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...whole, is a good thing. But it is not the only thing - and it does not grant the writer freedom to become the story. I think Gonzo, which is wonderfully rich in historical footage, needs some skeptics, some voices suggesting that maybe, just maybe, Thompson was part of the problem, not the solution, when America flirted briefly with revolution (or was it merely anarchy?), leaving consequences that continue to resonate today - and not always to our advantage...
...message Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani delivers to President Bush when they meet in Washington at the end of July. "If they do a raid and they find No. 3 or No. 4 or No. 5 but don't get bin Laden, it's going to be a real problem," says the official. Risking Pakistan instability, however, may be the only way for the President to get a different answer to his routine Thursday-morning question...
...public land agency: "We have land, we have water, we have human resources. And we're open to all possibilities. But there must be open access to European markets for these products. If there is, I can sign my name to a document that there will be no problem of emigrants. People here just need a job." It will take more than a presidential photo op in Paris to find them one. But it may be a start...
There are signs that Europe has awakened to the problem. On June 2, for instance, the University of Toulouse 1 inaugurated the Toulouse School of Economics, offering English-language graduate courses, thanks to $52 million in donations from corporate donors. A change in French law last year granted state-run institutions like Toulouse more autonomy, so such fund-raising efforts could become widespread in France. In Germany, where local governments have been free to levy tuition fees since 2005, federal and local governments have earmarked some $3 billion to promote excellence in research at selected universities through to 2011. Others...
...TIME poll of Catholic voters reveals that Kmiec is part of a broader pattern. Although Obama was thought to have a "Catholic problem" during the Democratic primaries, in which Hillary Clinton won a majority of Catholic votes, he has pulled even with John McCain among that constituency - Obama now polls 44% to his G.O.P. opponent...