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In its 41/2 years of majority rule, the AKP has to its credit several undeniable accomplishments. After years of political uncertainty that saw Turkey's economy limp from crisis to crisis, the party's economic reforms and fiscal discipline have fueled growth averaging 7% a year. It strengthened rights for...
Now the battle has moved to the presidency. In Turkey, the President possesses little legislative or executive power, other than wielding a veto. But the office carries huge symbolic importance, especially for the Turkish military, since one of the President's titles-albeit a ceremonial one-is commander-in-chief...
The World Bank's initial job was to finance reconstruction in Europe. The Marshall Plan rendered that task superfluous, so the bank--in the first of several reinventions--moved on to bankroll development in other countries. The idea was to lend to governments that were creditworthy but had no access...
That a significant number of Republicans might now be willing to stand with Democrats toe to toe against their own President reflects not only the impatience of their constituents to see progress in Iraq but also a political reality that Bush will be facing again and again as he tries...
As Democrats begin negotiating with Republicans, the central question will be how strong they can make what's left of the bill, particularly the "benchmarks" for Iraqi progress on such issues as democratization, strengthening their security forces, cutting down on sectarian violence, disarming the militias and other goals. President Bush...