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DENNIS ROSS Former U.S. envoy to the Middle East: Sharon was always governed by what he thought would make Israel strongest and most secure. He once said to me when we were talking about whether it was possible to reach agreement on the issues of Jerusalem, refugees and borders with the Palestinians, "We can't do what they want, and they can't do what we want." Did that mean that nothing would be done? No, because that would not serve Israel's interests. He knew that there...
...European countries that feed off the same pipeline and already pay the market price. European Union powers like Germany, Russia’s largest energy importer, and Italy saw their flows reduced by more than a third and, with U.S. backing, pressed Moscow to reach a stabilizing agreement with Ukraine. At a time when thre is reduced oil production in Iraq, and Norway is already pumping oil at full power, there was no excess capacity from which Europe could benefit. Clearly, the pressure was on. Not surprisingly, the involved parties swiftly reached an agreement—featuring gradual price increases...
...Nearly $11.5 million in secret kickbacks was funneled by Scanlon back to Abramoff, according to court papers filed last week, as the man who was once one of Washington's highest-paid lobbyists pleaded guilty to fraud, tax evasion and a conspiracy to bribe public officials. Abramoff's plea agreement admits to expansive schemes to defraud not just the Coushattas but also three other tribes and the lobbying firm Abramoff worked for, and it acknowledges buying off public officials, in part by laundering his clients' funds through legitimate-sounding think tanks and public-policy groups, some of which Abramoff...
...Coushattas' tale is only a small piece of an investigation that, with the 46-year-old Abramoff's agreement last week to cooperate with federal prosecutors, could become one of the biggest corruption probes in U.S. history, possibly putting dozens of lawmakers in legal or political jeopardy. It has already netted Scanlon, 35, who pleaded guilty to similar charges in November and is also cooperating. In an internal e-mail obtained by TIME, the director of the FBI's Washington field office, Michael Mason, congratulated some 15 agents and 15 support staff members under him on the case...
...Curb Your Cravings Food cravings are common and problematic, because they can lead to overeating that undermines health and promotes obesity. But there's not much agreement about what their cause may be or how to manage them...