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...Solana called for a U.N. Security Council resolution outlining in detail the parameters of a two-state solution, fixing borders, prescribing arrangements for sharing Jerusalem, security and the fate of refugees. Of course, Obama is saying nothing of the sort, still hoping to drag the two sides, however reluctantly, to the negotiating table to hash out an agreement. But Solana - who has been involved in trying to do just that for a decade longer than Obama has - may simply have recognized that the U.S. pressure that has been required to get both sides simply to make confidence-building gestures...
...Chicago's bid has received positive feedback, and many consider the Windy City to be the favorite to win the Games. So why, less than three months before the vote, is the Olympic governing body of the U.S. ticking off the very officials who will decide Chicago's fate, in a move that could cost an American city the Games? (See pictures of U.S. Olympian Dara Torres...
...America Is One of Many Nations The U.S. continues to boast the largest, most powerful military in the world and a gross domestic product nearly twice as large as the next biggest national economy, China. But Obama has made a point of noting, stop after stop, that America's fate is tied to that of developing nations. He also says repeatedly that despite America's commitment to open societies with democratic governance, the U.S. will not seek to impose its views or form of governance on other countries. In Strasbourg, France, in April, Obama described this view, asserting that...
...allows - you can trade more than 10 times your money in oil - and suddenly every dollar you put into the futures market controls well over $300 worth of oil. We can put a price tag on the whole market: for a mere $4 billion, you can easily control the fate of the entire multitrillion-dollar industry. Goldman Sachs pays out more than that in annual bonuses. (Read "The Reasons Behind Big Oil Declining Iraq's Riches...
...rural South. A 2004 study by the University of South Carolina found that most food-shopping options in rural areas fall into the convenience-store category because grocery stores are located too far away. But although poverty puts people at risk for obesity, it doesn't determine their fate. A number of impoverished states - including Montana, Texas and New Mexico - have relatively low levels of obesity. There must be something else. (See the top 10 food trends...