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...That was never more evident then just a few weeks ago, when he cast one of his final votes. President Bush asked Congress to authorize him to use force against Iraq, arguing that a resolution would strengthen his hand during negotiations with the United Nations. With Election Day only a month away, most Democratic senators were not willing to vote no and risk being called unpatriotic by Republican challengers. Despite having serious reservations about Bush's rush to war, every Democrat facing a reelection fight voted yes - except for Wellstone. He voted against war with Iraq in 1991, he hadn...
...more TV dramas draw viewers into the field, the more universities are likely to strengthen their curricula. That, in turn, could help the investigative arts harden, at last, into the true science they need to be. This won't please criminals, but it might also disappoint the new crop of forensic scientists. Raised in a world of CSI bells and Crossing Jordan whistles, they may not be prepared for the fact that forensics is not always fast or fun or pretty. It's a grueling business of trial and error, of investigative dead ends, of repeating the same experiment over...
...flung islands into increasingly fertile grounds for terrorism. If that occurs, Indonesia could sink to the status of countries such as Pakistan or the Congo, where economies are chronically dysfunctional and central leadership is largely incapable of governing. It doesn't have to go that way. The attack could strengthen the hand and the resolve of Indonesia's do-nothing chief, President Megawati Sukarnoputri, allowing her to stand up to terrorism and begin seriously addressing the country's economic problems. "Will this wake her into decisiveness and action?" asks Tom Lembong, a former official at the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency...
...Time's Andrew Purvis in Vienna. Excerpts: TIME: When will inspectors be going back to Iraq? ElBaradei: I hope in the next few weeks. We have the legal authority now. But we thought it would be a good idea to see whether a new Security Council resolution will strengthen our hand. TIME: What do you need from the Council? ElBaradei: A firm resolve to act if the Iraqis do not cooperate. TIME: If the Security Council fails to agree, will you go anyway? ElBaradei: The worst is to go with a divided Council behind you. TIME: How cooperative...
...only way to disarm Saddam Hussein. It's not only that North Korea potentially throws up a major distraction; it's also that the marked differences in the U.S. response to Pyongyang and to Baghdad over weapons of mass destruction is being seized upon by some skeptics to strengthen their case against military action in Iraq. Administration officials have responded in mute tones to the brazen declaration of nuclear ambitions by an "Axis of Evil" state - they're expressing concern and consulting with allies, but constantly stressing the need for a peaceful, diplomatic solution to the crisis. Japanese and South...