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...executive branch need not publicize plans for continuing basic government services beyond a small number of key officials who would actually implement them. But it is vital that the executive branch work with Congress to develop a plan to reconstitute all branches of government in the wake of a catastrophic attack. This includes how a new Congress would be elected if the capitol were destroyed and how the Supreme Court would be selected if a number of the justices were killed. In the case of a nuclear attack on Washington, Americans would be quite reasonably nervous about their safety...
...strengths of the Saudi proposal is that it does not establish the right of return for all Palestinians as a prerequisite for beginning negotiations. Because Israel will never accept both full refugee right of return and a contiguous Palestinian state, flexibility on the refugee issue is vital to reaching a compromise solution. But the idea that Israel should recognize a contiguous Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza with minor border adjustments is a solid basis on which to build a more comprehensive peace. In the end, agreements involving refugees, control of Jerusalem and security guarantees should closely resemble...
...Bono says, he has given up on music as a political force. He believes his work negotiating in political back rooms is more vital and effective than singing in sold-out stadiums. "Poetry makes nothing happen," the poet W.H. Auden once wrote, and Bono wistfully agrees. "I'm tired of dreaming. I'm into doing at the moment. It's, like, let's only have goals that we can go after. U2 is about the impossible. Politics is the art of the possible. They're very different, and I'm resigned to that now. Music's the thing that stopped...
...Bono says, he has given up on music as a political force. He believes his work negotiating in political back rooms is more vital and effective than singing in sold-out stadiums. "Poetry makes nothing happen," the poet W.H. Auden once wrote, and Bono wistfully agrees. "I'm tired of dreaming. I'm into doing at the moment. It's, like, let's only have goals that we can go after. U2 is about the impossible. Politics is the art of the possible. They're very different, and I'm resigned to that now. Music's the thing that stopped...
...Barroso is certain he will win on March 17; "the question is by how much." It is a vital question. If he cannot pass the 115-seat mark - and that would require the PSD to score another 35 seats - he could be in a similar fix to the one that led Guterres...