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...Despite the absence of traditional combat and constant violence during the later stages of the war, the prospects of IED attacks, direct fire from insurgents, and mortar attack still loom...
...market then expanded into structured finance, such as CDOs, that contained pools of mortgages. It also exploded into the secondary market, where speculative investors, hedge funds and others would buy and sell CDS instruments from the sidelines without having any direct relationship with the underlying investment. "They're betting on whether the investments will succeed or fail," said Pincus. "It's like betting on a sports event. The game is being played and you're not playing in the game, but people all over the country are betting on the outcome...
...campaign, but where are the details of his programs? Is he waiting to see which way the wind blows before he enlightens the public with clear, concise and executable programs? We cannot afford on-the-job training and haphazardly laid out plans. We need a leader as direct and consistent as any politician can be in today's world of special-interest groups and demographically conflicting views and needs. Clinton brings to the table detailed programs and objectives. She might not be so exciting, but she is definitely what the doctor ordered. Barry Stevens, Arlington, Texas...
...past three years, independent filmmakers have faced growing obstacles in obtaining permits and funding to make their movies. "Politics has a direct impact on my art. I can't stay indifferent. Either I get involved or I lose," she says, sitting in her office that she has temporarily converted into the Artists' Headquarters of Reformists. For her plan of action, Hekmat spent one and a half days on the phone and got the signatures of more than 170 of some of Iran's most renowned film people on a pro-reform statement - the first time that a collective statement...
...ground offensive in Gaza that would end up with scores of Palestinian civilians and many Israeli soldiers dead, but wouldn't necessarily stop the rockets. Olmert can also take heart from last month's poll by the liberal daily Haaretz, which found that 64% of Israelis support direct talks with Hamas. The Prime Minister was recently in Ashkelon, the southern port now in the range of Hamas's Grad rockets, and was shown how schoolkids, who have no bunkers, have learned to scurry under their desks when the rocket alarm wails. Olmert must realize that having Ashkelon's children hiding...