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...humiliating impeachment process. Over recent days, the atmosphere in Islamabad has grown feverish as discreet talks have gotten under way between various parties, lawyers, foreign diplomats and the army. A flurry of reports have appeared, claiming that Musharraf has agreed to resign but only if he can secure a "safe passage" - an agreement that would grant him immunity against prosecution...
...coalition was prepared to hand Musharraf a deal. "We've said he can have what he wants - his house, his security," said the official, who has been negotiating with the Musharraf camp. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the junior coalition partner, had earlier dismissed all talk of a "safe passage" but now appears to be considering the proposal...
...London - who have long valued Musharraf as a key ally in the "war on terror" - would like to see the already enfeebled President suffer the indignity of impeachment proceedings. The same holds true for the army. "Negotiations are going on between the coalition and the army for a safe exit to be given to Musharraf," said former general Talat Masood. "I think the Americans and the army are demanding he be given safe passage. For the army, impeachment would mean a huge distraction from the war on terror and may even be seen as the army being impeached...
...water into the Boston Water and Sewer bypass, mixing and diluting it. By the following Monday, August 4, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority officially issued a cease and desist order on the pipe renovation until the situation is completely resolved. "We have to make sure that this community is safe," said Boston Transportation Commissioner Thomas J. Tinlin at the meeting. "Nothing further is going to happen until we insist upon certain measures." Although Coleman outlined the ways in which his company would modify the process in order to prevent a situation like this from arising again—using...
This is terribly shortsighted; hero-to-the-everyman Franklin D. Roosevelt probably wore fancier shoes than McCain does, and it's a safe bet that he was an even worse bowler than Obama is. But punishing candidates for wealth or élitism is still less crazy than punishing candidates for talent. The McCain campaign has been mocking Obama's rhetorical skills, as if speech-making were not a job requirement for the presidency. McCain's latest Web ad ridicules Obama for inspiring passion among his supporters, as if real Presidents were supposed to make Americans completely unenthusiastic. The candidates have...