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...based think tank on Mediterranean issues, says that regional economic advantages have been well exploited elsewhere over the past decade: by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in North America and the ASEAN free-trade area in Southeast Asia. But the E.U.'s 1995 "Barcelona Process," which was meant to encourage deeper ties across the Mediterranean, has largely been a Brussels-driven dud. "What's missing is a network of firms, of experts, of political leaders committed to regional cooperation," says Beckouche, whose institute has advised Sarkozy...
Sarkozy's plan is, in any event, hardly racing along. The French proposal was originally meant to encompass only the 19 countries along the Mediterranean rim. But Merkel led a push to include all E.U. nations, a move that many fear could dilute what was already something grandly ambitious. And for all Sarkozy's fine words, most of the hard work of sorting out North Africa's problems will have to be done by those who live there...
Samuel Israel was simply not meant to be a fugitive. Running from the law stirs up romantic visions perpetuated by everything from "Bonnie and Clyde" to "Prison Break." In contrast, Mr. Israel’s flight is about as prosaic as possible. Even his getaway car, a white camping vehicle, smacks of the mundane. (And in case the Feds ever apprehend his RV, Israel has apparently attached a blue scooter on the back to facilitate a dorky-looking getaway...
...soldiers probably died of wounds soon after they were captured. Even with that grim knowledge, Israeli pressed ahead with the war, in a fruitless attempt to crush the Lebanese militia. When the war ended, Israel began in earnest to seek Regev and Goldwasser's return, even if that meant collecting two coffins...
...Scalia right? Well, it depends on how you read what he said," Smith says. "If you think he meant that the decision would upend the way the law treats homosexuals, then I think he was right. But he also warned that the decision would lead to a massive social upheaval. And just like we found in Massachusetts after the gay marriage ruling, that hasn't happened at all. These laws haven't changed the way anybody else lives their life." He adds, "I didn't spend a lot of time listening to what Justice Scalia was saying. And I wasn...