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Articles 1521 through 1620 of 26693:
- House Gop Pr Team Prepares For Late Attacks (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Top House GOP communications officials yesterday and today met to craft an election-ending attack on Democrats aimed at warning voters that a House managed by a Speaker Nancy Pelosi could threaten the war on terrorism and the economy.
- Pm: Troops May Quit Iraq In A Year (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Tony Blair yesterday shifted ground on the continuing presence of British troops in Iraq by saying it was government policy to leave the country within 10 to 16 months - so long as the security situation allowed.
- Ethiopian Protesters 'Massacred' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
It said the government used "excessive force" to crack down on protesters who claimed the elections had been rigged.
- The Elusive Consensus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s call for developing a broad national consensus on critical national issues comes against a political background characterised by a lack of agreement on some of the nation’s fundamental problems.
- Our Parliamentary Defaulters (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 19, 2006)
The move by the Election Commission to suspend the membership of 47 legislators will evoke mixed reactions.
- Russia's Dying Democracy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 19, 2006)
She kept on asking for it, and she fell." That is how the editor of one Moscow newspaper correctly summed up the recent contract-style murder of top Russian investigative journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, who was gunned down in her apartment.
- Republicans Bank On Bombardment (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Trailing in the polls, Bush's team is still convinced it can win the mid-terms
- Space: America's New War Zone (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
The Bush administration has staked an aggressive new claim to dominate space - rejecting any new treaties that seek to limit the United States' extraterrestrial activities and warning that it will oppose any nations that try to get in its way.
- President Addresses Vietnam Comparison To Iraq (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
President Bush said Wednesday that the current surge of violence in Iraq "could be" comparable to the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, a succession of battles that became a milestone because it helped turn the American public against the . . .
- Cameron Taunts Blair Over Split With Army Chief On Iraq (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Tony Blair insists Britain will not be forced into a premature withdrawal of its troops from Iraq despite mounting pressure for him to change his strategy.
- Centre Lacks Strength To Enact New Terror Law: Bjp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
Claiming that the suggestion of a new anti-terrorism law by senior government officials was a vindication of its stand, BJP today said UPA regime lacked the will and strength to introduce any such legislation.
- Isolating The Moderate Tamil In Sri Lanka (Indian Express, Shylashri Shankar, Oct 18, 2006)
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court’s opinion that the merger of the Tamil majority north and eastern provinces was invalid could not have come at a worse time for the fragile and almost non-existent peace process between the Liberation Tigers for Tamil . . .
- An August Campaign (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2006)
The CPI(M) conducted its August campaign between August 1 and September 15, a motivational exercise for party cadres and a test of the party’s programmes.
- Bush Or Chavez? (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 18, 2006)
On Monday, George W. Bush, America’s president, gave the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, a lesson in diplomacy, which Indian leaders — from every party — could benefit from.
- Bush Raised Venezuela Issue In Call To Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
The US president, Mr George W Bush, had raised the issue of Venezuela’s candidature for the non-permanent seat for Latin American in the United Nations Security Council when he called up the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, yesterday.
- India’S Growth Pangs (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Oct 18, 2006)
India has the potential to attain eight per cent plus growth but that is subject to many road blocs.
- A Tale Of Two Cities (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 18, 2006)
A comparison of Delhi and Beijing.
- Planning For Cities Of The Future (Hindu, Rohini Nilekani, Oct 18, 2006)
How do we make our urban areas more liveable, more sustainable?
- Intellectuals Rally Behind Afzal (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Oct 18, 2006)
"He was denied a fair trial, should be pardoned"
Yasin Malik hails Indian intelligentsia for support
India has to prove sincerity: Sajjad Gani Lone.
- Row Over Chirac (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 18, 2006)
French President Jacques Chirac’s last-ditch effort to stonewall the imminent prosecution relating to various corruption charges, once his presidential immunity ends next spring, has outraged the opposition and the judicial fraternity alike.
- Farcical Exercise (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 18, 2006)
Whatever could go wrong went wrong in the elections to the Chennai Corporation Council. Between them, a toothless State Election Commission (SEC) and a non-intervening police force failed pathetically to prevent tens of thousands of voters from . . .
