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...expecting to drive into Baghdad suddenly and seize it in a coup de main." - On the military's approach to conquering Iraq's capital (TIME, April...
...everyone sees it that way. Fernando Justo, who works for an organization that certifies the Portuguese pigs of Presunto de Barrancos, hinted darkly at the "economic interests" behind the Russian ban, by which, one imagines, he can only mean a sort of ham protectionism. Taking advantage of a break in the proceedings to snack on a ham sandwich, he said: "People who are less educated will give it up at first. But that will pass...
...from over. Italian police in the southern city of Bari announced that they are holding two French nationals whom authorities call "top-level point men" for "al-Qaeda in Europe" and who were allegedly plotting kamikaze strikes in France and the U.K. - including one purportedly targeting the Charles de Gaulle airport. Counter-terrorism authorities in Paris tell TIME, meanwhile, that they believe the pair is only one part of a wider jihadist network that is active in Europe and remains under watch in several countries...
...Treasury has also loaned $5 billion to GMAC, GM's auto financing partner, and another $1.5 billion to Chrysler Financial, which once financed Chrysler vehicles. Chrysler Financial is now being de-commissioned since GMAC will take over the financing of Chrysler vehicles under President Obama's plan to reorganize the automaker into a joint venture with Fiat. (Read "Porsche and VW Agree to a Merger...
...Following Souter’s announcement, Sonia Sotomayor, an Hispanic federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, immediately became the de facto frontrunner to replace him. Other names that have been proffered include Virginia Representative Bobby Scott, an African American being promoted by the Congressional Black Caucus, and former Dean of Stanford Law School Kathleen Sullivan, a lesbian being promoted by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund...