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...Republicans into control of Congress and George W. Bush into the presidency. The next step was launching his own political career in his native Georgia: Reed would be elected Lieutenant Governor this November, then Governor four years hence. After that, his friends said, the White House would be within reach. The young man who at 33 graced TIME's cover in 1995 as "The Right Hand of God" might appear there again, perhaps a decade from now, taking the oath of office on the steps of the U.S. Capitol...
...clear alert, but officials point out correctly that the interim system is still far from complete. And because the quake occurred so close to shore, even a flawless system would have been hard-pressed to disseminate a warning in the roughly 30 minutes it took the tsunami to reach the beach. "It's not enough just to tell people," says Fauzi. "If they are not prepared and don't know what to do, you could create even more confusion and panic...
...following three propositions regarding the Middle East are axiomatic. One, for the U.S., the region poses the critical test of its capacity for global leadership. Two, the parties in the conflict cannot reach a constructive and durable resolution on their own. Three, the experience of the U.S. in Iraq, and the total experience of Israel in its several conflicts with its Arab neighbors, including its ongoing repression of the Palestinians, cumulatively demonstrates that even overwhelming military power cannot produce acceptable and lasting political outcomes. Theoretically, the U.S. could mobilize all of its might and treasure to impose its will...
...that it could serve as a model for Lebanon, where parties are often feudal arrangements of patrons and clients, based on ethnic or religious affiliations. The first drive had been held in Achrafiyeh, Beirut's most upscale Christian neighborhood. Holding the second in the Bekaa would allow us to reach more Sunni, Shia, and Druze Lebanese-Americans - a chance to demonstrate one of the American ideals I love most: that our diversity is our strength, and that we value all citizens, regardless of race or religion. Those ideals, of course, often aren't honored; the most recent instance of that...
...Hariri: Israel has launched a major attack pinpointing infrastructure like bridges, highways, airports. The worst part is the number of deaths. There are certain areas where the Red Cross cannot reach because Israel cut off the roads and bombs every truck. There are a half million displaced people, creating a huge humanitarian problem. To look at Lebanon as it was 12 days ago and how Lebanon is today, it is a living nightmare...