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...Peretz's 10 years heading the Histadrut, Israel's labor federation, he squeezed successive governments with general strikes and, after a falling out with Barak, formed a breakaway faction in parliament. It was the grass-roots devotion of union activists and the faction's supporters that earned him his surprise win last week. Peretz promises a more conciliatory approach to the Palestinians than Sharon's. Opponents lampooned him during the campaign, saying it was impossible to imagine the roughhewn Peretz meeting with President Bush to discuss the peace process. But Peretz told TIME that he'll cut out the middleman...
...unconstitutional. Can you "unmarry" a couple not seeking divorce? The word nation is an even deeper linguistic black hole. The constitution refers to "the indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation." Clear enough - until you read the proposed new statute of autonomy recently supported by nearly 90% of the Catalan Parliament. Its first clause declares: "Catalonia is a nation." Which has left Zapatero trying to find an alternative form of words that will satisfy his Catalan allies in the Madrid parliament - which must ratify the statute and which has now started debating it - yet won't steadily lead Spain into becoming...
...added that even the Court’s decision to end torture is “deeply flawed and has holes you can drive a truck through” because it allows for The Knesset, the Israeli parliament, to pass a law explicitly authorizing torture...
...coordination (police defused two further devices), planning and suspected use of RDX explosive pointed to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LET), a Pakistan-based group with ties to al-Qaeda that carries out regular attacks in Indian-administered Kashmir and across India. LET was behind a gun attack on the Indian Parliament in New Delhi in December 2001, and linked to a twin bomb attack on India's financial capital, Bombay, in August 2003. While last week's bombs were likely to have been too long in the planning to be an attempt to disrupt Indo-Pak relief cooperation in the wake...
...popular landmarks, local coffee shops and even undiscovered Roman ruins. But some are concerned the free program could be a security threat. Last week, India's President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, warned that the high-resolution satellite photographs could assist terrorists in mapping out potential targets, such as India's Parliament, the President's house and government offices in New Delhi?all of which can be clearly seen in Google's images. Facing similar complaints from the Netherlands, South Korea and Thailand, Google says that it takes government concerns "very seriously," but notes that all data it provides is already publicly...