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...their posts on an interim basis. Putin, who has a near-unassailable lead in the polls, has two weeks to name Kasyanov's successor. Pat on the Back LIBYA The U.S. government lifted its 23-year ban on travel to Libya as a reward for Tripoli 's decision to abandon its nuclear-weapons program. The widely-anticipated move was briefly put on hold when Libyan Prime Minister Shokri Ghanem denied his country's responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing, but went ahead when the Libyan government disavowed Ghanem's comments. Long Wait for Justice ZIMBABWE The year-long treason trial...
...Bush’s pattern of offending the rest of the world in pursuit of some dubious objective. And now that the U.S. is out of the ABM treaty and Russia has responded, the only thing America has gained from missile defense is a deeper deficit. Bush should abandon missile defense now and focus on worthy priorities...
...Padgett: Although Aristide's failure to deliver on any of his promises has prompted even many of the poorest Haitians to abandon the man they once affectionately called "Titid," he still has a lot of support in the capital, Port au Prince. There's some question about how much of this is legitimate support and how much is expressed by armed groups in the pay of the government. But it's pretty clear that when and if the rebels advance on the capital, it's going to get ugly. It won't be nearly as easy for them as capturing...
...label of engineering excellence. Last week, German Transport Minister Manfred Stolpe canceled the government's €5.4 billion contract for a high-tech motorway toll scheme for trucks after the system operator, Toll Collect, failed to solve technical problems with the trucks' onboard GPS units. The decision to abandon the ill-fated venture - it was scheduled to start in August 2003 before being postponed - is an embarrassment for the top players behind it. Deutsche Telekom and DaimlerChrysler had banked on the system as a possible export. Since Toll Collect refuses to pay full damages for the €6.5 billion shortfall...
Rosenthal also offered two Medicare-managed care plans: Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan’s First Seniority Program and Tufts Health Plan’s Secure Horizons, both of which would require users to abandon UHS in favor of a new primary health provider...