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...argument is getting stronger, however, that this is a short-sighted bargain for the U.S. Beyond the terrorism risks, Washington's failure to control the nation's borders has a painful impact on workers at the bottom of the ladder and, increasingly, those further up the income scale. The system holds down the pay of American workers and rewards the illegals and the businesses that hire them. It breeds anger and resentment among citizens who can't understand why illegal aliens often receive government-funded health care, education benefits and subsidized housing. In border communities, the masses of incoming illegals...
...than done. Removing Silverstein would mean a protracted legal fight that would likely only push back the already delayed finish date for the WTC. At least some members of the Port Authority commission would prefer to buy the entire project back, though Silverstein would surely drive a very hard bargain. For now both sides are back at the table, and the Freedom Tower's completion date has been pushed back...
MISTRUST OF IRAN'S INTENTIONS HAS soured the Bush Administration and the Europeans on any deal that would allow Tehran to retain enrichment capacities. U.S. attitudes have hardened in response to Ahmadinejad, and Washington seems to have little interest in any grand bargain that would offer the theocratic regime security guarantees. Thus diplomacy for the moment is centered on the U.N. But even if Iran fails to accept demands that it submit to involuntary inspections, the challenge of reaching consensus on sanctions with real teeth could take months, if it can be achieved at all. The search is already...
...brutal dictator. That's good. But if the end result will be to trade him for chaos and a new haven for terror in the middle east, that's a bad bargain for America's security...
CLEANING HOUSE In his 2004 plea bargain, ex--Enron CFO Andrew Fastow forfeited $29 million, including his Galveston, Texas, home, which the feds sold for $595,000 last year...