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Already, there are signs that Hillary's attitude about economic policy is slightly different from the ex-President's. While her husband was an ardent free trader who talked with guarded optimism about the global economy, Hillary voted against the Central American Free Trade Agreement last June and has spent a lot of time meeting with economists and other experts to develop strategies for retaining the U.S.'s dwindling manufacturing base, in part because it forms the economic base of upstate New York...
...answers. TIME accompanied him last week on a whirlwind round of parleys with the key political players, providing a glimpse into how he navigates through the complexities of Iraqi politics. He revealed plans to hold a conference at which he hopes to press Iraq's political leaders to reach agreement on a new, pluralistic government of national unity. "We'll work together day and night until we finish the job," he says. Khalilzad told TIME that if the conference succeeds and the parties settle other disputed issues, the U.S. may be able to pull out some troops this year...
...joint effort to address global environmental and energy issues, Harvard’s Center for International Development (CID) and the Italian Ministry for the Environment and Territory signed an agreement on Wednesday to create a fund of $2.5 million for sustainable development at the Kennedy School of Government. The project is the result of an initiative sponsored by the Italian government to work on environmental protection issues, focusing on efficient energy use and the promotion of economic growth. Italian Ministry General Director Corrado Clini said the fund resulted from discussions with the Kennedy School about its work in sustainable development...
...would allow warrantless wiretaps and other electronic surveillance of people linked to groups plotting terrorist acts against the United States, while making a start at restoring legislative control over a White House that claims to be above the law in times of war. And since this is simply an agreement among Senate Republicans-the bill has an uncertain future, at best-there is no guarantee that other actors in Congress won't make the fence higher, or for that matter, lower...
...Still, it's not entirely clear how much the Senate's action will really matter. The agreement will have to pass muster in the House of Representatives, which has been much less enthusiastic about the reforms - somewhat surprisingly, since the members of Congress closest to Abramoff were mainly House Republicans. New House Majority Leader John Boehner has pushed for a go-slow approach on the reforms, although he says the House will take them up over the next month. Boehner and House Speaker Dennis Hastert had publicly disagreed about a proposed ban on private travel, although Boehner has now suggested...