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...opinion survey released Thursday by an independent Palestinian polling organization found that Hamas would beat Fatah if a new Palestinian Authority election were held today, and that Hamas acting premier Ismail Haniyeh is the leader most trusted in the West Bank and Gaza. And, as Abbas' own standing falls, so do his prospects of convincing Hamas and other Palestinians that peace may still be possible with the Israelis...
When Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's London visit was also disrupted by snow, Britain's international humiliation was complete. Still, say this for Londoners: They can laugh at themselves. "Good thing Hitler's dead," remarked a stock clerk in a supermarket. "He couldn't get us with the Blitz, but the place is so incapacitated now, he'd walk right in." Meeting adversity with a sort of gloomy wit is not a characteristic that always serves Brits well; they sometimes crack jokes when they should be complaining. Yet in this coldest of economic climates, an unquenchable sense of humor...
...Sugar, a premier boxing writer, has penned more than 60 books and is an HBO Boxing analyst
...Other economists believe China's massive stimulus plan will keep growth at a high level despite the global downturn. In November, Beijing announced a $586 billion package, much of it new spending on infrastructure. Wen Jiabao, China's premier, said recently that he expects China to meet its 8% growth target for 2009. Walker, however, is much more skeptical about the government's ability to rescue the economy. "What the government has to contend with is a slowdown in every other sector of the economy," he says. Since the Chinese government accounts for only some...
Many English schools have yet to reopen, suggesting that Britons even more than Washingtonians lack the "flinty Chicago toughness" that President Obama missed when his daughters' new school closed its doors during a recent wintry blast in the U.S. capital. When Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's London visit was disrupted by the snow (at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, his British host was diverted toward answering questions about the meteorological emergency), Britain's international humiliation was complete. (See pictures of London's Tube after midnight...