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Over soy lattes and buttery-soft muffins, I sat down in a coffee shop a few weeks ago with one of Washington's savviest Asia activists. Through endless networking and tireless advocacy, she has helped keep Burma's human-rights abuses on Washington's radar, even though the country has little strategic significance to the U.S. During the George W. Bush Administration, she exuded confidence. Now she's anxious. Barack Obama's government has taken a close interest in Burma, but not the sort she wants. On a trip to Asia in February, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told...
Abaje says he is uncertain whether the government will indeed keep offering a salary for him and his fellow Awakening members given the current economic picture and is unsure how he would support his family if not. His case is one of hundreds that worry U.S. and Iraqi officials, who fear that the lingering insurgency will lure Awakening members into its ranks with financial incentives the government may no longer be able to afford...
...meantime, vendors such as Gloria Romero, whose small corner store sells a variety of oddities, says she'll hold on to her old money and keep the plastic bills moving so she doesn't get stuck holding them when the music stops. "I prefer to save these," she says, holding up two grungy paper notes, and wrinkling her nose in disgust...
...fully edible artichokes: Cut the stem flush with the bottom of the artichoke so the cooked artichoke will rest steadily on the plate. Cut a lemon in half, squeeze the juice into a large bowl of cool water, and keep the halves close by so you can rub them over the cut surfaces of the artichokes to prevent them from darkening...
...enforcement officials have not said how exactly they came to know of the plot or how the FBI informant came into contact with the plotters. But experts say New York authorities have developed an extensive network of community contacts to keep tabs on suspicious behavior. Burton surmises that authorities had a tip-off that the mosque used by chief plotter James Cromitie "was conducive to the radicalization process" and planted an informant among the congregation - which ultimately led the authorities to Cromitie...