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...Absent some form of shock therapy, the administration's efforts to start a regional political dialogue at a summit that was to have been held in June - but has now been postponed - may simply drift into oblivion. The Israelis insist they won't talk to Arafat, and it remains abundantly clear that no Palestinian will step forward to negotiate with Israel. Much now depends on what transpires over the next week when Bush meets first with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, and then with Sharon. Bush is unlikely to hear much that will please him. The question is, what will...
...thoughtful, balanced congressional inquiry can identify the pre-Sept. 11 structural and bureaucratic impediments to information sharing and better coordination across the government, and can recommend changes that improve our defenses against terrorism. But using fragments of information as ammunition against the President, the CIA, the FBI and others--absent context--will only delay tackling the real problems...
...Paula Marshall of "Snoops" and "Cupid"; Farina of "Buddy Faro"; Gedrick of "EZ Streets," Falcone" and "The Beast"; Mark Feuerstein of "Conrad Bloom." But perhaps the most disturbing trend of all, should it hold up throughout the week: at the NBC after-party, the little chicken kebabs were conspicuously absent...
...same sort of personality-cult leader as himself, and has already transferred much of the day-to-day running of government into the hands of a younger generation of leaders such as National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon, Council of Ministers Secretary Carlos Lage, and Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque. Absent the strong hand of the "maximum leader," his successors may be more inclined to govern more collectively. The real question, however, is whether and how they'll try to open up their economy and political system. And the pressure to do both is mounting...
...Absent Hendricks, there’s no telling what Walsh could have done. Junior Kenon Ronz, a starter last year, has been situational reliever all season, and in fact came in to retire lefties at key points late in each of yesterday’s games. Senior third baseman Nick Carter has one career start under his belt, and freshman A.J. Solomine had been been hit hard in relief on Saturday...