Stop the War Talk The New York Times | The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, purportedly to be part of the Obama administration’s relaunch of peace negotiations. But the urgent talk is of war, thanks to Jeffrey Goldberg’s much-discussed Atlantic Monthly cover article, which faithfully reproduced th...
Why so many Americans are hostile toward Islam The Wichita Eagle WASHINGTON - Nearly a decade after Sept. 11, less than a third of the country feels favorably toward Islam. Most Americans reflexively oppose an Islamic cultural center near ground zero, and the lower the Christian president's approval ratings, the h...
Why so many Americans are hostile toward Islam The News & Observer | WASHINGTON -- Nearly a decade after Sept. 11, less than a third of the country feels favorably toward Islam. Most Americans reflexively oppose an Islamic cultural center near ground zero, and the lower the Christian president's approval ratings, th...
Why so many Americans are hostile toward Islam Kansas City Star More News | Nearly a decade after Sept. 11, less than a third of the country feels favorably toward Islam. Most Americans reflexively oppose an Islamic cultural center near ground zero, and the lower the Christian president's approval ratings, the hi...
Why so many Americans are hostile toward Islam The State | WASHINGTON - Nearly a decade after Sept. 11, less than a third of the country feels favorably toward Islam. Most Americans reflexively oppose an Islamic cultural center near ground zero, and the lower the Christian president's approval ratings, the...
Info freedom at center of Gulf's BlackBerry debate Herald Tribune | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The militants who carried out the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, India, used mobile phones and other handheld gadgets to coordinate an assault that left 166 dead. AC = 1234 | --> | Cell phones with video cameras helped...
New Wave of Iranians Seek U.S. Studies Herald Tribune | WASHINGTON — Even as a teenager in Iran, Atefeh Fathi knew she would eventually study abroad. Now 30 and studying engineering at the University of Oklahoma, Ms. Fathi said that although she had applied to universities in Sweden and Canada, h...
US hiker in Iranian jail allowed brief call to mom Herald Tribune | ST. PAUL, Minn. - One the three American hikers jailed in Iran told her mother in a brief telephone call this week that prison officials have denied her requests for medical treatment and a cellmate, her mother said Thursday. | Sarah Shourd's mothe...
Fast-track Mideast peace talks face big obstacles Houston Chronicle | WASHINGTON - Israel and the Palestinians have set a goal of reaching a final peace settlement within one year, a highly ambitious aim given past failures and future obstacles. | Here are some questions and answers about the peace process and the prospects for success. | Q. What would a peace deal look like? | A. The current idea is a "two-state" ...
Court reinstates markup law for Wisconsin gasoline The Boston Globe | MADISON, Wis.-A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated Wisconsin's 71-year-old minimum markup law on gasoline, a decision that could save some jobs but increase the cost of gas. | Siding with an association representing small gas station owners, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the law that requires retailers to sell gas above cost does...
