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Whenever a Supreme Court Justice leaves the bench--as Justice David Souter said on May 1 he would do--it causes tumult. As President Barack Obama prepares to name a replacement, his opponents gird for an attack. The Senate, which must confirm the nominee, leans heavily in Obama's favor. But between committee hearings, interest-group lobbying and the occasional scandal, any Supreme Court nomination can be an arduous process...
Netanyahu wants Iran to be as much on President Barack Obama's mind as it is on his. On May 18, when the Israeli leader pays his first visit to the Obama White House, he will seek a pledge that the U.S. will do everything in its power--diplomatically, economically and perhaps militarily--to stop Iran from building nukes. Otherwise, Netanyahu is expected to drop the hint that Israel will take out Iran's nuclear installations by itself, regardless of the shock waves that would send through the world. A poll by Bar-Ilan University showed that 66% of Israelis...
Then a new source of hope appeared. Two days after his Inauguration, Barack Obama made his campaign pledge to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, into an Executive Order. Quickly, the prison's backers made a new pitch: Why not house some of those 240 detainees at Two Rivers? On April 21, Hardin's city council passed a resolution to entice the detainees its way, saying it could provide a "safe and secure environment, pending trial and/or deportation...
...first 100 days, President Barack Obama has had to address such issues as torture, pirates, increasing unemployment, trouble in the Big Three car companies and corruption on Wall Street [May 4]. And yet for the first time in a long while, I have seen Americans begin to have hope for a stronger America. Congratulations, Mr. President, for giving Americans something they were seeking and sorely lacking. Anthony P. Johnson, PHILADELPHIA...
...from the TV footage, at least, it appears that the Pakistani military is finally taking the fight to the Taliban. It was probably no coincidence that the assault began as Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Washington for a summit with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and President Barack Obama. Zardari brought a long wish list: he wants aid, military hardware and training...