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...elsewhere in the Administration are pushing for a looser interpretation that would exempt the development and testing of an SDI system from the treaty's restrictions. The result, as fully intended, would be to render the ABM treaty worthless as the basis for a new deal with the Soviets. Sooner or later, Reagan is going to have to decide these issues. As in the past, his Administration is too sharply divided for the bureaucracy to produce anything more than cumbersome, half-a-loaf truces among its own warring factions. Like SDI, the grand compromise with Gorbachev would have...
...achieve the recent security gains in Iraq, and which candidate will leave Iraq in a more stable condition. According to the Obama crowd, the argument should focus on which candidate had the right judgment about the initial invasion of Iraq and which candidate will pull out American troops sooner...
...their opposition to a specific timetable, arguing that it gives insurgent groups an advantage. In recent days, though, as Maliki has become more candid about his desire for a withdrawal, both the Bush Administration and McCain have signaled an (albeit reluctant) acceptance that the U.S. departure will come years sooner rather than decades later. Many Iraqis, however, think they should stick with their original positions: "It's too early to withdraw because security is not fully established yet. I'm a refugee from Amariya [a Sunni insurgent stronghold in Baghdad] and I can't go back there yet," says Leila...
...over 18 and a resident of the Bronx, the city of New York wants you to get tested for HIV - sooner rather than later. The borough's death rate from AIDS is nearly 10 times the national average, which health officials attribute to the fact that about 25% of its residents only learn they are infected after the disease has progressed to full-blown AIDS. In an ambitious plan announced at the end of June, the New York City Department of Health hopes to make HIV testing a basic part of routine medical care -as standard as mammograms, cholesterol screenings...
Olmert could go sooner, if the corruption and fraud allegations stick. The prime minister says that he is the innocent victim of "a police campaign" against him. But after a combative, two-hour grilling at his official Jerusalem residence on Friday, police investigators issued a statement claiming that Olmert was suspected of "serious fraud and other offenses." He was questioned about the allegedly double billing of charity organizations for his trips abroad as mayor of Jerusalem and trade and industries minister. Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum, as well as charities helping physically and mentally handicapped children were among those that...