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...serving meals in December, the place has been threatened by jaded Manhattanites skeptical of the valet parking (real New Yorkers walk), by restaurant critics who seem eager to see Batali finally stumble and by its own landlord, who is trying to close the place and evict its owners. I haven't even gotten to the part where the Hudson River flooded Del Posto, but the point is, this is a lot more fun than Don Giovanni...
...struggle brewing pits CBS against its affiliate in Raleigh, N.C., WRAL, which wants to stream prime-time shows live, then sell downloads on its own website, limiting access geographically to Raleigh viewers. Production companies and studios that provide shows to networks pose another potentially thorny family feud. Networks haven't figured out yet how to split the pie, which is why the Big Four have so far placed only their wholly owned shows on off-network platforms...
...continued source of irritation for military officials is the infiltration of militants from Pakistan; many Afghan officials believe that elements in Pakistan's intelligence agency, which midwifed the Taliban in its early years, are conspiring with the religious parties that govern Pakistan's border regions to create a safe haven for Taliban commanders and a launching pad for attacks--including around 25 suicide bombings in the past six months--throughout Afghanistan. Helmand Governor Mohammed Daud told TIME he believes that Mullah Osmani, a Taliban leader, is recruiting and training fighters at the Girdi Jungle refugee camp in Pakistan's Baluchistan...
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...bombing Thursday in Karachi that killed an American diplomat and at least three Pakistanis was just the latest sign that Pakistan remains a haven for Islamic terrorists, even as President Bush comes here to praise Musharraf for his support in the war against al-Qaeda. While the White House has touted its growing strategic partnership with India on this trip, it is still very much wedded to Pakistan. As National Security Adviser Steven Hadley put it, Pakistan is at once a ?battleground and an ally? in this war. Not surprisingly, President Bush refused to cancel or alter his visit...