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...With or without Arafat, the agenda for peace remains the same. And as unpalatable as that may be to Sharon, it includes all of the issues negotiated at Camp David and after. The Mitchell and Tenet plans were simply short-term programs to bring the parties back to that point. Those plans may have failed, and nobody's expecting any resumption of dialogue in the near term. But nor is anyone expecting to see a peace concluded on anything less than...
...heartened by Michael Elliott's article "After the Guns Are Silent" [GLOBAL AGENDA, Dec. 31-Jan. 7]. Elliott went beyond the short-term victories of the military machine and addressed the core, enduring problem of poverty. The hopelessness and feelings of injustice that accompany poverty have clearly been factors in the breeding of terrorist activities around the world. President Bush would be wise to heed Elliott's advice and lead the world in a campaign to eradicate poverty. As the saying goes, "If you want peace, work for justice." MAE TINKLENBERG Palo Alto, Calif...
...lowest in Germany, and Stoiber has implemented a decidedly unconservative industrial policy that has lured many high-tech start-ups with promises of government subsidies. As a demonstration of how vulnerable the Social Democrats are on the economic front, last week Schröder said he planned to introduce short-term measures like subsidies designed to create low-paying jobs in a hurry...
...university to tenure professors, it makes sense for the Smithsonian Observatory to retain scientists to conduct research on a long-term basis. Some of the greatest breakthroughs in science have come from serendipitous discoveries in initially unrelated lines of research. Research that at first appears to have little short-term benefit can yield incredible gains over time. Additionally, the Smithsonian Observatory’s superb record over the last century supports the argument that the observatory’s independence is part of the reason for its continued success...
...Bill Graham is an outstanding scholar, teacher, and talented administrator whose judgment and effective leadership style win wide admiration and praise,” Summers said in a statement released late last month, adding that he was grateful for Graham’s willingness to take on the short-term role...