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| Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:00:00 EST A week of U.N. battering |
| This will not be a good week for the United Nations on Capitol Hill. On both sides of the Capitol, the world body is likely to take a beating on everything from its selection of who serves on its human rights panels to the way it spends (and, to many in Congress, wastes) money. First, the GOP majority will try again to secure the confirmation of John Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, opening up again the debate on the respective roles of the U.N. and the United States in the world. Opposed by Democrats who think him too undiplomatic, ideological, and vindictive for the high diplomatic post, Bolton, according to his Republican backers, is exactly what is needed to reform a dysfunctional United Nations. As Democrats continue to stall the nomination, expect that debate to grow more heated, especially in light of a set of new bipartisan recommendations out today that outline the failings not just of the U.N. but of member states as well. |
| Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:00:00 EST A liberal strip of comic relief |
| As a precocious sixth grader, Ward Sutton got a taste of the limelight when he drew his first caricature: a rendering of Jimmy Carter that Sutton's teacher proudly put on display. Since then the self-described news junkie has been on a rampage. For the past seven years, his lefty strip, originally known as Schlock 'N' Roll and now with the title Sutton Impact, featuring a rodentlike George W. Bush, has run in the Village Voice and is now syndicated to 10 alternative weeklies nationwide. His work also appears regularly in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, the New Republic, and Esquire. This week, Seven Stories Press releases Sutton Impact: The Political Cartoons and Art of Ward Sutton. |
| Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:00:00 EST Self-employed reservists face financial squeeze |
| Unpredictability is familiar turf for any small-business owner. But those entrepreneurs who double as reservists or employ them can face many unforeseen financial difficulties when reservists are called for duty, suggests a recent study by the Congressional Budget Office. |
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