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...irreconcilable" like Baitullah Mehsud declares a cease-fire? As head of the militant umbrella group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Mehsud has waged a devastating campaign in Waziristan against government forces for the past year. Now local journalists there report that he has circulated leaflets commanding his followers to halt attacks in preparation for peace talks. The move has been greeted with relief by the military, which has lost nearly 1000 troops to militant activity over the past several years. "Any cessation of hostilities is a welcome step," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told...
...millions of Paulistas are condemned to spend large parts of their lives staring at the bumper of the vehicle in front. In the city center, the sheer volume of cars - often made worse by stop-start delivery trucks and parents on the school run - brings traffic to a grinding halt. And the absence of ring roads leaves the city's outskirts clogged by trucks and commercial vehicles, some of which are not even intending to stop in Sao Paulo, but have no route around the place. At peak hours, the accumulated tailbacks can stretch past 120 miles...
...giving you my final warning," al-Sadr said in a written statement calling for a halt of attacks against his militia strongholds in Baghdad and southern Iraq. Al-Sadr's message urged the Iraqi government to end its crackdown and take the "road of peace." If not, al-Sadr said, "I will declare it open war until liberation...
...Detractors of France's "exception culturelle" - and its policy of subsidizing, promoting and protecting artistic and cultural products as a matter of national interest - note that past government efforts to artificially fund markets has done little to halt Frances' declining creativity. But not only do Albanel and her supporters contest the idea that French cultural vibrancy is fading; they also have a nice retort to free-market enthusiasts decrying her plan. Albanel's project is roughly based on the "Own Art" scheme launched in Britain in 2004 by Arts Council England. The program is credited with having created...
...little worried. I became even more worried by his statement that he cares about the reasons why faculty members do not attend meetings, “but I think we have to be very careful to not allow the business of the FAS...to be ground to a halt because of whatever it is that makes people not come...