OT: Jim Webb and the Populist Pitch
maff
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By David Ignatius
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A25
Sen. Jim Webb is talking about his mother's family, which lived in
hardscrabble eastern Arkansas during the Great Depression and was so
poor "there was nothing -- not even money." The Democrats built their
party around such people, Webb is saying, while the Republicans never
cared about them.
And then the freshman senator from Virginia begins quoting some lyrics
from "Song of the South," recorded by the country rock group Alabama:
Setback for the Censors
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By George F. Will
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A25
Let us hope that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who is rarely
right about First Amendment matters, was right about what he said in
April. During oral arguments on a challenge to a use of the McCain-
Feingold law to suppress political speech, Breyer, who considers the
suppression constitutional, said to the challenger: " If we agree with
you in this case, goodbye McCain-Feingold."
The challenger was a small group of Wisconsin citizens who, by their
grass-roots lobbying for their political views, tried to commit the
offense -- the crime, actually -- of influencing their U.S. senators
during what the Federal Election Commission, which acts as the speech
police under McCain-Feingold, insisted was that law's blackout period,
during which the First Amendment is supposedly repealed.
Globalization's Stir-Fry
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By Harold Meyerson
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A25
Globalization scrambles everything -- not least long-held beliefs
about how our economy should work. Let's look for a moment at the
argument made by people in our pharmaceutical industry and their chums
at the Food and Drug Administration: that imported drugs from Canada
imperil Americans' health. Then let's review the venerable
conservative argument that the government should keep its mitts off,
and surely never buy into, American business.
Problem is, the realities of globalization have gummed up these
arguments.
Cheney Unbound
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702234.html
By David S. Broder
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A25
Years ago Lamar Alexander, the senator from Tennessee, told me of a
lesson he had learned as a young man on the White House staff: It is
always useful for the president to have at least one aide who has had
a successful career already, who does not need the job, and who
therefore can offer candid advice. When he was governor of Tennessee,
Alexander made sure he had such a person on his staff.
Later, when presidential candidate George W. Bush chose Dick Cheney as
his running mate, I applauded the choice, thinking that Cheney would
fill the role Alexander had outlined. Boy, was I wrong.
China Lends A Hand
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By Richard Holbrooke
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A25
BEIJING -- Three seemingly unrelated events may not constitute a
trend. But they certainly deserve attention when they shed light on
the relationship between the United States and China, which is fast
becoming the most important bilateral connection in the world.
The first is the much-heralded breakthrough in Assistant Secretary of
State Christopher Hill's negotiations with North Korea. After more
than a year in which the six-party talks were suspended, North Korea
returned to the table and agreed to disable its main nuclear reactor
under the eyes of international inspectors.
A Principled Ally
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702290.html
As British prime minister, Tony Blair was true to his belief in
internationalism.
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A24
EXCUSE US if we choose not to join those on both sides of the Atlantic
who are condemning Tony Blair for his unswerving commitment to
alliance with the United States during 10 years as British prime
minister. It's understandable that some in London might nurse anti-
Americanism or prefer that their country align itself more frequently
with France, Germany and the European Union. But it's a little
perverse that Americans would be faulting Mr. Blair for his support
for U.S. leadership, for his wholehearted commitment to war against
Islamic extremism after Sept. 11, 2001, and for his refusal to abandon
the coalition in Iraq when the going got tough.
Immigration and Reality
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702293.html
Better to be pragmatic than talk tough on illegal immigrants
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A24
THE EFFORT to overhaul the nation's broken-down immigration system,
lifeless in the Senate earlier this month, has embarked on a tenuous
and possibly terminal second act. Under attack from talk radio,
unions, xenophobes and others, the White House and reform-minded
Republicans have maneuvered to salvage legislation that would address
the core problems of tightening enforcement of existing laws and
providing a legal future for the estimated 12 million illegal
immigrants in the country. The risk is that in the desperation to keep
the bill alive, it will be amended to the point of unworkability.
