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...difficult to find a Democrat in Washington who doesn't say publicly that the nomination is Gore's if he wants it. But it's just as hard to find one who privately expresses any enthusiasm for the prospect. That doesn't bother Zimmerman, who says, "The Beltway underestimates Al and Tipper's very strong national following." Maybe so, but many big-and not-so-big-name Democrats are discovering that urgent matters demand their presence in states that happen to hold early presidential primaries. Even Gore's running mate seems to have got the bug: last weekend Senator...
Last month, after endless talk, the Scottish Parliament made hunting of mammals with hounds illegal. And last week the prospect of a similar ban in England and Wales moved closer, with the House of Commons yet again voting overwhelmingly (after five hours of speeches) to criminalize the sport. The upper House of Lords (after eight hours discussion) voted instead for a compromise...
...about the right amount of support on international issues, 40% say it's too supportive. One hundred thirty-five M.P.s have put their names on a motion "that this House is aware of the deep unease among honourable Members on all sides of the House at the prospect that Her Majesty's Government might support United States military action against Iraq." Among them is a Labour former junior defense minister and other backbenchers beyond the usual clutch of antiwar activists. The negative mood is washing back on the government's Afghan policy too, evident in the agitation that greeted...
...program has been. European officials say Saddam has biological and chemical warheads that could be placed on missiles within weeks, if they're not ready now. More ominously, he has been boosting nuclear procurement, and has mastered the 150-km missiles he is permitted to test - raising the prospect of secret longer-range rockets. "We haven't changed our paradigm to account for the real threats we now face," says a Blair adviser. "The fact is, we've been too lackadaisical about wmds for too long." Finally, the Prime Minister will point to the benefits to the Middle East...
...Americans and Israelis, the unpalatable reality may be that there's no prospect of a cease-fire without Arafat. But the Palestinian leader may not be strongly inclined to ease the confrontation now, having ridden back to center stage on the recent wave of violence. Turning on the grassroots militants of his own movement in order to enforce a cease-fire may not be his first instinct right now. The rewards - a meeting with Cheney, a starring role at the Arab League summit - may not be enough to persuade him to tempt the wrath of the Palestinian street. Moreover...