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...ANZUS pact, which lost its N.Z. component in 1985. "We believe in the value of the alliance," Latham said. "We support the U.S. alliance 100%." To underscore the message, he named Kim Beazley - a former Defence Minister credited with holding the alliance together after New Zealand's exit - as Labor's defense spokesman, and yielded the microphone on foreign affairs to Kevin Rudd, a centrist well known and respected in Washington. "The calculation of the political hardheads in the party is that no Labor party can win an election in Australia on a position of anti-Americanism or opposition...
...eyes open for the full 90 minutes learned remarkably little about either candidate’s policies. Why is President George Bush so convinced that China would leave the bargaining table and pout if the United States facilitated bilateral talks between the Koreas? Does John Kerry have a real exit strategy for Iraq, or is he just relying on the questionable notion that the rest of the world will swoop in from the wings to aid a Kerry administration stuck with President Bush’s mess? The American people missed out on a vital layer of complexity Thursday night...
...eventually they did. Higher and higher their car climbed--230 ft. and then 85 m.p.h. free fall. Khan's hijab flapped but held. "It was good," she exclaimed at the ride's exit. "I'd never been on a roller coaster at night before. When you open your eyes, there was just, like ... nothing!" She smiled broadly. Then she made her way to the ladies' room, ritually washed her hands, face, arms and feet and found a small group of other women by the Ferris wheel. Turned into silhouettes by its dazzling illumination, they prayed...
...been rising. Conservative columnist Robert Novak reported on Monday that inside officials suggest a second Bush White House may begin with a complete and sudden withdrawal of all troops from Iraq. Meanwhile, John Kerry vowed recently that if elected, he would set his sights on an Iraq exit within his first year in office. There has been a marked shift in the dialogue about the war; whereas neocons once dangled the possibility of democracy transforming the region, today even the most optimistic officials admit that a messy, fragmented and unstable Iraq is probably the best America can hope...
...class you shared—you trace their gaze. With a half-raised “hey,” you realize it’s not poor eyesight; instead, you’re struck that they look you right in the eyes, yet make a conscious decision to exit the comforting realm of acquaintanceship. Looking quite awkward with your mid-flight hand wave, you quickly regroup, and pass this now former friend (exiting acquaintanceship means entering the abyss of “recognizable…but not worth it?...