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...reaching a negotiated settlement with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas before embarking on his unilateral plans to redraw boundaries between Israel and the Palestinians. But, like Sharon, Olmert has little faith in the prospect of negotiations; just last Sunday he made clear that he sees Abbas as a lame duck who is unable to deliver...
...instincts are right. At the next intersection, the Marines duck into a house. Suddenly a machine gun lets rip, spewing bullets around them. "Where's it coming from?" a Marine yells. Immediately, shooting opens up from a second direction. Jones gets his men to the roof to repel the two-sided attack. "Rocket!" screams a grunt, unleashing an AT4 rocket at one of the insurgent positions. Men reel from the blast's concussion. The shooting from the east stops. But as Jones peers over a cement wall to locate the second ambush position, a 7.62-mm round whizzes by. "Whoa...
...since World War II, with a 26% approval rating. In local elections two weeks ago Labour took a drubbing, slumping to third place behind the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Polls indicate that people now consider Labour sleazier and more internally divided than the Tories. And Blair's a lame duck to boot. To secure the help of Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, his impatient heir apparent, in last year's election, Blair declared he would quit during this Parliament: effectively no later than 2009. Already half of voters want him to go by the end of the year...
...well, the women of her squad set out for surrounding villages, going from door to door hearing grievances and settling disputes. At 4 p.m., they returned for two hours of sports, volleyball, cricket or taraball, Prabhakaran's own variation on football in which the players squat like a duck and pass the ball by hand. Then it was more study, this time of Tiger rules and regulations, first aid and perhaps an English class, before lights out at 10 p.m. Her duties didn't end there, however. At some point during the night, Samandi had to take a 45-minute...
...destroy the nuclear weapons they have acquired. As long as some have them, others will try to acquire them. Iran is not only surrounded by countries that possess nuclear weapons but is also threatened with attack from the U.S. Should we expect Iran to behave like a sitting duck? Erisa Mugabi Kyotera, Uganda Your report was informative but omitted one facet of the debate. Although Iran is indeed surrounded by nuclear powers, none have ever remotely considered using such weapons because of the possibility of retaliation. If Iran wants to spend the vast resources needed to create the Bomb rather...