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...Secretary of Defense Robert Gates-associated with pragmatic decision makers inside the Administration-has signaled he would like to close Guantanamo. Since replacing Donald Rumsfeld, an architect of the faltering Iraq war, Gates has begun to remake the U.S. military command, replacing key figures associated with failures in Iraq, notably Peter Pace, Rumsfeld's choice to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as the Army leader of Central Command, which directs the Iraq theater and its adjacencies...
...understand the latest barrage in the culture wars that have begun to rage in this traditionally conservative country, it helps to know that Vijayavargiya is a member of the opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which makes a regular show of acting outraged over sex and perceived slights against the nation. It's also worth knowing that except for a few fellow politicians, no one else has so far complained about the vibrating ring, whose packaging promises "a 20-minute joyride through the realms of vibrating pleasure." Indeed, Hindustan Latex has sold about 130,000 of the $3 packs...
...Hurricane Katrina hit. That day, says P.J. Crowley, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, Chertoff "didn't understand his job. He was shocked to realize he was responsible for more than security." Chertoff disagrees, saying he knew the existing disaster-response plans were flawed and had begun to fix them, but it turned out to be too late. Nonetheless, Chertoff was the man responsible for overseeing the response effort that now symbolizes tragic government dysfunction...
...hand him over, a possible first step towards his release - although this claim could not be verified. Hamas could further calm the atmosphere with Israel by freeing Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, kidnapped last summer. And on the Israeli side, some pragmatists in the country's intelligence circles have begun giving voice to the unspeakable: that Israel may have no choice but to deal with the new lords of Gaza...
...Britain's larger supermarket chains have also begun catering to the changing appetite. Tesco, the country's biggest retailer, stocks organic meat, bread and dairy products, while Marks & Spencer, has long offered organic produce, and now sells a "Super Wholefood Salad" to compete for 'healthy' lunchtime business...