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...interest in the post. Mubarak's second-eldest son Gamal holds a top policy post in the ruling party, but denies he has presidential ambitions; his father has publicly scoffed at the notion of a hereditary succession. More pertinent, Gamal lacks the backing of the military, which may prefer Field Marshall Mohamed Tantawi, Mubarak's loyal Defense Minister. Mubarak himself has lately thrust intelligence chief General Omar Suleiman into the limelight by giving him the task of negotiating an Israei-Palestinian cease-fire. Mubarak completed his speech after a 45-min. break. A squash player, the President is in relatively...
...Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: The Beauty Supply District by Ben Katchor (Pantheon; 2000) Although Katchor's long-form "Jew of New York" better qualifies as a graphic novel, I prefer his collected strips in the "Julius Knipl" series. Freshly released in paperback, this third volume contains more of Katchor's picture-poem odes to non-existent urban districts and fantastical people like the radiator musician...
Dartboard is all about school spirit, but she would prefer not to ride into New Haven with “F*** Yale” across her chest. Nor is Dartboard particularly fond of our other options—t-shirts with lewd and/or violent images all over them. One t-shirt depicts the Yale bulldog kneeling in front of John Harvard, his face at level with our mascot’s crotch. Another portrays John Harvard straddling a bottle of vodka. Dartboard can just imagine the devout Puritan turning in his grave...
...withdraw entirely from Iraqi cities and confine themselves to policing the country's borders, while Iraqi security forces take charge of domestic security. Others have even suggested that one a new government is empowered, U.S. troops remaining in Iraq should operate under UN authority. The U.S. would certainly prefer the more limited security role envisaged by some IGC members - that's precisely why it's rushing 10,000 Iraqi security personnel a week through a rudimentary training regimen, with a view to handing over many of the security functions that currently leave U.S. soldiers vulnerable. But there...
...this shouldn’t be such a mystery after all. The style of political engagement women seem to prefer is characterized by direct, project-based advocacy or service provision, which appeals to those who feel directly affected, implicated or otherwise impelled to action on particular issues of social justice. By contrast, the more traditional (and apparently more legitimate) political activities favored more by campus men emphasize pro-con debate, pizza and prominent guest speakers. It sounds like fun, but this organized head-scratching is a luxury afforded to those whose political concerns are less urgent...