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When you take the court Saturday, make sure you Fire...
...could, George W. Bush would be spending Tuesday naming senior members of his Cabinet. Here's how it would go: "I am proud to have Colin Powell on board to be my Secretary of State and Condi Rice as my national security adviser." Bush is understandably anxious to make that happen: naming two African Americans among his first two Cabinet officers would certainly ring a much different-sounding starting bell than incoming Republican presidents have rung in the past...
...legislature. By calling new elections, he's opted for a referendum on how Israel should respond to the political crisis brought on by the collapse of the peace process. But his chances of reelection may depend on his ability to calm the situation in the Palestinian territories and make new progress towards peace between now and election...
...also has to contend with a high negative rating among many Israelis, made worse by his provocative visit to Jerusalem's Temple Mount two months ago, which set off the current wave of violence. Waiting in the wings is his predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu, who is more than ready to make a political comeback after being cleared of corruption allegations. The more charismatic Netanyahu is considered a far greater threat to Barak than Sharon, despite high negative ratings of his own. And that's likely to sway Likud into nominating the man Barak beat in 1999 to take back the government...
...earliest. Likud will play to Israeli fears arising out of the current violence, charging that Barak's peacemaking efforts had been naïve and that Israel needed an even harsher response to Palestinian actions. Barak will stand firm on the principle that Israel has no alternative but to make peace with the Palestinians, and will remind the electorate of the conspicuous failures of both Netanyahu and Sharon to make progress on this front...