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...evidence has been provided against a detainee, she should be brought to trial. International law dictates that the United States can hold captured combatants without trial until the end of an armed conflict. But, since the global war on terror is itself indefinite in scope and duration, the best option is to prosecute suspects in either U.S. courts—where they can still be convicted of conspiracy and judges may still decide they are too dangerous to release—or regular military courts if they are actual combatants, regardless of their nationality...
...deal remains within reach. Clinching that deal, says Telhami, co-author of a new report on the U.S.'s role in the peace process for the Brookings Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations, requires urgent action by the U.S. because time is running out on the two-state option...
...able to meet their obligations. That that day is here is one reason the UAW made yet another concession. It reached an agreement with Ford to change the way the company contributes to the retiree health-care fund administered by the UAW. Instead of cash, Ford now has the option of issuing stock to fund up to 50% of the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association, or VEBA. It means that the health of UAW members is tied directly to the health of Ford. "Our bargaining team stepped up to confront numerous challenges," said UAW vice president Bob King, who heads...
Amid mounting frustration, the District in 2000 revived a Revolutionary rallying cry, emblazoning the phrase "taxation without representation" on license plates at the suggestion of a fed-up D.C. radio talk-show listener. (They're now the default license option, though neutral plates are issued on request.) Bill Clinton swiftly added the plates to his presidential limousine, though one of George W. Bush's first official acts was to remove them. The protest plates have not returned to President Barack Obama's ride, and some locals are growing impatient. "[It's] just something that the President hasn't gotten...
...soldiers now in Iraq - by August 2010. In the tug-of-war between on-ground commanders who would like to go slower and their superiors in Washington who need more troops for Afghanistan, the President's timetable splits the difference. In fact, the Pentagon provided Obama with three options: the 16-month timetable he embraced during the campaign; the 19-month option he is expected to announce this week (dated from Obama's first day in office, or 18 months from now) and a 23-month schedule favored by some commanders in Iraq. The plan would leave...