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Will Rogers could count on a chortle whenever he said, "I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat." But these are serious times: the same day the Senate convened with two Democratic seats unfilled (comedian Al Franken's microscopic margin of victory is being contested in Minnesota), Obama announced that the nation could soon face a trillion-dollar deficit. Instead of serious leadership, Congress gave us the Burris showdown--in which gall challenged sanctimony while insincerity vied with incompetence...
...Kagan’s relationship with Obama may not have been a deciding factor. “Sullivan took herself out of consideration well over a month ago,” Tribe said. “Her name was bandied about in the media, but she was never a serious contender.”CHALLENGES FOR THE NEXT DEANObama’s gain, though, is already being viewed by Law School faculty as Harvard’s loss. Many say they agree that Kagan’s successor will find it difficult to follow Kagan, who was described...
...Schedule A, the lowest, to Schedule E, the highest, implemented based on trust fund reserve levels. The state was supposed to shift from Schedule D to E in 2008, but the change was delayed until this year by the legislature. “We’ve had no serious opposition to [the shift],” Smith said. “Nobody likes it being done, but having unemployment insurance is a necessary safety net in the modern economy.” Some experts suggested that further changes could help ensure future solvency in the trust fund and also...
...Following the battle, Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza in an attempt to strangle the strip's economy and undermine Hamas' abilty to govern. Human rights groups say the blockade, which prevents Gazans from leaving and goods and aid from entering, has caused a serious humanitarian crisis in the area. Hamas has responded to the siege by regularly raining rockets into southern Israeli towns from Gaza. Despite mutual agreement in June 2008 to a 6-month ceasefire, Israel continued their blockade of Gaza and Hamas responded with sporadic mortar hits. After the expiration of the truce on December...
Agreement by both Hamas and Israel to stage a daily cease-fire is both a measure of just how serious the humanitarian crisis has become and a small reason for hope that an enduring truce may be possible soon. The agreement coincided with a peace initiative announced on Tuesday night by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, which included what could be a significant concession by the Egyptian leader...