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...Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, says "the military and these other institutions are greatly respected." Hence the Democrats' netting a former CIA officer in Illinois and a former FBI agent in Minnesota, whistle-blower Coleen Rowley, who testified about mistakes the bureau made before Sept. 11. But the Dems' biggest coup may involve a different kind of uniform: former Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler has agreed to run in his native North Carolina. --By Perry Bacon...
...What about a military coup? That's always been my fear. I have to monitor that part of it. Right now, I have to take the word of the commanders. I think it will not be that way. We haven't reached that kind of crisis yet. It's basically an economic crisis...
...threats are emerging every day. In 1998, for instance, India and Pakistan joined the nuclear armed club-which was worrying enough to the world. But 18 months later, Pakistan underwent a military coup, ejecting the Prime Minister and replacing him with a general. In its case it seems unlikely that the new government is going to nuke anyone, but the coup was a reminder to policy planners of how quickly a situation that just looks "bad" can get worse. Russia's thousands of warheads remain a worry, and some of the more concerned analysts fear that the country is just...
...compels us to feign disgust. We have to go through the motions of being scandalized. One side of our schizophrenic political culture must be appeased. After we are done with the ceremonial self-flagellation (or, if I am mistaken, a more emphatic purging such as People Power or a coup), we will settle back to a comfortable regime of elastic rules and mediated processes. It is our culture?and our fate...
...government is still hoping for growth of around 5% this year?if the Arroyo crisis doesn't drag on. But it may prove hard to hang on with so little support from businessmen and her former Cabinet members. The Philippines may avoid a nonconstitutional overthrow like a military coup or another People Power revolt if Arroyo chooses to surrender power to her Vice President, former news broadcaster Noli de Castro. But De Castro, who served as a Senator before becoming Vice President last year, is best known to the public for his television career, not for accomplishments in office...