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...slogan, "Jews don't deport Jews." The opposition--which is dominated by an assortment of far-right settlers from the West Bank, messianic rabbis, religious extremists and restless teenagers--has virtually hijacked the disengagement issue from the Gaza residents, who voice their dissent in acts of denial. Whether they succeed in disrupting the evacuation, the protesters are intent on turning it into a test of Israel's very identity. In this showdown, Sharon's detractors--including former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who resigned from the Cabinet last week to side with the opposition--claim the higher power of divine right...
...honored and humbled by the confidence that the President has shown in me,” Roberts said as he accepted the nomination. “I'm very much aware that if I am confirmed, I would succeed a man I deeply respect and admire, a man who has been very kind to me for 25 years...
...also hope that, in time and with attention to the concerns raised this past semester, we will succeed in achieving an improved relationship between the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the central administration,” Summers wrote...
...Saudi sources also tell TIME that there is a behind-the-scenes battle underway for the No. 3 slot, which would position another prince to succeed as King after Abdullah and Sultan die or relinquish the post. An important factor is seniority in the line of succession, which is restricted to the sons of Ibn Saud. But competence and Byzantine family politics also play a part. The current contest pits influential Interior Minister Prince Nayef, who is known for appeasing the Kingdom's hard-line religious figures for the sake of maintaining their political backing for the regime, against...
There are those who say if Current TV does succeed, it could help pave the way for Gore's re-entry into politics. But Gore, who so long ago studied television as a means to a political end, is not among them. There is "close to a zero-percent chance," he insists, that he would ever run for office again. "I feel liberated by not being a candidate ... I'm learning on the job every day, and that is so much fun. It really is." And it sounds as if he means it. --With reporting by J.F.O. McAllister/London