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...country's 14-year experiment with democracy. There's every sign now that the King plans to continue in this autocratic vein. In an attempt to head off pro-democracy protests, police detained more than 100 politicians and activists in predawn raids last Thursday, while the government cut phone lines and ordered the army to enforce a daytime curfew in the capital. But tens of thousands of protesters defied the crackdown on Saturday, shouting "Gyanendra leave Nepal" and fighting pitched battles with riot police before being dispersed with tear gas. Hundreds of demonstrators, including several political leaders, were arrested...
TIME reported on the controversyover President George W. Bush's secret directive to allow the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on phone conversations in the U.S. without a court-ordered warrant [Jan. 9]. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Those who are up in arms about the secret spying on people with known links to al-Qaeda would be the first to blame the President for not preventing another attack. I am not an apologist for Bush, but he did get this one right. Terrorists need to know they can't use our eavesdropping laws against us. The President...
...have no issue with anyone listeningto my phone calls or reading my mail if it means I will be safe when I take the subway or get on an airplane. The only people who don't support Bush's move to monitor communications are people with things to hide. DEBORAH COZEOLINO New York City...
...host of technical issues including GIS mapping, information and database technology, and voter registration and education. “We are providing three types of assistance to the Palestinian Authority,” Blanc, who graduated from Harvard with a degree in government, said in a phone interview from Gaza. “We are working with the CEC on a variety of technical issues, with the PLC on drafting electoral laws, and with the donor and diplomatic community on reform and making sure they know where their money is going.” The Jan. 25 election...
ClubFunding did not respond to repeated e-mails and phone calls seeking comment...