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...falls even the mainstream leaders are having to take notice. Steinmeier has recently hinted that he would pull troops out by 2013, though in a pre-election debate with Merkel he hedged his bets, saying that he merely wanted to "create the conditions" by 2013 so a "withdrawal could begin." Unsurprisingly, Merkel herself has suggested it might be time to draw up a timetable for a pullout. (See pictures of British soldiers in Afghanistan...
...been quietly pushing the Iraqi government to begin a process of national reconciliation to reduce the risk of sectarian violence as the U.S. withdraws its forces. But Maliki's decision to blame Younis for the August bombings and demand Syria extradite him is a sign that he has no interest in negotiating with former Baathists, says Fadil al Roubai, an Iraqi political analyst in Syria. "It's a political accusation to keep Syria from pushing Iraq to engage this wing in the political process," he says. (See pictures of U.S. troops' 6 years in Iraq...
...Should patients be nervous? Scientists have for years been examining the patient risk associated with a changeover of medical staff. Smaller studies conducted over the past two decades in Britain and the U.S. - where researchers label it the "July phenomenon," after the month in which medical students usually begin training - have often proved inconclusive. (See pictures from an X-ray studio...
...Aylin and his colleagues are keen to test the link further. One problem: tracking admissions for a longer period before and after junior doctors begin work might offer a more reliable sample; extend the monitoring period too far, though, and the two groups soon overlap. Plenty more for researchers to ponder, then - except those on their first...
Harvard spokeswoman Lauren Marshall emphasized that the state’s latest announcement “changes very little regarding the state of Harvard’s property at the moment” and that it would be “premature” to begin planning in Allston Landing South, where CSX operates its Beacon Park railyard. But she noted that discussions with the State and CSX “provide optimism that...opportunities for regional economic benefit from this property are closer to a reality...