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...undermine the KMT at a critical juncture in the civil war. "If you go ahead," says Chiang, "you lose the party." But, the Generalissimo quietly adds, "if you don't, you lose China." That's a message China's present leaders would do well to heed...
...same time showing new openness to measures aimed at strengthening international confidence in the peaceful intent of its nuclear program. Tehran is far more likely to tailor its positions to what will be acceptable to Russia, China and some of the Europeans than it is to heed the demands put forward by the U.S. and its key allies. (Neither Moscow nor Beijing believes Iran is building nuclear weapons, even if they're sympathetic to Western concerns over the need for greater safeguards against it doing so.) The question would then become whether the West is prepared to take Iran...
...three in the afternoon to watch it's most famous equestrian event - the Melbourne Cup. This year the excitement began prematurely when, on Sept. 18, part of the international lineup of horses was revealed in the daily Sydney Morning Herald. Racing fanatics were not the only ones to pay heed, and some Australian politicians were shocked at this year's contenders...
Governor Paterson has refused to heed President Obama’s advice, however, and has committed to run for re-election anyway. He has every right to do this. Nevertheless, Governor Paterson’s refusal to the media to discuss his rationale behind neglecting Obama’s advice was not the best way to handle a very delicate situation. In deciding to run anyway, Paterson should have been more publicly deferential and respectful to the desires of the leader of the Democratic Party...
Even as Obama has pushed for renewed talks with Iran, which are now scheduled to start Oct. 1, he and his advisers have made it clear they would impose what Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called "crippling" sanctions if Iran did not heed international demands. Without the threat of such sanctions, key Administration policymakers believe, Iran will have little incentive to give anything up, whether or not they are engaged in talks. (See pictures of the protests against Iran's election around the world...