Senators Subpoena The White House
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Panel Demands Papers On NSA Wiretapping
By Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 28, 2007; A01
A Senate committee investigating the National Security Agency's
warrantless wiretapping program issued subpoenas yesterday ordering
the White House to turn over documents related to the eavesdropping
effort, escalating a legal showdown between Congress and the Bush
administration.
The Judiciary Committee's subpoenas were delivered to the offices of
President Bush, Vice President Cheney and the national security
adviser and to the Justice Department. They demanded copies of
internal documents about the program's legality and agreements with
telecommunications companies that participated in the program.
Eagles' Comeback on Brink of Being Official
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062701171_pf.html
By David A. Fahrenthold
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 28, 2007; A01
The federal government appears poised today to remove the bald eagle
from its list of threatened and endangered species, capping a 40-year
comeback for the national icon that showed that disappearing creatures
are not always lost.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has scheduled a "major
announcement" about the eagle's status this morning at the Jefferson
Memorial. No details were available, but environmental advocates said
the intent was clear: For months, wildlife service officials have been
making legal preparations for taking bald eagles off the protected
list.
Costs Skyrocket As DHS Runs Up No-Bid Contracts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702988_pf.html
$2 Million Security Project Balloons to $124 Million
By Robert O'Harrow Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 28, 2007; A01
The project started in 2003 with a $2 million contract to help the new
Department of Homeland Security quickly get an intelligence operation
up and running.
Over the next year, the cost of the no-bid arrangement with consultant
Booz Allen Hamilton soared by millions of dollars per month, as the
firm provided analysts, administrators and other contract employees to
the department's Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection
offices.
Text Messages Giving Voice to Chinese
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Opponents of Chemical Factory Found Way Around Censors
By Edward Cody
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, June 28, 2007; A01
XIAMEN, China -- By the hundreds of thousands, the urgent text
messages ricocheted around cellphones in Xiamen, warning of a
catastrophe that would spoil the city's beautiful seaside environment
and foul its sweet-smelling tropical breezes.
By promoting the construction of a giant chemical factory among the
suburban palm trees, the local government was "setting off an atomic
bomb in all of Xiamen," the massive message sprays charged, predicting
that the plant would cause "leukemia and deformed babies" among the 2
million-plus residents of this city on China's southern rim, just
opposite Taiwan.
Tree-Cutting Proposal Near C& O Canal Spurs Debate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702765_pf.html
By Miranda S. Spivack
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 28, 2007; A01
A developer wants to cut down a swath of trees where he is building a
home overlooking the C&O Canal in Potomac, arguing that the Americans
with Disabilities Act gives him the right because his two young
children are allergic to nuts on the trees.
The request from Aris Mardirossian -- a self-made millionaire, holder
of multiple patents and prominent Montgomery County developer -- goes
before county planners tonight.
Immigration Stance Is Costly for McCain
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702823_pf.html
By Michael D. Shear
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 28, 2007; A01
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is not wavering on immigration. This week,
he continued to stand firm with President Bush in seeking a Senate
compromise on the issue in the face of intense opposition from core
activists in the Republican Party.
His advisers refer to such a stance as one of the signatures of his
political career: principled stands on tough issues.
Planned Parenthood Clinic Is Cleared in Kansas Probe
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702312.html
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A02
Ending a three-year investigation launched by his socially
conservative predecessor, Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison (D)
notified a Planned Parenthood clinic this week that no criminal
charges will be filed. He said "an objective, unbiased and thorough
examination" showed no wrongdoing.
Phill Kline, a strongly antiabortion Republican defeated by Morrison
in November, started the criminal inquiry against two Kansas abortion
clinics on grounds that doctors may have conducted illegal late-term
abortions and failed to report cases involving underage girls who, by
statute, could have been considered victims of rape.
Bill Had His Al, and Hillary Might Have Her Bill
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By Dana Milbank
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A02
Running for the vice presidency is a delicate operation, but Bill
Richardson seems to be getting the hang of it.
