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This is a very scary prospect indeed. A filibuster-proof Senate would be devastating not only for the Democratic Party but also for our governmental system. It would mark the obsolescence of what has emerged as a key part of the system of checks and balances that ensure a path of moderation, and clear the path for Republican domination of government policy...
...prospect of Republican domination is particularly unsettling because the country is by no means dominated by Republicans. President Bush won the popular vote by just three percent, and exit polls showed an even split between the parties...
...fields are still partly the property of the American oil companies, though they have been operated by the Libyan government. Diplomats in Tripoli and Waha workers say negotiations have bogged down, with the American oil companies demanding a controlling stake in the operations, in return for investing billions. That prospect is met in the oil fields with a mixed response. "Before 1986 the Americans were the bosses, and everyone else was here to do what they said," says Snowdon, who has worked at Waha for decades. "Now that the Libyans have run things themselves, I don't think they...
...question facing businessmen across Libya as the prospect of a full-force American return to the country builds. Back in Tripoli, Seif Gaddafi says the conundrum is "very classic," faced by countless developing countries. Then, as with most problems, he finds a reason to dismiss this one. "The story of Libya is different," he says. "We have a strong leadership--that is obvious." And thanks to $20 billion in foreign reserves from the country's existing oil business, Seif goes on, "we don't lack cash. We don't need capital." But Libya does need modern technological know...
...brutes as weakness and emboldens them to commit even more horrible acts. If the pro-democracy forces and the West want to avoid a second Vietnam in Iraq, they need to use determination and tactics like massive aerial bombings of terrorist havens. If the terrorists are faced with the prospect of total extermination, they might think twice about their actions. WERNER MEYER Düsseldorf, Germany