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...Israel prepared to launch its assault in Gaza in late December, it braced for substantial casualties among its troops. Commanders warned their men of Hamas' suicide commandos, missiles that could smash tanks and knock helicopters out of the sky, and long-range rockets that could reach deep into Israel. Yet when the dust had settled, the Islamist militants' primary military achievement was to maintain its rocket fire into Israel throughout the 22-day conflict. Of the 10 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza, four were victims of friendly fire...
...small room in South Tehran's Shahre-Rey district, 12 women of all ages are gathered around a long table, listening intently and taking notes while their health trainer talks animatedly to them about the thyroid. The women will leave this class today and knock on as many as 50 doors to tell the families under their care about the necessity of using iodized salt to prevent developmental problems in children--an especially important lesson in these poorer parts, where seafood is rarely eaten...
Obama's team has proposed increasing the federal share of Medicaid in exchange for assurances that states won't knock more families off their rolls. And his advisers hope to direct the aid where it's needed most - a tough sell in the Senate, where every state has equal power. But Obama should drive a hard bargain. He could provide more aid to states that promote energy efficiency through building codes and incentives for utilities. He could funnel aid directly to transit agencies and metropolitan governments, which tend to be more progressive than states. He could take Senate minority leader...
...from two students who stood silently in the back of the crowd holding signs in protest. One read, “Israelis against the War” and the other, “765 Palestinians Dead/10 Israelis.” A brief tussle ensued when another student attempted to knock down the signs...
...Iowa, we remain far from the global recession's hot spots (knock on wood): Wall Street and Detroit, AIG and WaMu, Chrysler and Bernie Madoff. But the state has its problems, from layoffs by major employers to falling grain prices, bankrupt ethanol plants and state budget woes. And some of those recent scary national headlines - "U.S. Loses 533,000 Jobs in Biggest Drop Since 1974," "Recession Propels Skid in Housing Sales, Prices," "Retail Sales Are Weakest in 35 Years," "In Need of Cash, More Companies Cut 401(k) Match" - are translating into tangible, tell-tale signs on the street where...