28 November 2007

contenders for outstanding achievement in the field of excellence

LAT: Annapolis meeting kicks off more meetings, protests in Palestine
"In the statement, called a "joint understanding," Israelis and Palestinians pledged to begin negotiations next month, with a goal of creating a Palestinian state before the end of Bush's term."
Ind: meanwhile, Israel moves bulldozers into Gaza

LAT: Musharraf steps down as head of the army; former intelligence chief takes over

NYT: shotguns, molotov cocktails have replaced rocks in the Paris riots (so much for only lasting 6 hours). also, reports of very young participants...13, 14 years old.

Slate: the opposition in Russia look like the dissident movement in the Soviet Union
"Just as the old dissident movement was united only by its hatred of Soviet communism, "Other Russia" is an umbrella organization, united only by its hatred of Putinism...[but] If Putin really is wildly popular, why bother calling [opposition members] names? Kasparov himself answers this question...by arguing that Putin is far less secure than he appears to be."

WP: Sec Def urges more - wait for it - diplomacy funds

OSI: report on Zimbabwe (doesn't look good)

IHT: fighting between rebels and gov't forces in Chad

CSM: assessing security, by neighborhoods in Baghdad

Gdn: Chávez gears up for the referendum Sunday, issuing threats to opponents of Constittional reform
IHT: maybe the industrialists would like to take a page from King Juan Carlos's book

BBC: opposition in Bolivia calls strike to protest Constitutional reforms

BBC: Nigeria asks UK to train police

Slate: do women govern better? assessing India's 1991 gender quota law for village councils.

Slate: new legislation in the house to prevent "homegrown terrorism" in the US. or something.

Gdn: Ahmadinejad demonstrates that the ignorance is mutual

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