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...Winters said, noting that surveillance cameras commonly operate around ATM machines and bus stops. “The two words that say it all are ‘public street.’ A public street is just that: you are out in public, and every pair of eyes on every human being is doing surveillance on you. It’s just the way it is. I don’t understand this misplaced notion of privacy there.” The Boston Globe reported that opposition from residents has thus far prevented the installation of 12 cameras Brookline...
...while Nadal gripes about too many matches, Toni has been reworking his nephew's game to make it less physically demanding. In recent months, the pair have focused on increasing the velocity of Nadal's serve in the hope of earning more aces, and improving Nadal's net play in the hope of shortening rallies. More drastically, they have begun altering Nadal's trademark forehand. In Paris, I spent two hours watching Nadal practice forehands with a follow-through that came around his body in the traditional manner rather than whiplashing behind his head. Toni barked complaints if his pupil...
...means accepting the idea of dealing with some kind of Palestinian unity government that includes Hamas. A coalition between Hamas and Abbas is essential for the future of a Palestinian state and for moderating Hamas' extremism. Hamas, which 18 months ago chased Abbas' men from Gaza, says it will pair up with Abbas if he, along with the international community, recognizes that the Islamic militants legitimately came to power in the January 2006 elections. Israelis rightly view such claims with skepticism, and yet all Palestinians and their Arab backers reject the current situation, where the meager land set aside...
...prisoners remain in wire mesh pens edged with coils of razor wire, and earlier this year U.S. military officials revealed that a Bagram interrogator had been convicted of assaulting an Afghan detainee who later died. Just last month, the military issued a statement saying it would investigate whether a pair of U.S. soldiers had abused Afghan detainees...
...deal with my missing luggage, I went shopping in the capital and picked out new clothes and toiletries. Though the selection was somewhat limited, I ended up with a pair of rhinestone-studded jeans and a pink tracksuit. The fact that our security was willing to let me peruse the shops was a marked change from months before. (See pictures of the revival in Iraq's street life...