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...return of the captured soldiers, and has vowed to reject any return to the pre-July 12 status quo on the Lebanese border. Instead, the Administration's proposal establishes a credible security plan for Israel's northern border, which Arab sources say would take the form of a robust NATO force mandated to act firmly to maintain stability in southern Lebanon and would pave the way for the Lebanese army to take control of the border. That option also had the advantage, for Israel, of avoiding another long-term deployment of Israeli troops in Lebanon, an option of which...
...problem is it could take weeks, or longer. In recent days, a note of caution has crept into the soundbites of various Israeli military officers. Gone are the boasts that Hizballah will be hammered into oblivion. Instead, they're urging diplomacy and calling for the presence of a robust international peace-keeping force along the border to halt Hizballah's rocketmen. Meanwhile, as casualties rise, many of Israel' s formidable chariots of war are being pressed into ambulance service...
...does control, fundamentally affect the way consumers and businesses spend money and partly because Greenspan solidified the standing of Fed chairman as a demigod, every thought that Bernanke utters is treated as Delphic. "The U.S. economy appears to be in a period of transition," he told Congress, with the robust growth of the past three years moderating, which in turn should help keep inflation in check. The stock market rallied, anticipating an end--if not in August, then perhaps in Septemberto the two-year cycle of interest-rate rises...
...that Hizballah is out of the picture. Rice and other top U.S. officials do not expect that Hizballah will be completely disarmed by Israel anytime soon; but they would not be sorry to see its power sufficiently undermined so that other nations can contribute to what Rice calls the "robust" force that will be needed to police the border when hostilities cease...
...Chevron, was named CEO of Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), a $36 billion agricultural processor. The move suggests that ADM--which turns grains and oil seeds into syrups, flour, feed and other products--sees ethanol and biodiesel as bigger parts of its future. Indeed, last month Woertz announced "robust" investment plans for its ethanol business. "Whether it's food, feed or fuel, I think there are great opportunities to expand across our portfolio," she says. So, what about running the largest woman-led company in the U.S.? Her focus is on leading the company, she says, not her status...