The New Mexico governor is running for president, of course, but
should that fail he has already mastered the first responsibility of
the running mate: Don't overshadow the top of the ticket. This trait
was in evidence yesterday when Richardson gave a lunchtime foreign
policy speech in Washington at the exact moment Hillary Clinton was
giving one of her own.
Terrorism Suspect Portrayed as 'Slow'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702389_pf.html
Calls Show Padilla Sometimes Frustrated His Alleged Handlers
By Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 28, 2007; A03
MIAMI, June 27 -- After Jose Padilla was arrested as an accused "dirty
bomb" plotter in May 2002, he became an icon of the domestic al-Qaeda
threat.
For those who knew him just a few years before, it must have seemed
like a startling evolution.
Bush Plans Envoy To Islamic Nations
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Appointee Will 'Listen' and 'Learn'
By Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A03
President Bush announced plans yesterday to appoint an envoy to an
organization of Islamic nations with the intention of improving the
battered image of the United States in the Muslim world.
Speaking at the rededication of the half-century-old Islamic Center in
Washington, Bush said the new U.S. representative to the 57-nation
Organization of the Islamic Conference "will listen to and learn from
the representatives from Muslim states and will share with them
America's views and values."
Meeting With U.S. Campaign Aides Shows China's Interest in the Race
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702754.html
By Michael Abramowitz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A04
One of China's top government officials reached out to the leading
U.S. presidential contenders last week, holding an unpublicized
meeting with several of their top foreign policy advisers during a
visit to Washington for high-level talks with Bush administration
officials.
Among those present for the dinner with Vice Foreign Minister Dai
Bingguo on June 19, according to people familiar with the encounter,
were top advisers to Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), Sen. Hillary
Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), former senator John Edwards (D-N.C.), Sen.
John McCain (R-Ariz.), Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and former
Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R).
Smiley Promises Balanced Debate on Black Issues
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702753.html
By Politics
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A04
When Democratic contenders meet at Howard University on Thursday night
for their third presidential debate, the agenda will be focused on
issues of importance to African American voters. But despite a panel
made up entirely of minority journalists, the event is "not tailor-
made" for Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), said Tavis Smiley, the PBS host
who will moderate the forum.
"Barack Obama could absolutely tank," Smiley said yesterday. He said
he would neither prop up Obama, the only African American candidate in
the race, nor set any traps for him. Instead, the eight candidates
will all get to answer each of the 12 questions he asks during the 90-
minute forum.
Immigration Measure Appears Imperiled Again
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062700240.html
Defeat of Amendments Briefly Raised Hopes
By William Branigin and Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A06
The Senate yesterday turned back a series of amendments from both
parties aimed at substantially altering controversial immigration
legislation, but the bill shed supporters as it became mired in
procedural problems that left backers concerned about its prospects.
The legislation faces a make-or-break vote this morning when senators
will decide whether to cut off debate and move to a final vote
tomorrow. If it does not get the 60 votes necessary, Majority Leader
Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) has said he will pull the bill, all but dashing
hopes for any meaningful legislation this year.
Fired Prosecutor Says Gonzales Pushed Death Penalty
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702310.html
Figures Show Attorney General Often Overrules U.S. Attorneys'
Arguments Against Capital Charges
By Amy Goldstein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A07
Paul K. Charlton, one of nine U.S. attorneys fired last year, told
members of Congress yesterday that Attorney General Alberto R.
Gonzales has been overzealous in ordering federal prosecutors to seek
the death penalty, including in an Arizona murder case in which no
body had been recovered.
Justice Department officials had branded Charlton, the former U.S.
attorney in Phoenix, disloyal because he opposed the death penalty in
that case. But Charlton testified yesterday that Gonzales has been so
eager to expand the use of capital punishment that the attorney
general has been inattentive to the quality of evidence in some cases
-- or the views of the prosecutors most familiar with them.
Senate Links Nomination, Spending Bills
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702311.html
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A07
The Senate will not take action on President Bush's nominee to head
the White House budget office until the administration engages in "a
serious discussion" with Democratic leaders about his threat to veto
most congressional spending bills, Senate Budget Committee Chairman
Kent Conrad said yesterday.
