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...hope that Congress could have a truly nonpartisan discussion about the CIA's interrogation techniques were dashed just minutes into the first formal hearing since the recent release of the agency's so-called torture memos. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island, fired the first recriminatory salvo, suggesting that the goal of the hearing - conducted by a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee - was to get to the bottom of the Bush Administration's "body of lies." Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina fired right back, suggesting that the hearing would be a "political stunt." (See pictures...
...shield plan that would position radar in Czech territory and expose it to backlash from Russia. Obama’s hosts, meanwhile, have been supporters neither of his ascendancy nor his policies. Mirek Topolanek, whose successor as prime minister will be named today, just fired off his last political salvo in the capacity of leader of the Czech Republic’s term as president of the European Union, in which he denounced Obama’s economic policies as “the way to hell...
...Raptor fighter. That cut alone will spark fierce resistance on Capitol Hill, but it's only one aspect of what Gates called his "unorthodox approach" that will align military spending with today's military realities. The $534 billion budget announced by Gates on Monday amounts to a dramatic first salvo in a new war pitting the Obama Administration against the entrenched interests in the services, the defense industry, and among those on Capitol Hill whose districts benefit from investment in big-ticket weapons systems...
...entrepreneur-cum-intellectual's salvo on the power of ideas is only convincing if such initiatives like universal health care and education cease to be continually and fatally stalled. Until then, such optimism will continue to be shouted down by the piercing shrieks of India's present challenges. And as Nilekani concedes, if you are playing a waiting game with India, you will lose. The Bill Gates of India does his best to weave his "safety net of ideas," but resolving India's inherent internal conflicts is sadly easier written about than done...
...that's just Hollywood whimsy - the button wouldn't be in serious trouble today without the pernicious crusade of Steve Jobs. The new iPod Shuffle is just the latest salvo in an ongoing battle, dating back to Apple's early days. For nearly a decade, Apple's mouse famously included just a single button (right-clicking be damned!). After years of complaints from users, Apple released a new "Mighty Mouse" in 2005 that still featured just a single button, although the design incorporated technology that allowed the mouse to detect clicks in different directions. This was deemed more acceptable...