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...unique protest brought significant attention to the Utah auction-CBS News, among others, profiled him-the sale was doomed for other reasons. On Jan. 17 a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against the BLM, siding with the green groups that argued that oil and gas exploration would inflict irreparable harm on the local environment. The BLM has yet to respond, but the Obama Administration has indicated in the past that it is opposed to the lease. DeChristopher's actions may or may not have been noticed by the White House, but greens insist they certainly didn't hurt...
...south and east of the country, even an August poll would remain in doubt - despite the fact that Karzai's term of office ends in May. But the criticisms he raises resonate with much of the Afghan public, which is particularly angered by air strikes that often inflict civilian casualties. Arming local warlords to fight the Taliban, Karzai warns, has had a disastrous effect in the recent past and would most likely reinforce Afghanistan's anarchic trend. Distancing himself from the counterinsurgency war in his country may be a calculated election strategy on Karzai's part. He could also seek...
...Perhaps it's true that if sufficiently angered by U.S. trade policy, China would feel compelled to inflict economic pain on itself by dumping U.S. debt, in order to send a message to Washington. But Geithner, despite his brief rhetorical flourish about manipulation, knows what his job is when it comes to persuading foreigners (whether governments or individuals) to continue to invest in Treasuries. Sources close to the Administration say that thus far he has argued privately that "what the world wants to know, first, is that we are going to fix this [economic and financial] problem and make people...
...Hamas, too, seemed out to inflict as much damage as possible on Israel before any truce. Militants fired more than 30 rockets at Israeli towns on Thursday, wounding at least five people in Beersheba, including a child...
...fire rockets and small arms at Israeli aid convoys and settlements. It is horrifying that Hamas would first cry that its people are being unjustly deprived of humanitarian aid and then, when that aid is being delivered, take advantage of Israel’s generosity in order to inflict further harm...