"We will not be setting a time for the hearing until there have been
further discussions," said Conrad (D-N.D.), whose committee is one of
two Senate panels that must vote on the nomination of former Iowa
congressman Jim Nussle (R). "There needs to be a serious discussion
here about how we conclude the business of the country in some serious
and responsible way."
Army Splits Award Among 3 Firms
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702839.html
Former Halliburton Unit Retains Piece of Massive War Services Contract
By Dana Hedgpeth
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A08
The Army awarded a contract worth up to $150 billion to feed, house
and provide other services to U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and
Kuwait, spreading among three companies work that recently had been
linked to a single, controversial contractor: Halliburton.
Fluor Intercontinental of Greenville, S.C., DynCorp International of
Fort Worth and KBR of Houston were chosen from among a half-dozen
competitors. Each company's part of the contract is worth up to $5
billion a year and can be extended for up to nine more years.
Newest Justice Tips High Court to Right
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702313_pf.html
Alito Cast Key Votes in Major 5 to 4 Rulings on Abortion and Campaign
Finance
By Robert Barnes
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 28, 2007; A15
On a Supreme Court that has moved consistently to the right, no
justice has been more important to the shift than the newest one:
Samuel A. Alito Jr.
The solidly conservative Alito's replacement of the more moderate
Sandra Day O'Connor has made the difference in two of this term's
biggest decisions -- the vote in April to uphold the federal Partial
Birth Abortion Ban Act and its ruling on Monday to substantially
weaken the McCain-Feingold campaign finance act.
Even Among Allies, Image of U.S. Drops
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702360_pf.html
Anti-Americanism 'Deeper,' Not Wider, Study Finds
By Tiffany Harness
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, June 28, 2007; A18
The image of the United States has "plummeted" in many parts of the
world, with mounting distrust of President Bush and U.S. foreign
policy expressed not only in Muslim countries but also among
traditional allies, according to a survey of global attitudes released
yesterday.
Still, majorities in 25 of the 46 countries surveyed said they had
positive views of the United States, with particularly positive
sentiments coming from Africa, suggesting that anti-Americanism has
grown "deeper, but not wider."
Ancient Tribe at a Crossroads
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702309_pf.html
Mexico's Reclusive Seri Confront the Inevitable March of Development
By Manuel Roig-Franzia
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, June 28, 2007; A18
PUNTA CHUECA, Mexico -- Gloria Sesma clamps tough stems of desert
limberbush between her front teeth, shredding the plant into the
floppy strands she needs to weave graceful baskets.
Sesma's lifelong work has worn her top teeth down to tiny stubs, much
like the teeth of other women in this remote Gulf of California
village, home to Mexico's most reclusive indigenous people, the Seri
Indians. She and her daughters adhere to traditional techniques, so it
can take 10 months of shredding and weaving to make a single basket.
At Least 13 Palestinians Killed As Israeli Military Enters Gaza
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062700420_pf.html
By Scott Wilson
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, June 28, 2007; A18
JERUSALEM, June 27 -- Israeli forces killed at least 13 Palestinians
on Wednesday and wounded more than 40 others in ground fighting backed
by tanks and air support during military operations across the Gaza
Strip.
Most of those killed, Palestinian health officials said, belonged to
militias that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of the
secular Fatah party is moving to disarm following the intense
factional fighting this month that left Gaza in the hands of Hamas.
The Browns Move In at Downing Street
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062700296.html
Blair Closes His Decade of British Leadership to Rare Ovation in
Parliament
By Mary Jordan
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A20
LONDON, June 27 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair resigned Wednesday at
Buckingham Palace, turning over power to Gordon Brown, his longtime
political partner and rival, after a decade of guiding Britain through
economic prosperity at home and a deeply unpopular war abroad.
Noticeably older and grayer than when he took office in 1997, Blair,
54, had just come from his final appearance at the House of Commons,
where he received a rare standing ovation.
