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...five men were charged with planning to storm the base, near Sydney, and open fire on soldiers with automatic weapons. The suspects--Australian citizens of Somali and Lebanese descent--are believed to be connected to al-Shabaab, an Islamic group fighting Somalia's enfeebled government; officials said at least one had participated in the insurgency. Analysts say the plot highlights the prospect of future attacks by Western radicals steeled by combat in the Horn of Africa. Terrorism is rare in Australia, a close U.S. ally, though its citizens have been targeted overseas...
...self-fulfilling. We can't wish North Korea off the map, and it's a good sign that Kim was rational enough to modify his behavior to get what he wanted; it's an even better sign that he wanted to talk to us. This week, at least, the saber rattlers who claim there's never anything to gain from talking to rogue states should tell that to the families of Euna Lee and Laura Ling...
...Standing there in his old, expensive suit, you could still see in him the discerning old wise man, reluctantly agreeing to take one more person's money," Kirtzman writes. Readers of these three accounts will fare better than those Madoff swindled. The books are $25 each, but you at least get a decent return for the investment...
...regulations surrounding the state insurance exchanges that would be created as the marketplace for insurance under a revamped health-care system. These exchanges would give purchasers of health insurance, whether they be individuals or businesses, an option of plans to choose from, all of them offering at least a minimum package of benefits and a guarantee against exclusion for pre-existing health conditions. White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has even gone so far as to suggest that a public plan might be necessary only as a backup, if that new system failed to produce the kind of competition...
...were settled in India right now, I would have been easily married," he says. "But parents are thinking twice now about whether a person is reliable or not." Janakiraman briefly considered moving back to India to look for a good match, but he's been lucky so far, at least in the professional department. He received his green card recently and is considering a move to New York...