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...American Factor More worrying still is the Pakistani conflation of extremism on their soil with the American war on terror. The suicide attacks against police, the military, government ministers and moderate leaders are not seen as attacks on Pakistan, but as a reaction to American adventurism in the region. There was a time in the 1950s and '60s when Pakistanis would proudly boast that they were America's 51st state. No longer. American support for Israel, the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan and increasing tensions with Iran are taken as proof that the U.S. is following an anti-Islamic agenda...
...What factor makes a record a sure hit? -Jefferson Doronio-Balila, ManilaMelody. When you hear a Beatles' melody or Marvin Gaye, it changes everything around you. You ever see those commercials where somebody's someplace and then the whole room changes? Melody does that...
...Factor #2 works for Clinton: Ohio's primary was for years much later in the spring than it is this time around; the parties moved it up this year to be more of a factor in the nominations, but registration closed on February 4. In addition, because Ohio now has a no-fault absentee law, the voting has been under way for some time now. Which means some early voters may have made up their minds before Obama's surge began and hit its stride...
...Factor #3 could favor Obama: Ohio is an open primary, which means just about any registered voter can walk into a polling place and request a Democratic ballot. A state Democratic party official told TIME he expects expect turnout to reach or exceed two million votes - more than twice the turnout in the 2004 primary. One Ohio labor official, who is unaligned with any campaign, summed up the uncertainties: "Is Ohio going to go like the rest of the country or will it be its typical conservative self...
...Sadr set for his militia's unilateral cease-fire is about to lapse. "There has been some communication back and forth that appears to indicate that it will continue," said Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq. U.S. officials say the cease-fire was a major factor in lowering violence across Iraq, where an ongoing surge of U.S. forces is now focused primarily on fighting Sunni extremists. "I would say it probably caused us about a 15 or 20% decrease in attack levels," said Gen. Raymond Odierno, the ground commander for U.S. troops in Iraq...