Stray bullets kill bride to be amid Iraq violence surge
A 23 year old bride to be in Iraq was shot and killed during sectarian violence considered not a targeted attack. Civilians face crossfire and mistaken identity as security forces step up operations. Nineveh police chief Maj. Gen. Ahmed Jibury defends forces amid rising civilian deaths. Excerpt from IWPR commentary.
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Danya Latif
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War Ends With UN Resolution Across Hezbollah Israel
Readers see victory claimed by both sides after Resolution 1701. Nasrallah calls it strategic and historic while Olmert says Israel won by attrition. The piece notes ordinaryLebanese and Israeli civilians suffer most and urges immediate large scale reconstruction aid rather than loans.
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Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah
Ehud Olmert
U.S
George W. Bush
Lebanon
The Overachievers Book Examines High School Drive
Alexandra Robbins profiles a suburban Washington public high school where students cram for top colleges, chasing acceptance into Stanford, Harvard, and others. The book critiques rankings and testing while noting parental roles and the intense pressure to excel.
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Promised Land
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U.S. News & World Report
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Flow chart of Bush policy versus Democratic critics on Iraq
The piece argues for a simple flow chart contrasting Bushs Iraq plan with Democratic positions. It contends Republicans support full mission completion, Patriot Act and NSA programs, and rapid intelligence sharing, while Democrats push withdrawal or phased withdrawal, offering no solid policy. It warns that immediate withdrawal risks a major terrorist victory and narrows to the political battle ahead.
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Activist judges under fire over rights and money in courts
The piece argues that so called activist judges are blamed for outcomes on gay marriage Roe v. Wade and school desegregation but defend Taylor's ruling on warrantless spying as unconstitutional. It notes cases limiting class actions tax breaks Endangered Species Act and union rights, tying rulings to corporate money and politics.
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Osama bin Laden
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Wall Street Journal
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Mississippi
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