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Perhaps TIME could help by defining the "proportional response" mentioned. What would be the proper number of Palestinians killed by Israel Defense Forces for every Israeli killed by Hamas rockets? 1:1? 5:1? 10:1? Or perhaps Israel might be inspired by the "proportional response" used by the U.S. against civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11. Gabriel M. Gurman, BE'ER SHEVA, ISRAEL...
...popular campaign against the Shi'ite militias, and by the U.S. military's success in turning the Sunni insurgency against al-Qaeda, Maliki has begun to project a persona instantly familiar to Iraqis, and to Arabs in general: the strongman. He has ordered the arrest of a number of prominent Sunnis, pushed aside rivals and undermined allies. In speeches, his language has grown increasingly belligerent, accusing those who disagree with his policies of working against Iraq. (See pictures of life returning to Iraq's streets...
...While Updike excelled in a number of different genres, Menand said that he especially admired Updike’s short stories, which he said he would place at the level of Hemingway’s and James Joyce?...
...budget shortfalls prompted the district to close, combine, or move a number of schools...
...brief look at the numbers makes this clear. According to a CBS News poll conducted earlier this year, three out of four Americans still believe that racism and sexism continue to be serious problems, and over six in ten African-Americans had recently heard a racist remark. A 2007 Department of Justice survey also found that blacks and Hispanics are more than twice as likely as whites to be searched, arrested, threatened, or subdued with force when stopped by police. The mere fact that an African-American was elected does not mean that there were people who specifically...