Second Case Brought Against Saudi Religious Police in Death of a
Suspect
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702868.html
By Faiza Saleh Ambah
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A20
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia, June 27 -- A member of Saudi Arabia's religious
police will face trial for his suspected involvement in the death of a
man in custody, authorities said, the second such case against
enforcers of the country's strict moral code.
A government statement Tuesday did not name the person implicated in
the death last month of 28-year-old Salman al-Huraisi, or say when the
defendant would be tried.
Official Cited for Violation to Be Feted
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702786.html
By John Solomon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A23
Commerce Department Inspector General Johnnie E. Frazier has been
formally cited for violating the federal whistle-blower protection law
and is about to retire.
Today, he'll be toasted at a going-away party -- on government
property and government time. The party is from 3 to 5 p.m. at the
department's Herbert C. Hoover Building headquarters.
House Grudgingly Accepts a Pay Raise, as Usual
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702790.html
By Lois Romano
Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A23
Democrats have for weeks been privately wringing their hands over
whether to accept an automatic 2.5 percent pay increase, fretting that
the raise may appear inconsistent with their campaign promises.
But last night, the House made its peace with it, rejecting a bid to
block the automatic cost-of-living raise of about $4,400 on a 244 to
181 vote.
Housing and Hedge Funds
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/opinion/28thu1.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
The United States must embrace global coordination of hedge fund
regulation, just as banking regulation is increasingly global.
Better Protecting the Vulnerable
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/opinion/28thu2.html
The State of New York is close to enacting three new laws that would
set welcome national examples for criminal justice reform.
The Lobbyists Behind the Curtain
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/opinion/28thu3.html
Are K Street lobbyists staging a last-ditch fight against finally
disclosing their fund-raising clout with lawmakers?
Ms. Bolden's Black Mark
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/opinion/28thu4.html
Discrimination is especially deplorable in the public schools, which
are supposed to uphold the values of tolerance and basic fairness.
As Pakistan's Chief Looks Ahead, Army Holds the Cards
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/asia/28pakistan.html?ref=world
By CARLOTTA GALL
What the army thinks about a political logjam, and what it decides to
do, will be the defining factor in Gen. Pervez Musharraf's future,
most commentators agree.
Wider Sale Is Seen for Toothpaste Tainted in China
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/us/28tooth.html?ref=world
By WALT BOGDANICH
Roughly 900,000 tubes containing a poison have turned up in hospitals
and prisons, according to health officials.
Scottish Panel Challenges Lockerbie Conviction
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/europe/28cnd-lockerbie.html?ref=world&pagewanted=all
By ALAN COWELL
A judicial review body ruled today that a former Libyan intelligence
official jailed for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing is entitled to
challenge the verdict against him.
In West Bank, Hamas Is Silent but Never Ignored
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/middleeast/28westbank.html?ref=world&pagewanted=all
By IAN FISHER
Hamas, shrewd as it is deadly, has gone to ground in the West Bank,
but it remains a powerful presence there.
After Decade as Premier, Blair Yields to Brown
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/europe/28brown.html?ref=world&pagewanted=all
By ALAN COWELL
On a day of sober new promises, Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair
as prime minister, offering Britain a pledge to "try my utmost."
2 Iranian Gas Stations Burned Over Rationing
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/middleeast/28iran.html?ref=world
By NAZILA FATHI
Angry drivers set fire to at least two gas stations overnight in
Tehran after the government announced that gasoline rationing would
begin.
U.N. Predicts Urban Population Explosion
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/28population.html?ref=world
By CELIA W. DUGGER
By next year, more than half the world's population, 3.3 billion
people, will for the first time live in towns and cities, a report
said.
Likely Spread of Deserts to Fertile Land Requires Quick Response, U.N.
Report Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/28deserts.html?ref=africa
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Enough fertile land could turn into desert in the next generation to
create an "environmental crisis of global proportions."
