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Congress and the Administration are concerned about the economy but the panic and the adrenalin rush which accompanies it have not hit with a full force. The prospect of another 524,000 people being put out of work in just 30 days and the likelihood that the situation will only get worse as industries from retail and automotive cut more people may be the only thing that drives an admittedly imperfect set of bills though Congress, to the President's desk, and into the bureaucracy that must implement the programs...
...Just as ominous for many Israelis is a ticking demographic time bomb: the likelihood that Arabs will vastly outnumber Jews in the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean is a catastrophic prospect for a nation that defines itself by its faith. At some point, Israelis will have to choose between living with an independent Palestinian state or watching Jews become a minority in their own land...
...School students and faculty, although excited at the prospect of their dean ascending into the national spotlight and possibly to the Supreme Court, lamented the loss of the woman they said has made the school a friendlier, more diverse, and vibrant institution...
Burris, a former state comptroller and attorney general, has done nothing wrong - his only crime was to be appointed by a governor, Illinois' Rod Blagojevich, who's under investigation for trying to sell the same seat, made vacant by the election of Barack Obama. With Blagojevich facing the prospect of federal charges and impeachment, the pick has caused a maelstrom within the Democratic Party. Officials from Illinois secretary of state Jesse White, whose refusal to certify Burris' selection was used as an excuse to invalidate the appointment, to Senate majority leader Harry Reid, who ordered Burris to be turned away...
Still, the prospect of rogue attacks along the border has spurred the Lebanese army to cancel all leave and step up patrols in south Lebanon alongside UNIFIL peacekeepers. The heightened security measures occurred after eight Katyusha rockets were discovered by a farmer on Thursday in a valley two miles north of the border with Israel. The rockets, a mix of 120mm and 107mm calibers, were fitted with timers and set for launching late on Thursday night. Lebanese security sources suspect the presence of the rockets was intended as a "message" to Israel rather than an actual attack. They note that...