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Qadir, one of Afghanistan's most astute and powerful Pashtun politicians, had been a linchpin in President Hamid Karzai's effort to reconcile the country's largest ethnic group with the rest of the nation. His death increases the risk of ethnic division in a nation already suffering from civil violence. His passing also removes a moderate voice from Karzai's government, still struggling to impose its authority across Afghanistan...
SOHN: I view productivity as the linchpin driving this economy. Economic growth comes from two sources: No. 1 is labor hours; the other is productivity...
...nation thought itself more of a player than the U.S. From as early as the 17th century, many had seen the New World as the linchpin of a particularly optimistic End Times scenario. Unlike earlier believers who thought humans were helpless to influence God's cosmic plan, they thought they could trigger Christ's Millennium by purifying and perfecting America. Ministers preached America as Revelation's New Jerusalem. Many colonists saw the Revolution in millennial terms, with George III as the Antichrist. Those most convinced, whom we would now call Evangelicals, helped shape the nation's culture of civic engagement...
...doubt that Italy should cruise into the second round, but with the Italians there's always a chance for dramatics. Playing in Group G against Ecuador, Croatia and Mexico, Italy's attack will feature Christian Vieri, "il Mostro," Inter's 1.93-m giant. Roma's fabulous Francesco Totti, the linchpin of the team, will play behind the front runners?that is, when he isn't driving defenses crazy by himself. The Italian defense will again be superb, providing a combination lock of skill and experience that will be hard to pick. If there's any weakness...
...Musharraf's future has ramifications beyond Pakistan's borders. He is the linchpin in the U.S.'s war against terrorism. If he goes, Pakistan's position as frontline state could be undermined. But the referendum could backfire, says political scientist Hasan Askari Rizvi: "Suddenly people are thinking, how different is he really?" Some fear Musharraf may also try to consolidate his power further by formalizing the role of the National Security Council, a military-dominated body that would undercut Parliament and hold decision-making authority over all major national issues...