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...brought to Panetta's attention sooner because it was not operational. "It's a capability that wasn't being used, so it wasn't a front-burner issue," says the official. Another retired official familiar with the details of the secret program says, "It would have been a big deal if it was operational, but since it was not, it's not a big deal." (Watch TIME's video about the risks of relying on chatter...
...appealingly simple vision, but also a cynical one. Any final agreement between Arabs and Israelis will require them to share some territory - in Jerusalem, for instance - to which both can make rightful claims. Insisting on physical separation as a prerequisite for a peace deal is a safe way to ensure that one is never struck. Lieberman's views may be finding acceptance in the Israeli mainstream. But they are not the way to forge a lasting peace in the Middle East...
...provocative assault on the "imperious" court and its tightening grip on governmental power. Unaccountable Justices have seized the right to overturn acts of Congress--an authority not found in the Constitution--and increasingly thwart the popular will, Burns argues. From blocking Reconstruction-era civil rights to slowing the New Deal, the court's pro-business ideologues have time and again created "a chokepoint for progressive reforms." More recently, the divisive Bush v. Gore ruling and far-right Roberts Court offer Burns little comfort. His partisan analysis will have dissenters, but Burns' elegant volume merits attention for its depth and scope...
...doing their part to make this most ambitious undertaking a reality. But no one actually thinks that the hospitals - or for that matter other key players like pharmaceutical manufacturers or doctors - are giving up something for nothing. On the contrary, any health-reform package passed by Congress will likely deal a major blow to an upstart competitor of many hospitals. (Read "Cutting Health-Care Costs by Putting Doctors on a Budget...
...first time it's quite clear exactly who is in charge in Iran: a relatively small number of hard-line politicians backed by Supreme Leader Ayatullah Khamenei and the security services that support them. They are the very people who have the power to deliver on a deal, because they are the ones in control of Iran's controversial policies, especially the nuclear program, and Iran's ongoing support for the anti-Israel militant groups Hamas and Hizballah. (See pictures of heartbreak in the Middle East...