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...Still, as his defense white paper makes clear, Australia can no longer be confident that it can rely forever on American military protection, as it has since the alliance was forged in some of the most terrible fighting of World War II. The U.S. has many calls on its resources, and Australia is a rich country that can help its allies by helping to look after itself. While in Perth, Rudd visited a navy base where the H.M.A.S. Collins submarine had docked. Descending into the claustrophobic space, Rudd gave a pep talk to seamen who often spend three months...
...Warsaw Pact - has been a dreadful blow to Russian pride. Dimitri Simes, president of the Nixon Center, believes a quiet agreement is possible: "Privately, Obama can tell the Russians that there are no plans to let these countries join NATO ... but [Russia] can help by making it clear [it] will not attack or destabilize any of [its] neighbors." Even a private agreement, though, would risk being interpreted as a betrayal by those in Georgia and Ukraine who seek the protection of NATO membership. Nor would it go down well in Congress, where there is broad bipartisan sympathy for both nations...
...changing. Africa still has too many catastrophes, places like Darfur, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia. But in other parts of the continent - Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania and much of southern Africa - a new generation of African leaders has embraced democracy and the rule of law, and is making clear a preference for business and self-reliance over aid. Despite the global downturn, the International Monetary Fund predicts sub-Saharan Africa will grow by an average of 1.5% this year. Seven African countries will grow by 5% or more, with Liberia expecting 4.9% growth in 2009 and 7.5% next year...
...ultimate impact of Sherbini's death remains uncertain, but what's clear is that Egypt will continue to hold the murdered pharmacist up as a martyr as long as someone, or some group, finds it useful to do so. "The debate could be taken in any direction at the moment," says Hamalawy. "It depends on the actors on the ground ... and how they are going to mobilize around...
...lots - fees intended for cemeteries' long-term maintenance. In many states, there is no single agency, government or independent, that keeps up-to-date records of how many human bodies are buried or cremated on a cemetery's grounds or the names of the buried. It isn't even clear how many plots have been sold at Burr Oak; on Saturday, officials put the figure at roughly 100,000. Many of the records - including maps to eight of the cemetery's 10 sections - appear to have been intentionally destroyed. There is also no standard process of checking the backgrounds...