foreign affairs, Vice President Dick Cheney gave an exclusive interview to TIME's John Dickerson. Highlights...
...Israelis believe that Arafat's downtrodden Palestinian Authority has the means to dismantle Hamas but not the will, whereas Palestinians believe it has neither. "No one can finish Hamas," says Rantisi. Al-Zahar put it in starker terms: if Arafat tries to crack down again, "we are going to defend ourselves with all means available, including guns." Hamas leaders tell TIME emphatically that they will not allow a fraternal war to engulf Gaza. Said Rantisi: "Hamas has forbidden that from happening...
...eloquently stated what I and many others have been feeling--that 9/11 was a national event. I personally did not know anyone who perished during the terrorist attacks, yet I shared our nation's pain and sorrow. I also shared outrage, a desire for revenge and a determination to defend America. Bless those who lost family members or co-workers, but also bless our Commander in Chief, his Administration and our armed forces. RICK RIOS Vancouver, Wash...
...choice groups are pushing for a law that would ensure the privacy of medical records at abortion clinics. The Justice Department demanded in February (before backing off) that half a dozen such clinics turn over patients' medical records so they could be used to defend the new partial-birth abortion law from a suit filed by a group of doctors. Still, for pro-choice groups, the logical next step is a big one: to mobilize their members behind John Kerry, who, if elected, would appoint Supreme Court Justices committed to upholding Roe v. Wade...
...President fulfilled his biblical responsibility: he ignored both prophets, who then amped their rants and wrote books (these days, prophets are not averse to profits). And as with Clinton, the subsequent brouhahas have revealed the most distinctly unpleasant--and not very righteous--side of the President. Unable to defend his policies in a coherent way and unwilling to acknowledge his mistakes, Bush responds to criticism with ugliness...