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...caucus a week earlier, in hopes of snaring a victory there on presumably friendlier turf. But if Obama continues to gain strength - particularly in the face of attacks by Clinton's campaign - he undercuts her argument that she is the strongest and most electable candidate. And if he can stand up to the assault of the Clinton machine, it will also make him look more formidable against the Republican...
...gathering of journalists on Thursday, but she neglected to take the necessary safeguards and insisted on holding a rally at Liaqat Bagh Park, which intelligence agencies had specifically told her was dangerous. "She went of her own volition, ignoring the threat," he said. And then she decided to stand outside the protection of her SUV. "Who is to blame for her coming out of the vehicle and standing outside? Who is to blame? The law enforcement agencies?" Musharraf asked angrily...
...Calls are growing for Musharraf to rescue his nation by sacrificing his own political future. International think tank Crisis Group, never a friend to Musharraf, has taken its strongest stand against him yet, recommending in a new report that in order to ensure a more stable Pakistan the former military general step down immediately. "It is time to recognize that democracy, not an artificially propped-up, defrocked, widely despised general - has the best chance to provide stability and turn back extremists' gains," wrote Robert Templer, Crisis Group's Asia Program Director. The government, as expected, responded vociferously, saying that...
...media now." That suggests the next round of Clinton ads will go beyond the previous gentle references to Obama's lack of experience and begin to look at, for instance, inconsistency in his voting record. They are looking at issues like gun control, where he previously took a harder stand that may not play well with gun-loving voters in New Hampshire, and health care, where he previously expressed support for a government-run health care system. Clinton plans to exploit every whiff of inconsistency...
...school prospect of seeing members France's most supercilious set of officials subjected to grading - and scolding when those notes slide - has elicited mirth, skepticism and indignation from Sarkozy's political opponents and pundits. Will Higher Education Minster Valérie Pécresse, for example, have to stand in a symbolic corner if evaluators find too few campuses have embraced her hard-fought university reform? Will French voters actually applaud Immigration and National Identity Minister Brice Hortefeux if he scores high on one of his criteria: expelling enough illegal immigrants to meet the numerical quotas that detractors decry...