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...investment. That disclosure has already sparked grumbling among more liberal Democratic activists. Some parts of the stimulus package, like a possible extension of unemployment benefits, will prove to be politically popular. But a large chunk of the spending will come in the form of federally funded infrastructure investment, the sort of spending that is typically doled out by powerful lawmakers, often to their home districts, in exchange for political favors - what most of America calls political pork...
...Iraqis when the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve. The new place is stark and practical - like a "straightforward business office," except with heavy security, says Master Sergeant Patrick McDonald, who heads the embassy's work on the upcoming Iraqi elections. He adds, "In a way, you sort of miss the touch of Saddam...
...quip goes that if you’re a conservative at 20 you have no heart, but if you’re a liberal at 40 you have no brain. This may be reductive, but there’s some truth in it yet. The sort of impulses that drive Barack Obama in policy-making are the same as those that drive young people to form such strongly left-leaning political positions. The impulse comes from a lack of experience and from a lack of faith in the experience of predecessors. The view presumes that virtually all of the political...
...recent Times top story: “Pakistan on Friday was back to its intransigent ways, batting aside India’s demand for action against perpetrators of 26/11 and putting paid to any hope that it might bend under international pressure.”That this sort of writing—which the Washington Post might run in a controversial op-ed—is regularly published on Indian front pages with nary a raised eyebrow, certainly makes for more interesting media. Even Americans used to Bush’s chats with Bono might be shocked by the spectacular...
...title. The weekend’s losses extend the Crimson (4-10-2, 4-5-2) winless streak to 10 games, paralleling last season’s 10-game dry spell during the winter months. “The last couple years, we’ve gone through some sort of slump similar to what we’re experiencing now,” co-captain Jimmy Fraser said. “We’ve just stayed positive and kept working hard in practice...and we came together as a team. We’ve been doing that already...