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...sounded cautious, and who can blame her? Than Shwe "remains impervious to the appeal of reform or compromise with the opposition because he wishes at all costs to maintain a personal monopoly on power," says Seekins. So will a fresh diplomatic onslaught work? The new U.S. approach on Burma is the product of a White House that stresses diplomacy over confrontation. "It's more a change in tactics than overall strategy," says Fink. Also driving the policy review are Washington's concerns over China's influence over Burma and Than Shwe's apparent nuclear ambitions. Seekins believes Washington risks overestimating...
...than two dozen pro-life House Democrats have also vowed to vote against reform legislation because of it - might suggest that the White House dropped the ball. But while Obama's outreach to the USCCB has left much to be desired, the bishops deserve a fair share of the blame for the continuing stalemate. If anything, their inconsistent approach to the issue created confusion that has hampered Democratic attempts to accommodate their concerns...
...congressional Democrats can't find a way to appease the USCCB - and their appetite for compromise may be limited given the sense that the standard has shifted - the bishops could find themselves openly opposing a cause they have long championed. If that happens, they will have themselves to blame as much as anyone else...
...David Ludwig, who directs the Optimal Weight for Life program at Children's Hospital Boston, says there's plenty of blame to go around. "Parents have a responsibility, but it's also society's responsibility - the national government spending billions of dollars on farm subsidies for poor-quality foods, communities placing their priorities on development revenue rather than parks, cutbacks to school nutrition," he says. "All this is unfair to the kids...
...This is now also about Punjab, one surmises. A second chapter in the development of militancy in Pakistan has opened." More forcefully than ever before, the last ten days have raised urgency about the threat that Pakistan's heartlands face from within. "This is not something that we can blame on other forces," adds Hashmi. "It has been fostered by our internal politics and strategy...