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...wanted to win: Ehud Olmert, leader of the centrist Kadima party, and political heir to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has lain in a coma since January. Olmert's party did better than any other; but Kadima scooped up just 29 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. Opinion polls before the vote had suggested that it would win nearly 40. "I wish Olmert had more seats," Abbas told his aides. "Now he can't give us anything...
...Europe today who would not be giddy with delight if they racked up the approval ratings Merkel has been scoring - 80% in February, the highest for any German Chancellor since World War II. But the former physics lecturer is not one to get carried away with fripperies like opinion polls. A participant at a recent meeting with business leaders in Berlin tells how she batted away praise. "This won't last forever," she told her audience. "The real test is yet to come. The proof of the pudding is in domestic policies." Sober - and accurate. Merkel heads up a grand...
...blame for all the intruders? While the growing millions of illegal aliens cross the border on their own two feet, the problem is one of the U.S.'s own making. The government doesn't want to fix it, and politicians, as usual, are dodging the issue, even though public-opinion polls show that Americans overwhelmingly favor a crackdown on illegal immigration. To be sure, many citizens quietly benefit from the flood of illegals because the supply of cheap labor helps keep down the cost of many goods and services, from chicken parts to lawn care. Many big companies, which have...
...strongly with the public than any other part of the immigration issue, despite the large turnout for last weekend's demonstrations. "The views of most of the people marching in the streets of L.A. and other cities last weekend bear little or no resemblance to the majority of public opinion in this country when it comes to illegal immigration," Winston wrote in a column for the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call. He cited polls suggesting the majority of Americans view immigration reform as a security issue, want to deny driver?s licenses to illegal immigrants and support a larger fence...
...rebuild the city is being questioned. How can the wealthiest country in the world turn its back on its own people? America may spend $30 billion reconstructing Iraq but quibbles about spending money on New Orleans. Let's hope that the recent Mardi Gras celebration will rally public opinion in favor of rebuilding the once proud city. Tony Keast Halifax, England...