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...quality of the debate. Some of those present are members of insurgent groups that have reached cease-fire agreements with Rangoon and are primarily concerned with safeguarding their own interests, which include expanding their business empires and strengthening their militias. They have scant interest in challenging the status quo?and that suits the government, which has declared that one of the key objectives of the convention is to ensure "participation by the defense services in national political leadership in the future state...
...brief the Security Council on the outlines of Iraq's new political structure. Given the Administration's original ambitions for remaking the Middle East in Iraq's image, Brahimi is an unlikely savior. Despite his talents as a diplomat, he is a symbol of the secular Arab status quo, and as a member of Algeria's governing council in 1992, he helped put down Islamic radicals who were starting to win elections. Throughout his 40-year diplomatic career, he has shown a preference for stability above all, which makes him a soothing figure for at least some of Iraq...
When Mulqueen took the job 13 years ago, some board members objected to a white male running a program that serves a largely minority clientele. Then he stunned his staff by shaking up the status quo: he changed the banks, auditors and insurance brokers used by the food bank. "We were being charged too much," he says, noting that he reduced yearly workers' compensation costs...
...Welcoming the Status Quo "Is Microsoft a Slowpoke?" [May 10] reported that the company's growth rate is lackluster and that the next version of Windows may not ship until 2006. Wonderful. Every time I get proficient at using a version of Windows, Microsoft brings out a new one, and I'm back to square one. I welcome the stability of having the same basic operating system for a long while. It gives me time for other things, like getting really good at playing video games and not losing to my grandchildren all the time. Gordon Gilchrist Ore City...
Welcoming the Status Quo...