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...overlooking the Jordanian capital. "What I emphasized to him was that if I were in his shoes, I'd probably feel the same way. But my job as a candidate for President and a potential Commander in Chief extends beyond Iraq." Later in the press conference, Obama added, "The notion is that either I do exactly what my military commanders [say] or I'm ignoring their advice. No, I'm factoring in their advice, but placing it in the broader strategic framework that's required...
Back in 2005, when the notion of "regime change" was still in fashion, Luis Moreno-Ocampo recalls that Western countries pressed him to charge President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan with genocide in the country's Darfur region. Three years later, on July 14, Moreno-Ocampo, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), did just that. But by then diplomats were up in arms, as it sank in that Moreno-Ocampo actually meant to go through with it. In private meetings and public statements, they told Moreno-Ocampo that he would be responsible for a bloodbath. "My answer...
Meanwhile, Back Home ... Although its attention was focused on crises abroad, the Administration did not forget about its notion of overhauling the U.S. healthcare system. The White House said it would propose that the government pay 20% or 30% of the medical benefits of early retirees; the figure had been 80% in earlier proposals. The Administration also indicated that its plan would produce fewer savings than had been hoped, reducing the deficit $70 billion to $80 billion by the year 2000, not $91 billion. Officials expect to deliver the legislation by the end of the month...
...posting. He sometimes appeared on a radio and TV show with his father Clarence, a former dean of the Notre Dame Law School and a leader of the extreme-right John Birch Society. The program gave him a chance to indicate, among other things, dissatisfaction with the long-accepted notion that major guarantees of the Bill of Rights apply to actions by state governments. Opponents contend this shows disregard for the Constitution. To supporters, such positions represent the possibility of getting a new constitutional interpretation. If Manion is defeated, there could be a domino effect. Waiting in the wings...
...recitals of the piano sonatas were like religious services, and his editions of the music were admired for their combination of scholarship and pragmatism. The concerto recordings were made between 1932 and 1935, at the height of Schnabel's interpretive powers. Probity is the operative word here; the German notion of ''depth'' had no greater exponent than Schnabel. (A footnote in Schnabel's sonata edition could ramble for several inches discussing the difference between an appoggiatura and a semiquaver.) Yes, some of the runs in the ''Emperor'' are a bit mussy, but the pianist's earnest approach is informed...