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...TIME's great photo of governor Palin on this week's cover should scare the Democrats. You see a strong, intelligent, attractive and determined mien, a reminder of the women pioneers who helped make the Western U.S. great. She's an ideal partner for McCain, one who will help bring this country back to the position of strength and idealism it has occupied in the world. Joe Chernicoff, Las Vegas...
...Palm Court at the Plaza Hotel in New York City as the only smart places in the U.S. to take tea, those of us west of the Mississippi were dismayed that you did not mention the spectacular Dushanbe teahouse in Boulder, Colorado. The only Central Asian teahouse in the Western Hemisphere and a gift from our impoverished sister city, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, it is exquisitely decorated with hand-carved and hand-painted ceilings, tables, stools and interior wood columns. It is an extraordinary work of art that never fails to enhance the experience of sipping the world's finest teas. George...
...City of London about the options left for laid-off bankers: "It's Dubai, Mumbai, Shanghai, or goodbye." But the reality may be even grimmer. In fact, Dubai and the other oil-enriched regions of the Arab world aren't quite the safe havens they once were. Western and Middle Eastern markets are more closely intertwined than they were during the 1970's oil boom. But recently, Arab exchanges have been hit with a double whammy. Western investors have pulled out of Arab markets to cover bad deals back home, at the same time that Western economic problems have pushed...
...Wary sovereign wealth funds from Arab countries aren't likely to rush in to buy the assets of Western financial companies just yet, according to Sfakianakis. Some have already been burned, like the Kuwait Investment Authority, which bought Merrill Lynch shares worth billions earlier this year only to see the stock plummet in recent months. So for now, Arab investors are likely to refocus on infrastructure projects in their own countries that create real value and services for their economies, which are bound to keep growing even in the midst of a Western financial crisis...
...Does this reconciliation necessarily imply France's full return to NATO and the reinforcement of France's military presence in Afghanistan? The answer is yes, but with conditions. The blood tax paid by French soldiers accords France a central role in redefining the common strategy in Afghanistan, where the Western world cannot afford a defeat. Sarkozy's tougher tone toward Tehran, as well as his efforts to secure a climate of trust with Israel, can also be ranked as successes. Only hard-nosed diplomacy constitutes an alternative to war, and only an impartial go-between can be accepted...