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...Russia--for refusing to accept Israel's existence, renounce violence and adhere to past peace accords signed by Israel and the Palestinians. And yet Hamas still gained support, largely because Abbas failed to rid himself of the corrupt officials that had turned the Fatah movement into a band of gangsters and mercenaries. To Palestinians, Hamas seemed disciplined and more honest, and Palestinians blamed the U.S. and Israel, not the Islamists, for the boycott's miseries. Meanwhile, Hamas sought and received backing from two of Israel's chief nemeses, Iran and Syria...
...dramatic, surprise trip by U.S. envoy Christopher Hill to Pyongyang after the regime's promise about nuclear inspection - all part of a recent slew of backing-and-forthing between the Hermit Kingdom and the rest of the world - there is a lot of head-banging nowadays among that small band of masochists...
...does not believe the stronger than expected showing by the Socialists in this second round of voting diminishes Sarkozy's mandate. "The good news for the Socialists is they're really the only party on the left still standing anymore, and could by default become the party all leftist band around to mount a counter-offensive," Duhamel says. "The bad news is the Socialists have refused to regroup, reform, and put internal rivalries past them for years now, and only have two years ahead of the next [national] election to pull that off." That electoral test will...
PUNK-POP PIONEERS: Without even an album to promote, the Police first toured the U.S. in the summer of '78. Fans approved, and when the album Outlandos d'Amour came out, it rose to No. 23 on U.S. charts. This year's reunion marks the band's 30th anniversary...
ROAD WARRIORS: Gen Xers could not get enough of Dave Matthews Band in the '90s, when the group released two major live albums from its summer tours. Its albums aren't chart-toppers now, but DMB still has a strong following. Its '07 tour kicks off in July...