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...useless" in a crisis "that should have been resolved in four days, not four months." Julia says he's happy to answer questions, but is also demanding a parliamentary inquiry so he can go public with what he says is proof his initiative had official backing. "If Julia were smart, he'd shut up and play along until the storm calms down," says the ump official. "He won't take anyone down but himself this...
...revolt in the spring. Slowly, sovereignty shifted toward the Iraqis, but just as slowly, attempts to eliminate resistance seemed merely to move it around. Even after the climactic battle to retake Fallujah in November, violence spiked in Mosul and Baghdad. Progress in reconstruction and political engagement is now measurable. Smart observers see flickers of hope in the possibility of elections next month. But the insurgents remain--increasingly organized, angry, yet still distant from any semblance of real power...
Madison Avenue may be facing a so-so economy and the onslaught of ad-deleting digital video recorders, but don't count out its impact. The smart sell is an essential ingredient of any pop-cultural phenomenon. A look back at the marketing triumphs of 2004. --By Jeninne Lee-St. John...
...before Rove could begin his song and dance, Bush cut in. "You're not the only smart guy that's been thinking about it," he said. "So before we get going, let me tell you what I've been thinking about." Bush had learned something from the midterm elections, in which he had gambled his popularity by swooping into tight races. Although the President's party usually loses ground in midseason, with his help the Republicans had made historic gains. That fueled Bush's faith in what could happen when a President resists the temptation to sit tight and instead...
...Federation of Iraq Unless the U.S. is smart enough to make the right decision soon, it is going to have one Fallujah after another in Iraq for years to come [Nov. 22]. Sunnis and Baathists were able to control Iraq for decades under Saddam Hussein. They will fight forever, because the Shi'ite majority would defeat them in a general election. Why not create an Iraq federation of three states-Shi'ite in the south, Sunni in the middle and Kurd in the north? Each state would govern itself, and the Iraqi federal government would be in charge...