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...packed itinerary recalls John Paul's trips before his health began to fail. But the departed Pope was on the press corps' mind even before we took off from Rome's Ciampino airport this morning. Would the new Pontiff follow his predecessor's footsteps to the back of the plane to chat with the 50 or so reporters on board? Yes, was the answer, but briefly. After saying he was "moved" and counting on young people "as a force for peace," his spokesman cut off our questions even though Benedict appeared ready to take more. But there are certain decisions...
...Under the terms of the TAL, if they fail to meet the deadline, the government and parliament must be dissolved and new elections must be held - in essence, the process of making a new Iraqi constitution is set back to square one. Such a failure would be a huge blow to the Americans, who have pushed hard for this deadline, in the hope that achieving a viable political system will cut the support for the insurgency. Because the stakes are so high, few think that the deadline will be missed. Either some form of constitution will be submitted on time...
...knew that at some point her body would fail her as well as her mind. Still, the news of her stroke, coming so soon after my maternal grandmother’s health scare, left me feeling painfully aware of every one of the thousand miles that separated me from my family...
...that it is their right under the NPT to be able to control the nuclear fuel cycle for peaceful purposes. Iran has been adamant about its enrichment program all along. Any talks that posit the termination of Iran's enrichment program as a necessary goal are likely to fail. For Iran, the optimal outcome of talks with the EU would be a package that involves great economic, technological and security incentives and at the same time allows Iran to save face by not demanding the unconditional and indefinite suspension of the fuel cycle. The enrichment cycle has been elevated...
...surface passion, New Yorkers rescued others from burning buildings, went back to work on 9/12 and spent two years digging through rubble to find any dna that could be used to bring closure to grieving families. No act of terrorism could diminish our American spirit, nor should the world fail to recognize that we too have grace and dignity under pressure. Andrea Pines New York City A Good Shepherd's Tale "How the shepherd saved the seal," about the rescue of a wounded U.S. Navy seal on a commando mission in Afghanistan [July 18], was an excellent story...