I returned last night from a week in France where a debate is raging over whether Muslim women should be permitted to wear the burqa,…
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UK Afghan deaths prompt mission debate
July 12th, 2009 |
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The surge in British deaths in Afghanistan has stoked the debate about the mission, and whether there is still the political will to continue. Five soldiers from one unit died yesterday when their foot patrol was hit by two bombs. It took the number of British victims in Afghanistan to 184, five more than the total number of fatalities in Iraq.
Jim Jaffe: Time to Talk Tax Hikes
July 11th, 2009 |
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As the crisis in California illustrates, waiting for the arrival of the revenue fairy or outlawing waste, fraud and abuse are faux strategies that deflect attention from tough decisions.