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...afford. They had a point; poor developing nations are often priced out of needed medicines, and they're likely to be the last in line for vaccine during a pandemic. Desperate to get the supply of samples flowing once more, WHO officials came to Jakarta in late March to broker a deal, assuring Indonesia that their samples would not be given to drug companies without the government's permission. Indonesia seemed to agree to resume sharing, but a month and a half later, the WHO says it still has yet to receive any virus samples from Jakarta...
...than any other Republican gubernatorial candidate in recent history. So far the Crist approach is working: his approval rating is at 73%. That's one more reason the presidential candidates from both parties will soon be showing up at Crist's door, where they will find a new power broker both parties can talk...
...means nuclear power or fuel-efficient cars, if the entire world used energy like Japan, global carbon emissions would be lower. But the Japanese have always been high-tech leaders; what's new is the idea that Japan could take a political leadership position on climate change, working to broker the pacts that will replace Kyoto when the Accord, which the Bush Administration rejected, expires...
Competition from direct lending should lead to greater efficiency overall, but it won't close the gap families face between what college costs and what aid is available. One short-term effect of the current scrutiny is that schools may be too afraid to try to broker better deals for students. "So you're on your own, parents, on finding that extra $4,000 you need this year beyond the federal limit," says an executive at an association of private colleges. But, alas, dear readers, the question of why college costs so much in the first place is another story...
...interests for the U.S. to act as an intermediary between Israel and Hamas, which will require speaking directly to both sides, dealing with people who are perfectly comfortable issuing pro forma statements about Israeli "atrocities." Actually, President Giuliani would be ideally positioned, in a Nixon-to-China way, to broker a Middle East peace deal. The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently told me that he considers Giuliani a trusted friend. If Rudy said, "Ehud, time to talk," could Olmert say no? But would Giuliani ever have the patience to stow his combative moral absolutism and do the diplomatic dance...