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...derides as "the headless heart." Perhaps most controversially, he argues for military intervention in civil conflicts, citing as an example the British army's decisive 2001 rout of Sierra Leone's vicious Revolutionary United Front, which was infamous for recruiting child soldiers and wantonly butchering civilians. These aggressive steps aren't just a moral imperative; they also make economic sense, since, Collier estimates, a failed state costs its neighbors an average of $64 billion in military spending and lost trade, and can spread dysfunction far beyond its borders (for a prime example of the latter, see Afghanistan). These arguments impel...
...with sales slowed, builders are reverting to rentals. In the second half of 2007, some 62,300 apartments will be added, double that of the first six months, according to real estate tracker Reis. In the short term, that gives renters the advantage, since their numbers aren't growing as fast as the apartment count is. "In some cases, vacancy rates are going up," says Reis chief economist Sam Chandan. Unless you're in a tight market like New York City or San Jose, Calif., you might be able to win a free month or other concessions...
...biggest loser is likely to be the LDP itself, the party that has dominated Japan for nearly the entire postwar era. Though it holds, along with coalition partners, a two-thirds majority in the Diet's Lower House, and new elections aren't scheduled until Sept. 2009, sagging public support means that the next Prime Minister will almost certainly be forced to call early polls. Barring a new leader who can engineer a miracle turnaround - something none of the well-worn LDP candidates seem capable of - the party could well be tossed out of government altogether. "Abe has thrown...
...elders of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ireland aren't usually on the streets of Belfast at 2 a.m., an hour more associated with sin than with the business of their church. So, when they emerged from the Martyrs Memorial Church after a five-hour meeting Saturday to make an announcement, the time of day alone was an indication that something unusual was afoot...
...gave in to the opinion that I should seek counseling. I sat in a psychiatrist's office crying while she tapped away on her laptop and asked such ridiculous questions as "Are you depressed?" and "Are you sad?" My responses were along the lines of "My husband just died. Aren't I supposed to feel this way?" She declared I was - surprise! - clinically depressed and shoved a few prescriptions at me. I took them for about two weeks until I realized I needed to feel the grief. I threw out the pills and dealt with my sadness without the numbing...