Egypt: Man Said to Be Mossad Spy Found Dead
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/africa/28briefs-mossad.html?ref=africa
By REUTERS
Ashraf Marwan, a son-in-law of former President Gamal Abdel Nasser who
has been named by Israeli officials as a source for Israeli
intelligence, died in London.
Sudan: Presidential Adviser Dies in Car Crash
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/africa/28briefs-adviser.html?ref=africa
By REUTERS
Majzoub al-Khalifa, a powerful adviser to President Omar al-Bashir,
died in a car accident in northern Sudan, a presidential source said.
New Commitment to Charity by Mexican Phone Tycoon
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/business/worldbusiness/28slim.html?ref=americas&pagewanted=all
By ELISABETH MALKIN
Carlos Slim Helú may be the richest man in the world. And in Mexico,
where millions live in poverty, that distinction has been drawing
heat.
Russian Freed From Guantánamo Is Killed by Police Near Chechnya
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/europe/28russia.html?ref=americas
By C. J. CHIVERS
A Russian man who had been captured by American forces in Afghanistan
and released from Guantánamo Bay was killed in a police raid.
U.S. Faces More Distrust From World, Poll Shows
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/americas/28pew.html?ref=americas
By MEG BORTIN
Distrust of the United States has intensified across the world, but
overall views of America remain favorable, according to a poll by the
Pew Research Center.
Asia's Long Road to Recovery
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/business/worldbusiness/28asia.html?ref=asia&pagewanted=all
By KEITH BRADSHER
The financial crisis that rocked Asia a decade ago is past, but in the
countries most affected, a sense of loss persists.
Food-Safety Crackdown in China
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/business/worldbusiness/28food.html?ref=asia
By DAVID BARBOZA
Chinese regulators closed 180 food plants after a nationwide
inspection found thousands of violations of food safety rules.
Opera With Attitude, Guitars, and a Dose of Mayhem
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/arts/music/28emir.html?ref=europe
By ALAN RIDING
The idiosyncratic world of Serb film director Emir Kusturica has been
brought to the stage of the Bastille Opera in Paris in "Le Temps des
Gitans," or "Time of the Gypsies."
Wider Use of Latin Mass Likely, Vatican Officials Say
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/europe/28mass.html?ref=europe
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN and IAN FISHER
Pope Benedict XVI has signed a document that would allow more churches
to adopt the old Latin Mass that largely faded from use during the
1960s.
Russian Freed From Guantánamo Is Killed by Police Near Chechnya
By C. J. CHIVERS
A Russian man who had been captured by American forces in Afghanistan
and released from Guantánamo Bay was killed in a police raid.
U.N. Official Is Expected to Become Chief Prosecutor for War Crimes
Tribunal
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/28hague.html?ref=europe
By MARLISE SIMONS
The chief prosecutor at the war crimes tribunal in The Hague is
expected to be succeeded by the United Nations official leading the
inquiry into the killing of Rafik Hariri, former prime minister of
Lebanon.
Not Quite 'Liz' and 'Gordie,' but Palace Protocol Is Looser
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/world/europe/28queen.html?ref=europe
By ALAN COWELL
The moment when Queen Elizabeth II first greeted Gordon Brown, the new
prime minister, was called Kissing Hands, but the actual kissing of
hands takes place later.
Power Cuts and Fires in Simmering Greece
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Europe-Heat-Wave.html?ref=europe
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Power blackouts hit 13 locations in Athens and 95 fires were reported
across Greece amid a heat wave that has killed dozens of people.
Blair to Tackle Economics but Not Peace Efforts, a Task Reserved for
Rice
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/washington/28diplo.html?ref=middleeast
By HELENE COOPER
In his new role as envoy to the Middle East, Tony Blair will be
charged with shoring up Palestinian institutions but not with trying
to nail down a peace deal.
Study Sees Climate Change Impact on Alaska
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/us/28climate.html?ref=us
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
Climate change is expected to raise the repair and replacement cost of
thousands of infrastructure projects as much as $6.1 billion for a
total of nearly $40 billion from now to 2030, the study says.
