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...from an Argentine Baptist minister, Witt said that “if we are not part of planting the trees of the future, we do not deserve to stand in the shade of the trees of the past.” Witt oversaw the elevation of FEMA to a Cabinet-level agency under former President Clinton. He lambasted the Bush administration for gutting the agency and criticized the rise of political appointments at agencies such as FEMA. “Our country has never seen a response that failed so bad,” Witt said of the government?...
...bureaucratic power. So is the P.M. a one-man band? Howard rejects any notion that he's all-knowing or ever-present. First, he says, it's impossible these days to keep track of all the information flooding into his office. Second, he's restored the preeminent role of Cabinet, which has collectively taken all the major decisions. "Obviously I have views, and I'm not suggesting for a moment that those views aren't listened to," he says. "But I've tried not to build a presidential prime ministership." Conservative politicians marvel at his genius; high-profile figures across...
...Upset Victory After the militant organization Hamas won a clear majority of the seats in the Palestinian parliament [Feb. 6], its critics immediately denounced the election results. The Israeli Cabinet said it will not negotiate with a Palestinian administration that calls for the destruction of the state of Israel. If Israel wants peace, it and the world at large should accept the election results. Hamas won on not only its political agenda but also its social and welfare programs. It is counterproductive and unrealistic for the U.S. not to continue financial assistance to the Palestinians. Hamas members like Omar Hamayel...
...prospects of peace in the Middle East. Other readers hoped that governing would force Hamas to eventually moderate its anti-Israeli policies After the militant organization Hamas won a clear majority of the seats in the Palestinian parliament [Feb. 6], its critics immediately denounced the election results. The Israeli Cabinet said it will not negotiate with a Palestinian administration that calls for the destruction of the state of Israel. If Israel wants peace, it and the world at large should accept the election results. Hamas won on not only its political agenda but also its social and welfare programs...
...from the Olympics for 10 years (although he always claimed it was not doping but a form of paramedical disease prevention). Now there was evidence that Mayer was staying with the Austrian team during the Games and was perhaps up to his old tricks. Pescante, a 67-year-old Cabinet Under-Secretary for Sport who is also an International Olympic Committee (i.o.c.) member, told Time the organization "felt provoked" by Mayer's presence after he'd been denied official Olympic accreditation. Although Pescante said he was "just passing the information on" to the Carabinieri, Olympic officials were well aware that...