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Like many New Yorkers after Sept. 11, I asked myself what I could do to help strengthen the city in which I live--and, for me, the answer was to get involved in the effort to improve New York City's public schools. As a society, there is nothing more important than how we raise and educate our children...
...Kosovo is recognized as a separate state, what impact will that have on the government in Belgrade? It is crucial that no unilateral moves are made by the international community before a new democratic government is formed in Belgrade. Unilateral moves not discussed with a new government could strengthen the ultranationalist camp and lead to new elections where democrats would suffer and extremists prosper...
...Bozidar Djelic, one of two moderate candidates for Prime Minister, warned that the Kosovo issue could destabilize Serbia. "It is crucial that no unilateral moves are made by the international community before a new democratic government is formed in Belgrade. Unilateral moves, not discussed with a new government, could strengthen the ultra-nationalist camp and lead to new elections where democrats would suffer and extremists prosper," Djelic told TIME. The Radicals have vowed to defend Kosovo "by all means necessary." The party's leader, Vojislav Seselj, is currently on trial in the Hague charged with committing war crimes...
...Saudis have a big role in Lebanon and Hizballah is a major player in Lebanese politics, so there is an intention from both sides to enhance and strengthen our relations," Qassem says...
...weapons to Iraqi militias. > U.S. officials stress that the purpose here is simply protecting U.S. troops, but a number have reportedly said the purpose is to counter Iranian efforts to thwart the U.S. in Iraq - and, according to the New York Times, also to curb Iran's ambitions to strengthen its strategic influence in the region through its primacy in Iraq...