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...Netanyahu miscalculated the mood in the party and its willingness to follow him - in all likelihood - out of government. Even with a weekend of violence from Gaza, Netanyahu still couldn't carry the day. Sharon's consistent argument has been that the old dreams of a Greater Israel - the original fire that molded the Likud - were impossible in the current political and diplomatic reality. Netanyahu had banked on being able to stir up the rowdiest nationalist elements in his party. But either he went too far, or he was successfully cast as having gone too far by his enemies...
...concerns mount about the readiness of Iraqi troops to take over the primary combat role in that country, a new progress report on the Iraqi Police Service, expected to be released this week, raises troubling concerns, including the likelihood that the police have been infiltrated by terrorists. The report, by the Pentagon and State Department inspectors general, concludes that the training has been beset with problems amid "high-level violence and a vibrant insurgency." Despite some improvements, the report says, "too many recruits are marginally literate; some show up for training with criminal records or physical handicaps; and some recruits...
...Tuesday the Senate voted to continue distributing a significant portion of security dollars equally among the states, rather than by likelihood of attack. [That's] good news for smaller states like Wyoming, which only has one high-risk target--the popular tourist attraction, the world's largest pile of homeland-security money...
...dispute will most likely be resuscitated sometime over the next year, after the publication of both papers in AER. Its long-term effects on education policy—and the likelihood of any vicissitudes in either professor’s professional standing—are hard to predict, economists...
...epidural can relax the laboring uterus just enough to allow a woman to push harder and more efficiently without suffering too much pain. On the other hand, it can relax the muscles of the uterus to the point where contractions cease, causing progression to fail and increasing the likelihood of a caesarean. I'm a doctor, but I was struck by just how difficult this decision is for the patient--and her husband--as we sat there in the middle of the night conferring with her obstetrician...