White House Is Subpoenaed on Wiretapping
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/washington/28nsa.html?ref=us
By JAMES RISEN
The Senate Judiciary Committee sent subpoenas to the White House, the
vice president's office and the Justice Department, setting the stage
for a showdown.
New Senators Resist Overhaul of Immigration
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/washington/28dems.html?ref=us
By CARL HULSE
Three moderate Democratic freshmen are complicating efforts by
President Bush and Senate leaders to pass a proposed immigration
measure this week.
Patrons' Sway Leads to Friction in Charter School
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/education/28charter.html?ref=us&pagewanted=all
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Questions are being raised about how much control philanthropists
should have over schools they support.
Study Finds Many Injuries to Surgeons Go Unreported
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/health/28needles.html?ref=us
By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN
Most surgeons fail to report injuries from needles and other sharp
instruments, risking their health and that of their families and
patients to the threat of diseases.
In Quest for Passport, Patience, Time and Contacts Count
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/us/28passports.html?ref=us
By JACQUELINE PALANK
New travel restrictions for U.S. citizens traveling to Canada, Mexico,
Bermuda and countries in the Caribbean have resulted in a backlog of
passport applications.
YouTube Answers Its Critics
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/youtube-answers-its-critics/
In response to complaints from its users YouTube.com has reinstated
features that the site's devotees said they could not live without.
The Singles Vote
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/the-singles-vote/
Unmarred women are an untapped bloc of voters.
Clinton's Camp Projects $27M in 2nd Quarter
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/clintons-camp-projects-27m-in-2nd-quarter/
A memo sent by a top aide to supporters predicts the amount raised for
this set of campaign finance filings.
Immigration Bill Blocked
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/immigration-bill-blocked/
Backers of the comprehensive immigration legislation failed to reach
the 60-vote hurdle for final consideration.
2008: The Immigration Debate
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/2008-immigration/
With the fate of the Senate's compromise immigration bill in doubt,
what would passage or failure mean for the candidates in the
presidential race.
Independent Label, Partisan Vote
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/27/us/politics/27web-elder.html
Despite Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's recent party-hopping and possible
independent White House bid, history suggests most voters stick with
one party.
Ann Coulter's Pointed Remarks Draw Edwardses' Pointed Reply
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/us/politics/28edwards.html?ref=politics
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Ann Coulter, the conservative writer, has been the subject of pointed
criticism by John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth.
Day of Campaigning for a G.O.P. Noncandidate
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/us/politics/28thompson.html?ref=politics
By SUSAN SAULNY
Former Senator Fred D. Thompson of Tennessee paid homage to Ronald
Reagan, low taxes and "the sanctity of life," while lamenting
Congress's spending habits.
Even in Agreement, Scalia Puts Roberts to Lash
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/washington/28memo.html?ref=washington
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
Justice Antonin Scalia has lifted the curtain a bit on the differences
within the court's powerful conservative bloc.
Immigration Bill Prompts Some Menacing Responses
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/washington/28calls.html?ref=washington
By JEFF ZELENY
The proposed legislation for changing the immigration system has
brought thousands of angry messages for lawmakers.
White House Drops Vice President's Dual-Role Argument as Moot
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/washington/28cheney.html?ref=washington
By JIM RUTENBERG
Vice President Dick Cheney's office had said that his dual role meant
that he was technically not part of the executive branch.
F.T.C. Urges Caution on Net Neutrality
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/technology/28net.html?ref=washington
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission recommended against
additional regulation of high-speed Internet traffic.
An iPod Has Global Value. Ask the (Many) Countries That Make It.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/business/worldbusiness/28scene.html?ref=business
By HAL R. VARIAN
If an iPod costs $299, who gets that money? You might be surprised.
Scientists Find Earliest Sign of Cultivated Crops in Americas
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/science/28cnd-squash.html?ref=science
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Scientists exploring the western slopes of the Andes in northern Peru
have found seeds of domesticated squash from almost 10,000 years ago.