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Fine concepts, but would they work in practice? Gary Samore, a National Security Council staff member in the Clinton Administration, says he cannot imagine Iraqis tolerating an American governor for more than a couple of months. Others say the real danger is not that the U.S. would stay too long but that it wouldn't stay long enough. Democracy, says Amin Huweidi, a former Egyptian ambassador to Iraq, can't be imposed on Iraq "with the push of a button. It's a building-up process that takes a long time." Many Europeans agree and see in Afghanistan the unsatisfying...
Rather than answer some of the specific questions posed by reporters at his Thursday night press conference, President Bush stuck relentlessly to a series of familiar talking points about Iraq: Saddam Hussein has failed to disarm; he represents an imminent danger to America and its allies and the cost of inaction is greater than any risk posed by going to war; the world, and Iraq in particular, will be a better place without Saddam's regime. But given the timing of the press conference - on the eve of yet another presentation to the divided UN Security Council by chief weapons...
...can’t bet Social Security benefits directly on these propositions. The reality is that we already have a lot more at stake than just pension funds. The fate of our country is on the table whether we like it or not, and if we underestimate the danger of the war or misjudge the threat from Iraq, we will end up paying our bookie in blood, not dollars. That’s a scary prospect to face, but even more troubling is the fact that until we bet their money on it, there will still be people out there...
Landry passed around a list of Jewish and Christian groups in the country that support varying degrees of legal abortion, from groups that support it only in cases of rape or danger to a mother’s life, to groups that support it regardless of circumstances...
There's no way to predict exactly how long the facilities will hold the attention of the 18-and-under set, but signs suggest the trend is in no danger of waning soon. The toy company Sport-Fun last Christmas saw its foam-covered barbells and brightly colored treadmills for kids as young as 4 land on the Toy Industry Association's Top 50 People's Choice nominee list. As if that weren't enough, My Gym, a growing national chain of activity centers, offers stretching and other wee workouts for "terrific tots" (2 to 3 years), "waddlers...