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Kerry faces summer challenge |
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| Topic: International Relations |
9:38 am EDT, Jun 21, 2004 |
Last Friday, Mr Kerry was asked his response to the news of the beheading of Paul Johnson, the American engineer, in Saudi Arabia. It was clearly one of those "political" moments -- a time for a blast of high-octane rhetoric, a whiff of anger at the killers and an oozing of "shared pain" for the family. As it was, Mr Kerry glanced up from what looked like scribbling autographs for supporters, muttered something about the murder underlining the problems of the troubled region, and then lowered his head again. Kerry faces summer challenge |
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Saudi Arabia Shows Its Colors |
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| Topic: International Relations |
9:36 am EDT, Jun 21, 2004 |
Crown Prince Abdullah, the man who runs Saudi Arabia, had this to say about earlier Al Qaida attacks: "Zionism is behind it. It is not 100 percent, but 95 percent that the Zionist hands are behind what happened." Saudi Arabia Shows Its Colors |
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Would More Drilling in America Make a Difference? |
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| Topic: Politics and Law |
9:29 am EDT, Jun 21, 2004 |
Whenever gasoline prices rise high enough in the United States, pressure builds to reduce the country's dependence on imported oil. Absent a major conservation campaign or a breakthrough in alternative fuels, the country can't sharply reduce its oil dependence. This article argues that since domestic drilling is ultimately ineffectual, it's probably not worth the trouble. What's especially troubling is the idea that Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda may soon be in control of the world's #1 oil producer, and the President is saying nothing about it. More troubling, neither is Kerry, it seems. How can the Democrats expend so much energy defending the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge while not sweating even a drop over serious instability in Saudi Arabia? Have you no sense of the consequences? Would More Drilling in America Make a Difference? |
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Allegiance to My Daughter |
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| Topic: Politics and Law |
9:12 am EDT, Jun 21, 2004 |
Michael Newdow, on the dismissal of his case, in today's NYT. The case, which I brought, presented the court with an important question. The court ruled that since I do not have legal custody of my daughter, I do not have the right to pursue the matter in the federal courts. What's to limit this policy in the future? After tens of thousands of hours invested over six years, the Supreme Court simply dismissed the case. God bless America. Allegiance to My Daughter |
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| Topic: International Relations |
9:05 am EDT, Jun 21, 2004 |
"Panel Finds No Qaeda-Iraq Tie" went the Times headline. "Al Qaeda-Hussein Link Is Dismissed" front-paged The Washington Post. The A.P. led with the thrilling words "Bluntly contradicting the Bush Administration, the commission ..." All wrong. Yesterday, Governor Tom Kean, commission chairman: "Members [of the 9/11 commission] do not get involved in staff reports." Not involved? Stop wasting time posturing on television. The Zelikow Report |
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Half-Baked Proposals for Space |
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| Topic: High Tech Developments |
8:43 am EDT, Jun 21, 2004 |
... distinguished Americans labored mightily ... breathtakingly bold in some recommendations ... [but] disappointingly shallow ... too skimpy to be persuasive. The glaring defect in the panel's report was its failure to provide any thoughtful analysis or detailed justification for its proposals. Half-Baked Proposals for Space |
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Old Search Engine, the Library, Tries to Fit Into a Google World |
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| Topic: Technology |
1:37 am EDT, Jun 21, 2004 |
"One of the rarest things to find is a member of the faculty in the library stacks," said Paul Duguid, co-author of "The Social Life of Information." "The nature of discovery is changing." "It has huge ramifications." Many research librarians say that the new reliance on electronic resources is making their role as guides to undiscovered material more important than ever. "We can show people things they don't ask for." Old Search Engine, the Library, Tries to Fit Into a Google World |
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Saudi Arabia: Al Qaeda's Strategic Goals |
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| Topic: War on Terrorism |
12:36 pm EDT, Jun 20, 2004 |
Saudi Arabia is the golden egg. It is the spiritual heartland of al Qaeda itself. When Washington loses confidence in the Saudi government, it will ratchet up its already intense pressure on Riyadh to cooperate in the war against terrorism. If al Qaeda can find a cooperative branch or a support base within the royal family, then the "regime" could persist -- at least in name -- even as Riyadh's political orientation shifts. Taking control of the energy industry would give al Qaeda global leverage. The anti-Western guerrilla war is only the initial phase. The countdown to a confrontation between the mujahideen and the Saudi government is certain. It is only a matter of time. Saudi Arabia: Al Qaeda's Strategic Goals |
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4 Killed After Hostage's Death Are Called Saudi Cell's Leaders |
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| Topic: War on Terrorism |
12:11 pm EDT, Jun 20, 2004 |
The Interior Ministry has yet to clarify exactly how it caught up with such a significant group in the middle of downtown Riyadh. It remains somewhat murky what links might exist between Osama bin Laden and those operating within Saudi Arabia. Experts were stunned that so many senior members of the cell were moving around together at the same time. 4 Killed After Hostage's Death Are Called Saudi Cell's Leaders |
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The Pastiche of a Presidency, Imitating a Life, in 957 Pages |
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| Topic: Non-Fiction |
11:45 am EDT, Jun 20, 2004 |
... numbing, self-conscious garrulity ... so long-winded and tedious ... sloppy, self-indulgent and often eye-crossingly dull ... a hodgepodge of jottings ... assailing right-wing enemies for his woes ... self-serving, often turgid attempts to defend his reputation ... Other than that, what did you think? The Pastiche of a Presidency, Imitating a Life, in 957 Pages |
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