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...worst-case scenario is that he may have been associated with the Taliban - in which case this might be the first time they have tried to attack U.S. interests outside Afghanistan and Pakistan. If the Taliban have joined al-Qaeda in taking the fight to the West, then counterterrorism and law-enforcement authorities will need to greatly expand the scope of their operations, at home and abroad. "If he's Taliban, then it greatly expands the universe of people you want to put under surveillance," says Bill Rosenau, a counterterrorism expert at Rand Corp...
...with a mild outcome far from a lock, a slew of other researchers with Harvard ties are investigating the vaccines and viral pathology necessary to combat the virus if outbreaks balloon into an epidemic and grappling with the question of how government leaders should handle the worst-case scenario...
...Yoon, and to a lesser extent, McCrea,” DiCara said, adding that Flaherty and the Mayor are “culturally very similar” and may appeal to the same voters. DiCara noted that running against an incumbent in Boston is extremely difficult in any scenario, and said that the last time a Boston mayoral incumbent lost...
...prospects for a nuclear-free Middle East may not be as grim as they seem. Several incentives could yet tempt Israel onto that path. For one thing, there's strong opposition in the U.S. and Europe to a military strike, which even in the best-case scenario would simply delay Iran's progress rather than end its nuclear program - possibly at the cost of a regional war. The U.S. might offer Israel extra security guarantees, like partnership with NATO. And then there's the fact that what the Iran threat represents is a changed game; Israel isn't the only...
...much more substantial margin than it did in 2002 - by as many as 11 points, according to the most recent polls. Denied a majority with the FDP, Merkel could opt to retain the Grand Coalition or try to rope in an additional party. (Remember the "Jamaica" scenario?) Building a coalition - an elaborate dance of horse-trading and arm-twisting - could take several weeks. (Read "Small Parties Gain in German State Votes...