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...neutral investigation into the leak of Plame thus far. Compared to the viciously partisan investigation of former President Bill Clinton by Kenneth Starr in 1999, Fitzgerald has maintained an air of professionalism and has not let partisan pressure get in the way of his investigation. He has been thorough in his inquiries, and amidst pressure from the media and politicians alike he has leaked nothing—even though such leaks would have certainly put him in the spotlight. We can only hope that there are more honest and ethical people like him in the judicial system, and in politics...
...discussion that took place after the speech, participants offered various explanations for what they considered to be inadequate press coverage of the war in Iraq. Massing pointed to security problems in Iraq and the U.S. military’s dominant influence for the lack of thorough coverage, but noted that military dominance is not completely to blame. Massing also said the media’s fear of causing a negative reaction from the American public might be responsible for the incomplete coverage. According the Massing, this fear spurs some factions of the press to resort to “yellow...
...Last week, Promuda, an ?lite organization of young professionals, urged Abdullah to fire Rafidah and to order a thorough probe into how and why a few individuals were awarded these highly lucrative permits. "The PM cannot act as though he is an innocent bystander," wrote Promuda chairman Don Rahim in an Oct. 16 e-mail to members. "The public is looking for leadership and decision." Other critics take an even stronger line, urging Abdullah to shake up the entire cabinet, which they argue is heavy with holdovers from the Mahathir...
...minimum. Young Jesus is largely unaware of his origins, and much of the book is taken up with his daily life and that of his extended family as they make their way from Alexandria, in Egypt, to Nazareth, where they settle down and go into business. Rice does a thorough job of re-creating the domestic realities of 1st century Judaea: the babble of languages--Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew, Latin--the labor of carpentry; the regular visits to the synagogue (he's a very Jewish Jesus); and above all the turbulent politics of the time, some of it Jews rebelling against...
...Enlightenment Invention of the Modern Self,” which he will offer again next fall – says he wanted to create an accessible biography “that made Rousseau’s life interesting to the ordinary reader. The existing biographies of him, while thorough, are somewhat long and boring.” “Most people have heard of ‘The Social Contract,’” Damrosch says, referring to Rousseau’s 1762 book outlining the contours of a legitimate political system. “But that?...