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...party," says Senator Bob Casey, a Pennsylvania Democrat. "I hope Senator Lieberman will focus on the former and say what he wants to about Senator McCain and why he's for him as opposed to attacking our nominee." Casey was one of a few Democratic Senators even willing to discuss Lieberman. Of the dozen polled one afternoon last week after the caucus met with top Obama strategist David Axelrod - a meeting Lieberman discreetly skipped - many simply declined comment. California's Diane Feinstein bit out, "It obviously hurts, there's no question about that and that's all I have...
...temblor, the governors of Illinois and Missouri have formed task forces to assess earthquake preparedness. "We know we're racing with time to get our communities prepared," says Jim Wilkinson, executive director of the Central United States Earthquake Consortium. One of the things the state commissions are likely to discuss is whether to follow the lead of Kentucky, which requires companies that sell homeowners insurance to offer earthquake insurance without question. In the meantime, however, State Farm, the nation's leading home insurer, has imposed a 30-day moratorium on new earthquake-insurance policies in much of Missouri, Illinois...
...Israel PEACE, THIS TIME Following months of mediated negotiations, Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas declared a June 19 cease-fire, agreeing to end hostilities and discuss issues such as the reopening of Gaza's border crossings and the return of Israeli prisoner Gilad Shalit. Officials are optimistic, but amid memories of the failed 2006 cease-fire and last-minute attacks from both sides, including an Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis, above, extensive efforts will be required to maintain the peace...
...Nordstrom rather than demographics for inspiration and used retail-store designers to create some of the spaces. Anhut, like McGuinness, talks about a hotel that provides an experience--notes to guests are written in haiku, and the staff comes from behind the desks to help with luggage or discuss the best local restaurants. "Their customer is maybe a little more conservative than Aloft," says Chris Woronka, an analyst who follows the hotel industry for Deutsche Bank, "but hipper than Marriott Courtyard or Hilton Garden Inn customers...
...system of prosperity. That process, to be sure, has benefited the outside world; it has, for example, enabled the European Union to assist the transition to market democracy of former Soviet satellites in Eastern and Central Europe. But it is surely time for European leaders and thinkers to discuss something a little more expansive than that. Out of the challenges, and indeed failures, of the Bush Administration, a lively discourse on the nature of American power has been born. It would be nice if Europeans emulated it. But hey, it's already June. Time for the beach...