Taliban threaten Pakistan vote as Bhutto legacy looms
Trudy Rubin notes Benazir Bhutto's death haunts the Pakistan election and warns that Taliban threats shaped campaign limits. She profiles Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan, cites attacks on secular parties, and argues U.S. stakes hinge on Pakistan's next government tackling militancy and education gaps.
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Benazir Bhutto
Pakistan
Pakistan People’s Party
Bhutto
Taliban
Tehrik e-Taliban
TTP
Awami National Party
ANP
Northwest
Nawaz Sharif
Imran Khan
Daud Khattak
Sunnat Wal Jammaat
Lashkar-e- Jhangvi
U.S
Afghanistan
America
Birthdates and notable events on May 9 calendar
On day 133 of 2013 and spring 55, notable birthdays include Joe Louis Bea Arthur Harvey Keitel Ritchie Valens Stevie Wonder Stephen Colbert Darius Rucker Barry Zito and Robert Pattinson. Also two women were wounded in the 1981 papal assassination attempt. Stan Musial joined 3,000 hits in 1958. Stevie Wonder quote about vision. UK prime minister salary 2011 about 42 500 pounds. US president 400 000. Moon phase: between May 9 new moon and May 17 first quarter.
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Bea Arthur
Harvey Keitel
Ritchie Valens
Stevie Wonder
Stephen Colbert
Darius Rucker
Barry Zito
Robert Pattinson
Pope John Paul II
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
United States
Dickens and dynamic immigration policy in modern times
A column contrasts Dickens's A Christmas Carol with 19th century growth theory to argue immigration can drive economic dynamism. It weighs Heritage and Cato Institute positions, cites Sessions and Levin, and cautions against rushed policy shaped by economic pessimism.
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Charles Dickens
Heritage Foundation
Heritage
Libertarian
Cato Institute
Cato
Dickens
Thomas Malthus
Malthus
Scrooge
Tiny Tim
Tim
Bob Cratchit
Sylvia Nasar
America
Atlantic
Yuval Levin
National Affairs
Yearbook stirs debate as teen babies and guns enter NC schools
In Trinity and Johnston NC students faced bans over yearbook props including Caitlin Tiller’s baby and David Withrow’s shotgun. Caitlin's photo was removed for feared promotion of teen pregnancy while Withrow faces a May 16 felony court date and says he will finish at an alternative school. Community outraged at strict enforcement.
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N.C
Caitlin Tiller
Johnston
David
Cole” Withrow
Caitlin
David Withrow
Johnson School
David's School
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