World
A European Union agreement last week was short on specifics. US commitments on reductions may not be forthcoming, making Chinese
commitments also unlikely.
The US military steps up efforts to stop Iran from using the marshes of southern Iraq to smuggle weapons.
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Tsvangirai , who had withdrawn from the powersharing government after Mugabe arrested a party leader,
says he is giving the president 30 days to address oustanding issues. A regional coalition meeting in Mozambique pressed the
leaders to resolve their differences..
An accord that would allow the Honduran Congress to vote to allow Manuel Zelaya back into the presidency is 'dead,' the ousted
president said. US Sen. Jim DeMint has said the US will recognize Nov. 29 presidential elections regardless of whether Zelaya
is returned to office, which many nations around the world have demanded.
USA
The UN headquarters in New York are being renovated from top to bottom to make the facilities more energy-efficient. Calling
Ty Pennington of television's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.'
The shootings at Fort Hood Thursday point to a military mental-health system stretched to the breaking point. The suspect
is an Army psychiatrist, Nidal Malik Hasan.
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution Thursday calling for a probe into alleged war crimes by Israel and Hamas in last
winter's fighting in Gaza. The resolution is based on the UN Human Rights Council's Goldstone report.
Quiet and averse to weapons training, the suspect in the Fort Hood shooting is a study in contradictions. Scale of attack
points to premeditation.
Military officials say the shootings at Fort Hood were an 'isolated incident.' But the stress of repeated wartime deployments
has led to several such incidents in recent years.
Commentary
Childhood is fleeting enough. Save the camo for later.
He's a suave role model, but what are viewers learning from his behavior?
Such government largess for the housing industry misdirects US savings away from investments into globally competitive businesses.
Spot growing fields in the economy and then find a retraining center. But such schools need to adapt quickly, and require
more resources.
The tragic shooting has spawned plenty of hysteria but little discussion about what we should do about potential Islamic terrorists
in our midst.
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