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...TIME he is meeting with aides "to see what we can do" to assist the Palestinians through nongovernmental organizations without giving money to Hamas. And Olmert might still face U.S. resistance to his plan to evacuate some West Bank settlements if it looks as if he is trying to retain bigger ones and draw Israel's final borders in the process--which Palestinian leaders such as President Mahmoud Abbas say would leave a future Palestinian state in pieces. "He and the President need to sit down, and we need to understand what his vision is," says a senior Administration official...
What we are living with now is the consequences of successive policy failures. Some of the missteps include: the distortion of intelligence in the buildup to the war, McNamara-like micromanagement that kept our forces from having enough resources to do the job, the failure to retain and reconstitute the Iraqi military in time to help quell civil disorder, the initial denial that an insurgency was the heart of the opposition to occupation, alienation of allies who could have helped in a more robust way to rebuild Iraq, and the continuing failure of the other agencies of our government...
...home educators are protesting parts of the state government's proposed new Education Act, under which they'll be required to register with authorities from next year. For now, Victoria remains the only place in Australia where no such obligation exists. It's a freedom they'll fight to retain, say prominent homeschoolers, who argue parents have a right to educate their children without interference from the state...
...into a Cambridge museum or a site for local small businesses. City Manager Robert W. Healy reported at last night’s council meeting that he would have to look further into the feasibility of a deal before making any recommendations, especially since the MBTA intends to retain “right of way” rights to the property. Councillors questioned the MBTA’s competence in managing the site and its concern for the public good. They called for city involvement in determining the future of the property. Councillor E. Denise Simmons said she wants...
...campus where the social networking website first launched, students wondered whether Facebook.com would retain its appeal to undergraduates if the founders sell their start-up venture to a conglomerate. And industry analysts are wondering whether the Facebook.com team has passed on a lucrative deal...