- Dubious Role (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 18, 2006)
The Andhra Pradesh government’s prickly response to former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee’s observation on its role in the grant of clemency by the Governor to convicted Congress activist Gouru Venkata Reddy is an attempt at diverting attention from . . .
- Nawaz Hopes Benazir Will Deny Contacts With Govt (Tribune, Anwar Iqbal, Oct 18, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Sunday that he would wait for his meeting with Benazir Bhutto to determine if she was really talking to the Musharraf government.
- Bangladesh’S Notional Fight Against Terror (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 18, 2006)
When the Bangladesh High Court confirmed the death sentence on the seven top leaders of Jamiatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on August 31 for the murder of two judges, the general opinion was the sentence would be executed within the next thirty days.
- Farmers As Victims (Tribune, Janak Raj Gupta, Oct 18, 2006)
The special economic zone (SEZ) model has created a great furore in the country. The proponents of the model consider it as a panacea for the all-round development of the Indian economy, while opposition comes from the cultivating community which . . .
- Poor Women Get The Nobel Prize (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 18, 2006)
Development without keeping the poor and women in the centre will neither remain "fast" nor "inclusive."
- Will Laws For Women Lead To True Empowerment? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 18, 2006)
The movement toward the empowerment of women is gathering force across the country. Parliament has passed Bills meant to protect women against domestic violence and harassment elsewhere.
- Democracy Under Duress! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 18, 2006)
We are all familiar with takeovers by the military after overthrowing democratically-elected governments. India's democracy alone is in the funny position of needing the help of the police, para-military and other security forces for conducting . . .
- Orangutan Habitat Is Still Intact (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 18, 2006)
A wire agency story "Borneo Orangutan under threat" (Business Line, September 26) quoting a study which concluded that palm oil plantations destroy orangutan habitats on Borneo island has upset the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), which asserts . . .
- Centre Denies Reports Of Bush Threat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
The Centre on Tuesday rubbished media reports which suggested that United States President George W. Bush had ``threatened'' Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday that India should not vote for Venezuela in the elections for non-permanent members . . .
- Repercussions Of A Small Bang (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 18, 2006)
When the South Korean foreign minister, Ban Ki-moon, succeeds Kofi Annan as the secretary-general of the United Nations on January 1, it is likely that North Korea’s nuclear ambitions will still be near the top of the UN’s agenda.
- Let The Society Too Disregard The Suspended Mps (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 18, 2006)
Pakistan's Election Commission has notified temporary suspension of 45 parliamentarians for not declaring their assets within the stipulated time.
- Energy: Dead Silence On Major Dams (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 18, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that the Government is pursuing an extensive programme to meet country’s growing energy needs to sustain high economic growth and fast paced industrialisation.
- Pml-N Convinced Ppp Not In Talks With Govt (Dawn, Ashraf Mumtaz, Oct 18, 2006)
The PML-N’s ‘suspicions’ that the PPP was holding secret talks with the government to hammer out a deal stood removed when Makhdoom Amin Fahim met former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in London on Tuesday and told him that the ‘disinformation’ was . . .
- Qazi Calls For Joint Opposition Movement (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Oct 18, 2006)
Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) president Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Tuesday urged all opposition parties to get united and launch a joint struggle to oust the military-led government.
- The Idea Of A Pmlq-Pppp Coalition (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 18, 2006)
The Pakistan Muslim League President, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, has hinted at “an alliance for a coalition government” after the next general elections.
- Pm For Consensus On National Issues (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday called for greater unity and consensus on fundamental national issues in the face of formidable challenges the country was facing.
- Acceptable Compromise: To Attract More Funds Into Banking (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 18, 2006)
The government’s proposal to increase the voting limit in private sector banks to 26% from the current 10%, though short of aligning voting rights with shareholding, is an acceptable compromise if it helps secure the Left’s nod for the stalled . . .
