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...recipe for disaster. The civil war in Iraq could expand to engulf the whole region. No current or future government in Turkey would condone the emergence of a separate Kurdish entity in northern Iraq, as that would inflame the separatist tendencies of Turkey's Kurdish population. Arguments in favor of partitioning Iraq are neoimperialist and do nothing beneficial for the region...
...hearings on Social Security's shaky health. Baucus believes private Social Security accounts are a nonstarter. "Don't waste our time," he says. "It's off the table." He plans to deliver that message to Paulson in person. Charles Rangel The New York Democrat, best known for being in favor of a military draft, is the new chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees Social Security. He has already met with Paulson and calls him a "straight shooter," but he told the New York Daily News that "with me in charge, President Bush can forget about privatizing...
...suggested, these critical catcalls reflect less the quality of the film and more the prevailing fashions of the art-house intelligentsia: in favor of bleak austerity, dismissive of sweeping sentiment. But on its own terms, this is a daring and impressive achievement...
...There have been a number of meetings with the tenants, and at the last meeting, I believe they were very much in favor of the proposal. I think that’s very crucial, and it’s made the whole thing a lot more interesting and far more acceptable,” Halbfinger said...
...politicized. At a ceremony held this month to hand over workers' permits to employees of the state oil company, 600 oil workers in red shirts and caps chanted "They won't come back!" - a reference to Chavez opponents who used to manage the company. Countless people who signed in favor of holding a referendum to oust Chavez in 2004 have claimed they have been blacklisted from getting a government job. A foundation for homeless children organized by the Caracas mayor's office even had their kids write get-well letters to Fidel Castro, Chavez's closest ally, when the Cuban...