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...complication for Schwarzenegger is that many of the state capital's inhabitants are addicted to partisan warfare. And trying to simultaneously keep his base happy and build bridges across the aisle is proving arduous?as shown by the reaction to his hiring of Kennedy, an openly gay former Democratic Party executive and deputy staff chief for Governor Gray Davis. Schwarzenegger said Kennedy will help him work with Democrats to carry out his plans. But rather than viewing it as the practical move the Governor said it was, or drawing comfort from Kennedy's pro-business voting record while serving...
...mistake was that the Administration did not have a plan for the war. The solution lies not in an immediate withdrawal or obstinate repetitions of "staying the course" but in acknowledging the situation on the ground, establishing goals and formulating a plan based on reality to achieve those goals. Partisan politics must be put aside and all consideration given to the troops risking their lives. Uzor C. Ogbu Rotterdam, the Netherlands Keep Cool with Trees In "Is Europe Due For A Big Chill?" [Dec. 12], Time mentions that climate experts have some reservations about the effects of global warming...
...bulletproof. Like most intelligence reporters, he relies heavily on anonymous sources, and several anecdotes in State of War are attributed to a lone leaker. That makes some of the book's claims difficult to verify, while leaving Risen open to charges that he is being used by partisan ax grinders. Risen, who is contesting a court order to reveal the identities of sources he quoted in a series of disputed articles about the nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee, admits that the book requires readers to make a "leap of faith" and accept the credibility of his sources. But the number...
...Public Broadcasting chief Kenneth Tomlinson forced right-wing viewpoints onto the public network, in an effort to balance supposed liberal bias, in particular that of NOW with Bill Moyers. It would have been a more convincing argument if Moyers had not left the show months before. This clumsy partisan meddling-from the head of the very body meant to shield public broadcasting from political influence...
...next few days is unclear. Some senators support temporarily renewing the Patriot Act to make time for substantive debate, while others hope to vote on a version of the act that resembles the one that the Senate passed unanimously this summer. But the House, which Burden characterized as more partisan and extreme, may not be open to the Senate’s version of the act. According to Burden, leaving the renewal of the Patriot Act to days before its expiration has been characterized as political brinksmanship intended to pressure moderates with some reservations to pass the measure...