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...whole argument boils down to a simple question: Why meddle with something that works? "If they do it, there will be unintended consequences," says Bilas. "The regular season and conference tournaments will be devalued. Then who's going to care about who gets snubbed? You think people are going to be asking, 'What does my team have to do to get in?' They have to stay alive. If they stay alive and nobody dies, [they'll] make it." In which case, March Madness would lose some of its luster...
Elections are indeed a critical condition for Haiti's future. The question is whether conditions on the ground in Haiti's nightmarish present can realistically accommodate them...
Still, says Gaillot Dorsinvil, president of the Provisional Electoral Council, "it's not a question of if we are going to hold elections, but how. The debate is whether or not we hold one election for all the positions that need to be filled, or hold two elections - one for the presidency and another for everything else...
...results of Nick's documentary indicate the answer to that question is yes - a conclusion reinforced by the program's editors and his sobering voice-overs. Indeed, while most critics have applauded Nick's effort to reveal the manipulative powers of television, some commentators suggest he nonetheless errs by leaving no room to contest the documentary's conclusions. "Its excessive dramatization and commentary that's too often willing to cut corners and blur issues can be irritating," writes Hélène Marzolf, a television critic for the culture magazine Télérama...
...enduring hostilities between Israel and some of its neighbors present distinct challenges to our ability to advance our interests in the AOR," Petraeus said in prepared remarks, adding, "The conflict foments anti-American sentiment, due to a perception of U.S. favoritism for Israel. Arab anger over the Palestinian question limits the strength and depth of U.S. partnerships with governments and peoples in the AOR and weakens the legitimacy of moderate regimes in the Arab world. Meanwhile, al-Qaeda and other militant groups exploit that anger to mobilize support. The conflict also gives Iran influence in the Arab world through...