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...Iraqi people are now at stake. So where are the allies? The inaction of the other Arab states-following their obstructionism in calling for a postponement of the elections-has exposed that concern about the welfare of Iraqis as fraudulent. Their concern turns out to be their own narrow, often dynastic interests. Those Arab states are ruled by monarchs and dictators who are practically all Sunni. Iraq is about 60% Shi'ite. A democratic Iraq would inevitably become the Arab world's first Shi'ite-dominated state-a prospect from which the Arab leaders recoil for reasons of bias...
...taking a semester off following her second straight NCAA Singles Championship last spring, took down Crimson captain No. 27 Courtney Bergman in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4. Sophomore No. 93 Preethi Mukundan kept the upset bid alive with a tenacious triumph over No. 41 Whitney Deason by the narrow margin...
...simple answer is that sitting on the sidelines indefinitely is a bad plan--even though there are plenty of people who have been hoarding cash. Markets tend to rise and fall within a narrow band (what Wall Street experts call "a trading range"), sometimes for years at a time. Then they move suddenly--up more often than down. If you miss those unpredictable jumps, you often lose out on the biggest gains. The S&P 500, including dividends, rose an average annual 12% in the past 10 years. But if you were out of the market on just...
...with TIME's choice of Bush. Dubya's footprints have been large; it is a pity they have mostly been going backward. The President is no revolutionary but a reactionary pushing against the progressive tide. Americans feel poorer, less safe and less free than four years ago. Despite a narrow election victory in threatening times, he tells himself he has a mandate to shake things up. Look out, America. Look out, world! Jeff Bennetzen Bogart, Georgia...
...could give us the broad question, but couldn’t give us the narrow strokes,” Powell said...