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...Iraqi officials continued to haggle over a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. soldiers, even as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki declared that any pact must grant Iraq full sovereignty and provide for the removal of American combat troops by the end of 2011. Despite Maliki's tougher negotiating stance--designed, observers say, to shore up support for the deal at home--U.S. officials insisted that any timetable would be contingent on the nation's security status. Both sides still expect to reach an agreement...
...Census Bureau touted some optimistic news in its annual report on U.S. household finances, but ominous signs lurk behind the headlines. The 2007 data predate the full onset of the economic crisis, but some indicators warn of turmoil ahead...
School is where some doors swing open, revealing vast opportunity. It's also a place where other doors gradually close. A child enters imagining a world full of ballerinas who are also detectives who also cure cancer and slowly works backward toward real life. Figuring out how to channel life without narrowing it, how to gather direction and velocity without sacrificing freedom--these are heavy weights for young shoulders...
...also Iran, Cuba and, most recently, Russia. His hard-edged approach has a visceral appeal and an undeniable consistency; it is also popular with some conservatives who are otherwise skeptical of McCain. But it's a radical and potentially dangerous approach to foreign affairs. In a messy world full of unsavory despots, belligerence can have its costs, even when it's belligerence in the pursuit of honor...
Mark Salter, a close McCain adviser and biographer, says there is nothing wrong with the growing role McCain's military service is playing in the campaign, a biography that is sure to be on full display next week at the Republican Convention in St. Paul, Minn. "Every nominee tells their story," Salter says. "Obama talks about his service as a community organizer. Neither we nor the press begrudge him that. And John gets to tell his story of service. Why anyone would argue he shouldn't is beyond...