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...latest skirmish in the checkerspot conflict began in October 2007, when an attempt to fight an infestation of tree-destroying looper caterpillars aroused the ire of environmentalists, who argued the insecticide also threatened checkerspot larvae. The government denied demands for an emergency protected-species listing but agreed to reopen debate on permanently adding the checkerspot...
...Even before the Israeli invasion began in late December, Hamas had offered to renew its six-month cease-fire with Israel on the condition that the border crossings from Egypt and Israel into Gaza be reopened. Those crossings have been closed as part of a strategy of imposing economic deprivation on the people of Gaza in the hopes that they would turn on Hamas; Israel remains reluctant to agree to reopen them as part of a cease-fire deal, since that would be claimed as a victory by Hamas. Hamas also insists on a full and immediate withdrawal...
...truce all along, on the condition that Israel and Egypt open the border crossings that would allow a resumption of normal economic life in Gaza. (The crossings have long been closed, as Israel hoped that economic pressure might topple the Hamas regime there.) A cease-fire that fails to reopen the crossings would be deemed a defeat by Hamas, but as long as a truce lifts the economic siege, Hamas believes it will be politically strengthened by the confrontation...
...help comes none too soon, as the Florida housing market, particularly in the tri-county area of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, founders under the weight of tens of thousands of foreclosures. And the problem is only getting worse. (Read Exclusive Mutual Funds Reopen for Business...
...Somchai said, "it is not important if I am Prime Minister. But it is important that I protect democracy." Meanwhile, the PAD has refused a court order to leave Bangkok International Airport, also known as Suvarnabhumi. Airport officials told wire services that they expected Don Muang domestic terminal will reopen Thursday evening. But even then, Thailand's battered political system will still be grounded...