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Court Taking Fewer Cases |
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Written by LINDA GREENHOUSE
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Wednesday, 06 December 2006 |
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On the Supreme Court’s color-coded master calendar, which was distributed months before the term began on the first Monday in October, Dec. 6 is marked in red to signify a day when the justices are scheduled to be on the bench, hearing arguments. The courtroom, however, was empty on Wednesday, and for a simple reason: The court was out of cases. The question is, where have all the cases gone? |
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Call for a New Approach to Iraq |
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Written by DAVID E. SANGER
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Wednesday, 06 December 2006 |
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A bipartisan commission warned on Wednesday that “the situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating,” and handed President Bush both a rebuke of his current strategy and a detailed blueprint for a fundamentally different approach, including the pullback of all American combat brigades over the next 15 months. In unusually sweeping and blunt language, the panel of 10 Republicans and Democrats issued 79 specific recommendations, including a call for direct negotiations with Syria and Iran and a clear declaration that the United States would reduce its support to Iraq unless that weak and divided government makes “substantial progress” on reconciliation and security in coming months. |
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New Defense Secretary Approved |
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Written by DAVID S. CLOUD and MARK MAZZETTI
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Tuesday, 05 December 2006 |
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 — Robert M. Gates, President Bush’s nominee to be defense secretary, won unanimous approval today from a Senate panel after testifying that the United States was not winning in Iraq and that American failure there could ignite “a regional conflagration” in the Middle East. At one point, Mr. Gates said it was “too soon to tell” whether the American invasion in 2003 had been a good idea. He added: “My greatest worry if we mishandle the next year or two and leave Iraq in chaos is that a variety of regional powers will become involved in Iraq, and we will have a regional conflict on our hands.” Mr. Gates is expected to win confirmation from the full Senate as early as Wednesday to succeed Donald H. Rumsfeld. At the daylong hearing of the Senate Armed Services committee, Democrats and Republicans praised what they called Mr. Gates’s refreshing candor. |
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Gas Prices Continue to Climb |
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Written by Bruce Edwards
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Tuesday, 05 December 2006 |
Is it politics or just the marketplace at work? Whatever the reason, the steady decline in gasoline prices appears to be over. Prices have crept back up since Election Day, jumping 14 cents a gallon at one local station in less than a month. At the Stewart's Shop convenience store on West Street, self-serve regular gas was $2.28 a gallon on Friday — a store that traditionally is one of the cheapest places to buy gas in town. That's a spike of 14 cents since the November election.
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Bolton to Leave Post at U.N. |
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Written by HELENE COOPER
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Monday, 04 December 2006 |
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President Bush today ended his efforts to have John R. Bolton confirmed by the Senate as United Nations ambassador and said Mr. Bolton will leave the position, which he has held for the past year after being chosen between Congressional terms, this month. Mr. Bolton became the ambassador under a recess appointment made by President Bush, bypassing the usual requirement of Senate confirmation after Democrats blocked a floor vote on the nomination. Because it was a recess appointment, Mr. Bolton’s term expires when the current Congress ends its term later this month. |
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