- The Long Road Ahead To Gst (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 18, 2006)
In a recent poll of 416 tax directors and executives from Asia-Pacific, India topped the list of tax authorities that companies find the most difficult to deal with. (International Tax Review, September 2006).
- Kalam Urged To Commute Afzal Sentence (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
The Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy has written to the President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, urging him to commute the death sentence awarded to Mohammad Afzal Guru.
- Red Bull (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 18, 2006)
West Bengal’s transport minister Subhas Chakraborty has an uncanny habbit of popping up in all the wrong places.
- House Is Supreme: Bjp, Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
"Panel report on quota must be tabled in Parliament first"
We cannot take narrow, partisan view: BJP
Court order an encroachment: CPI (M)
- The West's Anti-Muslim Campaign (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Oct 18, 2006)
Since the Danish cartoon issue, a pattern seems to be emerging from the US and Europe where there appears to be a concerted two-pronged effort to harass and discriminate against Europe's Muslim population and undermine assertive/strong Muslim states.
- The General's Book (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 18, 2006)
General Musharraf's much-trumpeted memoir grandly titled 'In the Line of Fire' reminded me of TV footage shown by the BBC when he staged a tit-for-tat coup in 1999.
- Attack In Sri Lanka (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 18, 2006)
Monday's suicide bombing in Sri Lanka which killed more than one hundred sailors must have sent alarm bells ringing in Baghdad and in Kabul where such incidents have of late become increasingly common.
- China To Help Pak Set Up Six N-Power Plants (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
Ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit next month, Pakistan has reportedly selected sites to set up six Beijing-aided 300-MW nuclear power projects.
- An Open Letter To Benazir (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 18, 2006)
You would be aware that the US establishment, now facing the prospect of a Democratic Party resurgence with the Democrats controlling at least one or possibly both the houses of Congress, is quietly exploring other democratic options in Pakistan, . . .
- Dmk Wins By-Election In A Canter (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Oct 18, 2006)
Impressive show in Madurai Central Assembly constituency.
- Real Issues Are Never Raised (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 18, 2006)
Democracy is not without pitfalls. The bitter truth is that Indian democracy is afflicted with all conceivable ills and shortcomings.
- Putin's Third Term Problem (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 18, 2006)
Although the Central Election Commission (CEC) has rejected the idea of a plebiscite on the possibility of one person to be Russia's President for more than two terms in a row, this has not clarified the problem known as "Putin's third term".
- Keeping The Turks Out (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 18, 2006)
Most Armenians may want 'genocide' to be applied to their ancestors' suffering, but reconciliation can come only if people ignore the past, says Gwynne Dyer.
- Junior Threatens The World (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Oct 18, 2006)
Dear Leader Kim Jong-il (Kim Jr)'s nuclear blast, according to French atomic experts, ended in a whimper. Others have called it a nuclear fizzle, maybe a dud.
- Cornered On Quota (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 18, 2006)
The Supreme Court has raised two valid points while dealing with a bunch of petitions against the UPA Government's politically duplicitous and socially divisive move to impose a 27 per cent quota for the so-called OBCs on institutions of higher . . .
- Koda Of Conduct (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 17, 2006)
In a masked ball of democracy in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, there might soon be no prizes for guessing a Deputy Chief Minister.
- The Godhra Fake-Believe (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Oct 17, 2006)
After the stinging High Court rebuke, the UPA Government should junk the Banerjee Committee report, and not even consider an appeal
- Pm Silent Spectator To Gross Misuse Of Cbi: Fernandes (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Stung by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks about him on the Barak issue, NDA convenor George Fernandes has written to him calling him a "silent spectator" to the "gross and unprecedented misuse of the CBI".
- Medium Of Public Discourse (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, Oct 17, 2006)
The Mythic and the Iconic in Indian Cinema: Vinay Lal and Ashis Nandy — Editors; Oxford University Press, YMCA Library Building, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi-110001. Rs. 495.
- Ex-Chief Of Isi: Us Aided Mush Overthrow Sharif (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Today is the 14th World Poverty Eradication Day. There are some who will say that such days are particularly relevant for a poor country like Pakistan while others -- particularly the sceptics among us -- will say that such things are pointless . . .
