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| Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:00:00 EST John Murtha's call for withdrawal |
| The mainstream media have played Democratic Rep. John Murtha's call for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq as a "hawk turned dove" story. See, e.g., Dana Milbank in the Washington Post. In fact, the story is more interesting—and more complicated—than that. "All of us want to get rid of Saddam," Murtha said. He believes that Bush simply "went about it the wrong way." But he voted for the Iraq war resolution in October 2002. In April 2004, he said, "We cannot prevail in this war as it is going today," and he went on to say, "We either have to mobilize or we have to get out." |
| Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:00:00 EST David Gergen: In the Bush bunker |
| In her splendid new book, "Team Of Rivals," historian Doris Kearns Goodwin tells of a day when men were true leaders. Unexpectedly beaten for the Republican presidential nomination in 1860, William Henry Seward of New York could easily have sat out the election; instead, he threw himself into the fall campaign and sent his former rival, Abraham Lincoln, to the White House. Lincoln could have dismissed three of his rivals for the nomination; instead, he recruited them for top posts and formed one of the best cabinets ever. Democrat Stephen Douglas could have worked against Lincoln's presidency; instead, he held out his hand and helped his old nemesis govern. |
| Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:00:00 EST John Leo: Remaking the judge |
| Note to readers: This is my final column in these pages. Thanks to all of you for the steady flow of suggestions and comments, and for sticking with me over the years. |
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| Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:26:21 GMT GM to Slash 30,000 Jobs, Close 9 Plants (AP) |
 AP - General Motors Corp. will eliminate 30,000 jobs and close nine North American assembly, stamping and powertrain plants by 2008 as part of an effort to get production in line with demand and position the world's biggest automaker to start making money again after absorbing nearly $4 billion in losses so far this year.
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| Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:13:52 GMT Cheney Calls Iraq Pullout 'Dangerous' (AP) |
 AP - Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday said he strongly disagrees with a battle-tested congressman who advocates quickly pulling all U.S. troops from Iraq, calling such a proposal "a dangerous illusion."
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| Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:21:46 GMT Sharon Bolts Likud to Avoid 'Wasting Time' (AP) |
 AP - In a bold gamble, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon left his hard-line Likud party Monday to form a new centrist party, and he asked Israel's president to dissolve parliament and push for a quick March election. Sharon said life in Likud had become insufferable. He described his new party as "liberal" and said it would give Israel new hope for peace.
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| Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:03:03 EST GM cutting 30,000 jobs, closing plants |
| General Motors today announced it is cutting 30,000 hourly jobs and closing or scaling back operations at about a dozen U.S. and Canadian plants. The cuts are aimed at saving $7 billion a year and halting huge losses in GM's core North American auto operations. "We're taking these measures to get the business right," said GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner. |
| Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:49:02 EST Cheney: Murtha a 'patriot,' war debate legitimate |
| Vice President Dick Cheney continued the Bush administration's efforts Monday to pull back on attacks against a decorated war veteran who called for the near-term withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq. |
| Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:26:58 EST Sharon shakes up Israeli politics |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has quit his Likud party to form a new political organization, Israel Radio reports. "I am resigning from the party and forming a new one," the radio quoted from a letter Sharon wrote to Likud's chairman. Sharon's aides say he will make a formal announcement in a news conference today, The Associated Press reports. For the past year, Sharon has faced rebellion inside Likud, a party he helped found in the 1970s. |
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