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...compared to 2005. Hu and Putin have a lot in common besides their approach to the U.S.: hostility toward "separatism" (in Chechnya, Tibet and Xinjiang) and wariness of politically unpredictable actors such as environmental groups, journalists and U.S.-funded ngos. They combined to pressure the U.S. to withdraw from a base in Uzbekistan established to help fight the Taliban, and have tried to engineer an eviction from another base in Kyrgyzstan. Beijing Editorials in China reflecting Beijing's official line blame Washington for a lingering cold-war mentality and stay tight-lipped on Putin's authoritarian excesses...
PLEADED GUILTY. Bernard Kerik, 50, ex--New York City police commissioner, whose quick responses in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks led President Bush to nominate him to be head of the Homeland Security Department before a variety of ethics questions forced Kerik to withdraw his name; to charges that he took gifts while in office without reporting them; in a deal that requires him to pay $221,000 in fines but serve no jail time; in New York City. Kerik admitted accepting while correction commissioner $165,000 in home renovations from a contractor who was seeking a license with...
...disappointed with Mr. Ellison’s decision to withdraw his commitment,” Friedell said...
...developed world. Fifteen percent of U.S. oil comes from Saudi Arabia. The strategic import of bin Laden's dictate was immediately clear to U.S. policymakers. His goal was never the untenable idea of engaging in a lasting struggle with America. It was, rather, to prompt the United States to withdraw its support for various Arab regimes, particularly Saudi Arabia, leaving them vulnerable to uprisings...
...August, many people on both sides dared to think that tranquility would follow. But since Hamas was voted into power last January, international aid to the Palestinian Authority has been suspended and hope for negotiations between the two sides has faded. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has pledged to withdraw from parts of the West Bank, and to complete construction of a security wall to separate Israel from the Palestinians. Meanwhile, the near-daily exchanges of rockets and artillery between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have left civilians on both sides caught in the crossfire...