- Emerging Global Power (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 17, 2006)
Paradoxes of a country undergoing transformation that will affect the rest of the world
- Wilting Lotus (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Oct 17, 2006)
If Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee reminded the BJP during its recent conclave about the wisdom and experience of its senior leaders, the reason was apparently the restiveness in the party on the leadership question.
- Capital Chance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 17, 2006)
At the heart of the controversy over Mohammad Afzal’s mercy petition is the rather ambiguous position of the president of the Indian republic.
- Fear Factor (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 17, 2006)
Notwithstanding the pious pronouncements on their commitment to peace, the bickering gentlemen sitting over the fate of Nepal seem to be taking the nation further and further away from that exalted goal.
- Parliament's Quota Report Sought By Supreme Court (Hindustan Times, SATYA PRAKASH, Oct 17, 2006)
In an order that could trigger another face-off between the Judiciary and Parliament, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the government to place before it the report of a Parliamentary Standing Committee that is examining the Bill providing for OBC . .
- How Many Seats In The House? (Indian Express, K C Sivaramakrishnan , Oct 17, 2006)
The all party meeting held last Friday on delimitation is a good illustration of what worried people cannot achieve when they don’t understand the subject.
- Sc's Quota Order Upsets Left (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Left parties have criticised SC's order seeking in a sealed cover Parliament's standing committee report on the Bill on reservation in aided institutions even as Congress took a cautious stand insisting that it was for Parliament to decide how to . . .
- Gone Tomorrow (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 17, 2006)
In Ernest Hemingway's short fiction, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, a sick man awaits an agonisingly slow death in Africa. In reality, the highest mountain on that continent has already been dying slowly for nearly a century now, having lost some . . .
- Akali Rally Against Government Policies (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Oct 17, 2006)
Huge turnout seems to have settled the issue of succession in the party in favour of Sukhbir Badal
- "Merger Of North And East Provinces Null And Void" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 17, 2006)
Only Parliament can decide: Sri Lanka apex court
- Muslims Must Weigh The Veil Carefully (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 17, 2006)
The British press has quoted Phil Woolas, the Race and Faith minister, as demanding that Aishah Azmi, a Muslim . . .
- Cpi For Early Meeting Of Dpa Parties (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
The State unit of the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Monday stressed the need for convening a meeting of the parties of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA) soon to find a solution to the problems caused . . .
- Court Rejects Dmdk Writ Petition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
It sought directive to poll panel to recognise it as State party
- Kishorishakti Scheme To Assist Women To Fight Oppression (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Priority to girls from SC, ST and below poverty line families Priority to be given to girls from SC, ST and below poverty line families
- Productive Summit (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 17, 2006)
The agreement reached between the world's largest trading bloc and Asia's second fastest growing economy at the seventh annual EU-India summit in Helsinki to launch formal talks on a broad-based bilateral trade and investment agreement is an . . .
- Back To Garibi Hatao (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 17, 2006)
Indira Gandhi wielded `garibi hatao' (`remove poverty') like a magic wand.
- The Dilemma Over Defence Agents (Hindu, RAHUL BEDI, Oct 17, 2006)
There may be a ban on middlemen in defence deals but are they a necessary evil?
- Republican Demise, Not Democratic Revival (Hindu, Gary Younge, Oct 17, 2006)
The Democrats look set to make significant gains in the November 7 election. But they've got little to say on the big issues.
- Synchronised Swimming (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 17, 2006)
At a signing ceremony on Monday for three public sector banks on an MoU, the chief of one of the banks was trying to explain the rationale for them to come together.
- Bush Calls Up Pm; Discusses Civil Nuclear Deal (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Amid uncertainty over the fate of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, President George W Bush today called up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed the issue.
- Headless Chicken (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 17, 2006)
Official glitter doesn’t last very long or go very far
- An Eye-Wash (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 17, 2006)
By voting the resolution and through media spin on the significance of it, the members of the UNSC have sought to cover up the humiliation of their failure to prevent North Korea from flouting international opinion with impunity
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