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Obama's Dilemma: Where Are the Afghan Security Forces?
President Obama's plain-speaking Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, on Nov. 12 summed up the Administration's Afghan dilemma in a single question: "How do we signal resolve and at the same time signal to the Afghans and the American people that this is not open-ended?" The fact that there's no good answer explains the Administration's hesitation in committing more troops to the fight. Indeed, the objectives cited by Gates may function at cross-purposes.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Robert Gates Source:(Time)
2009-11-16
The Ft. Hood Hero: Who is Kimberly Munley?
The west side of Killeen, Texas is like countless other places in America's heartland, freshly carved out of prairie pastures with wide streets in bucolic neighborhoods like "Sunflower Estates" and "Bridgewood." But on a glorious cloudless fall day, the flags at the home sales center nearby are at half mast in honor of the 13 fallen at Ft. Hood, victims of a gunman whose deadly attack was stopped thanks to a petite, long-haired blonde mom from the neigborhood.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2009 Fort Hood Shootings Source:(Time)
2009-11-09
Jerusalem Poses New Crisis for Obama As Tensions Rise
Disputes between religious communities over access to holy places are a staple of life in Jerusalem's Old City, but it was more than just another sectarian turf battle that saw Israeli police on Oct. 25 enter the Muslim-controlled area on the Temple Mount to quell stone-throwing by Palestinians. Instead, the riot in the Holy City was yet another sign that, in the absence of any real peace process, the two sides may be headed for renewed confrontation.
Nations:Israel Lebanon People:Benjamin Netanyahu Mahmoud Abbas Activities:Mideast Peace Source:(Time)
2009-10-28
Health Reform: Will Reid's Public-Option Gamble Pay Off?
After a weekend of intense consultations with fellow Democrats, Senate majority leader Harry Reid has decided he has the votes to get a health-reform bill with a public option to the Senate floor. "I believe we clearly will have the support of my caucus to move to this bill and start legislating," Reid declared at a news conference Monday afternoon. The real question, however, is whether he has the votes it will take to get it out of the chamber.
Nations:Canada U.S. People:Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama John McCain Activities:2009 US Health Reform Source:(Time)
2009-10-27
Human Evolution: Are Humans Still Evolving?
Modern Homo sapiens is still evolving. Despite the long-held view that natural selection has ceased to affect humans because almost everybody now lives long enough to have children, a new study of a contemporary Massachusetts population offers evidence of evolution still in action.
Nations:U.S. People:Usain Bolt Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(Time)
2009-10-26
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