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Understanding evil
You want to understand the evil of Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader who was arrested last week for war crimes committed in the Balkans during the early 1990s? Then read the obituary that has just appeared of Dinko Sakic, who was...Tags: Death and Dying, War Crimes, Medical Specialization, New York Times, International Relations
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A drum major for righteous indignation
The occasion: The Senate vote on a bill to bar a 10.6 percent cut in payments to physicians who treat Medicare patients. Just before its July recess, the bill drew 59 "yea" votes — one shy of what was needed to cut off debate, eight shy of what...Tags: National Government, Bill Clinton, Medicaid, Primaries, Government Health Care
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On this day in history
On July 25, 1866 Ulysses Grant was promoted to the rank of general of the Army—the first officer to wear five stars. In 1907 Japan imposed a protectorate on Korea. In 1934 Nazi Black Guard troops assassinated Austrian Chancellor Engelbert...Tags: Ariel Sharon, National Government, Bill Clinton, Air France-KLM, Cycling
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Who gets the Golan?
The Israeli mainstream, so the truism here goes, is so desperate for peace that, in the end, it will overcome misgivings over relinquishing territory and mistrust of Arab intentions and endorse any diplomatic initiative aimed at solving the Middle East...Tags: Peace Negotiations, Parliament, National Government, Diplomacy, Police Investigations
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Israel at 60: Proud but facing an uncertain future
A Jewish astronaut greets Israel from space. Revelers try to set a record for the most people singing a national anthem. To celebrate turning 60, Israel is staging fireworks, air force flyovers and a birthday bash for anyone born on the day the Jewish...Tags: National Government, Diplomacy, Treaties, NASA, Tony Blair
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The end of the 'guilty Israeli'
Within the coming weeks, the Israeli army may re-invade the Gaza Strip in an attempt to stop the rocket attacks on Israeli towns and, perhaps, topple its Islamist Hamas government. If it happens, it will have come after long hesitation and anguished...Tags: Peace Negotiations, Ariel Sharon, Bill Clinton, Demographics, Armed Forces
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Consultant, ex-White House staffer vie to take on Mark Kirk in 10th District
Tribune reporterTwo years ago, Democrat Dan Seals nearly pulled off a major upset against Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk in the wealthy North Shore 10th Congressional District. Seals, 36, a self-described Wilmette business consultant, hopes to get a second shot at...Tags: Football, National Government, Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Health Treatments
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Times keeps hope alive; all others give up
Yesterday, as the Annapolis summit on the Middle East came to a close, The Times' editorial board conceded that the meeting managed to defy "rock-bottom expectations" but concluded that, "where there is even the faintest hope, we must protect and...Tags: Peace Negotiations, History, National Government, Polls, Bill Clinton
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Nobel Peace Prize Winners Since 1975
Nobel Peace Prize winners since 1975: * 2007: Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for efforts to educate about the effects of man-made climate change. * 2006: Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank, the...Tags: Global Change, Mikhail S Gorbachev, Nuclear Policy, Jimmy Carter, Weaponry
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Is peace out of reach?
AARON DAVID MILLER, who served at the State Department as an advisor to six secretaries of State, is a scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center. His forthcoming book, "The Much Too Promised Land," will beYASSER ARAFAT was the first to arrive. He came by presidential helicopter, his black and white kaffiyeh flapping in the cool evening breeze. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and President Clinton arrived the next day. And then there were three, a trio of...Tags: Peace Negotiations, Ariel Sharon, National Government, Bill Clinton, David Ben-Gurion
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West chooses Fatah, but Palestinians don't
SAREE MAKDISI, a professor of English and comparative literature at UCLA, writes often about the Middle East.IN THE WEST, there's a huge sense of relief. The Hamas-led government that has been causing everyone so much trouble has been isolated in Gaza, and a new government has been appointed in the West Bank by the "moderate," peace-loving Palestinian...Tags: Peace Negotiations, Diplomacy, Terrorism, Regional Authority, Judaism
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Israel wants peace, victory
Newsday Staff CorrespondentUnder international pressure to make peace with Lebanon and domestic pressure to defeat Hezbollah, Israel moved in both directions yesterday. The government prepared for a cabinet vote this morning on the draft cease-fire resolution approved Friday at...Tags: Ariel Sharon, International Relations, Armed Forces, Diplomacy, Civil Unrest
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