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...proper number of Palestinians killed by Israel Defense Forces for every Israeli killed by Hamas rockets? 1:1? 5:1? 10:1? Or perhaps Israel might be inspired by the "proportional response" used by the U.S. against civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11. Gabriel M. Gurman, BE'ER SHEVA, ISRAEL...
Clooney, George • return to ER...
...financial markets is the ongoing question surrounding the nation's biggest banks, including reports that Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch is shaky and that BofA will need billions more in federal assistance. Meanwhile, Citigroup is trying to stay one step ahead of the sharks, er, shorts, who have taken the stock down more than 20% in the past two days. Though Citi is moving aggressively to hive off assets and divisions - earlier this week it announced the merger of its Smith Barney brokerage unit with Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management division, a deal that will bring...
There is no recent analogue to the madness - er, hopefulness - that has seized Obama's fans. Some journalists have been comparing him with F.D.R. and even Lincoln. To find a similar episode of enthusiasm for an incoming President, you might have to go back to 1829. The outgoing President, John Quincy Adams, was the son of another President. He had won office in a way his opponents considered corrupt: the 1824 election had been thrown to the House of Representatives, which picked him. The new President, Andrew Jackson, was his era's version of change. Unlike his predecessors...
Bush, Jeb •shadow of ne'er-do-well brother of causes postponement of national career...