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...article "Islamic Revival" reminded us of the civil war that this same E.U. allowed to happen in the 1990s [June 15]. It is not surprising that Muslim opportunists took advantage of the situation by supporting the development of their faith. It is important that we Europeans remember and reflect on what happened in the Balkans during the war whenever we go to the polls. Alvin Panjeta, PARIS...
...trading does not need to be regulated so much as monitored. We can assume that corruption exists, but the government does not yet understand the business; officials only recently even admitted that the price does not reflect supply and demand. If we dig deeper, we might find the foreign oil suppliers themselves, posing as speculators, to be the true villains. And deeper still, we will certainly find that the very system is flawed: in a world where hedging against high prices fulfills its own prophecy, we can be sure that prices will never be stable...
...There was very little time to reflect once the lights went up after the ceremony. Ushers gently directed the audience to exits as black bunting was pulled from Velcro rail attachments. Scores of Staples Center workers snapped up folding chairs. The memorial set gave way to the Ringling Bros. Circus, with a new spotlight scheduled to go on in just a few hours. The circus elephants had been walked into holding facilities in the arena earlier in the morning, before the first memorial ticket holder...
...informed-consent guidelines reflect concerns expressed by researchers, IVF consumers and ethicists that while nobody can predict how donated embryos may end up being used in research, couples undergoing IVF should be made fully aware of the widest range of possibilities. Overall, the NIH rules took into account 49,000 comments submitted to the agency by scientists, patient advocates, medical and religious organizations, private citizens and members of Congress during a public comment period...
...muted thus far, largely because - as is usual with issues considered sensitive by the authorities - major Chinese websites have removed or shut down readers' comments, a traditional channel for the Chinese to weigh in on current affairs. On mitbbs.cn, a popular online chat room frequented by overseas Chinese, responses reflect a rush of nationalism. "We must spare no violence to unify our nation," writes one netizen named "welltwo." "I support tough military crackdown," says another. "They [the rioters] deserve no explanation." Meanwhile, news about an information lockdown in Xinjiang has been widely spread and criticized on the microblogging service Twitter...