Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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Waiting for the Vaccine: Scenes from an H1N1 Emergency

By ALISON STATEMAN / LOS ANGELES

Around the country, the lines are long and annoyance is growing at the shortage of the swine-flu vaccine

Why Flying Choppers in Afghanistan Is So Deadly

By MARK THOMPSON / WASHINGTON

The military's greater reliance on helicopters in Afghanistan's thin air is a reflection both of the terrain, and of growing Taliban control on the ground

Will Reid's Public-Option Health Gamble Pay Off?

By KAREN TUMULTY / WASHINGTON

Senate majority leader Harry Reid has decided he has the votes to get a health-care-reform bill with a public option to the Senate floor. Does he have the votes it will take to get it out of the chamber?

Bolivia's Freed Circus Animals Need Homes

By JEAN FRIEDMAN-RUDOVSKY / LA PAZ

Having succeeded in getting Bolivia to ban circuses from using all animals, activist groups are frantically seeking sanctuary for retired performing predators

Iraq: Why Baghdad's Bombs Won't Change U.S. Plans

By BOBBY GHOSH / WASHINGTON

Twin terrorist bombings are likely to fail in most of their objectives, and the timetable for U.S. withdrawal appears to be irreversible

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By Joe Klein

John Kerry gave a good, detailed speech about Afghanistan policy today. His sense that McChrystal's 40,000 request is too much, too soon is especially noteworthy. I hate to make predictions, but just this once: I still think Obama will approve 20-25,000 troops--two brigades to secure Kandahar city and environs, plus three to train the Afghan [...]

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Quotes of the Day

"People say if the war broke out, I am going to be the first to be killed."
KIM HAN-SEUL,
a fifth grader at Taesung Elementary, on attending the only school inside the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea
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Czech Republic's E.U. Holdout Has Public Support

By Katerina Zachovalova

Czech President Vaclav Klaus remains the lone holdout on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty. He's intent on shoring up support among German-wary voters first

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