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Archive for July, 2007
Paris Lights: Sarkozy’s Prison Break
In a dramatic first appearance on the world diplomatic stage, newly elected French president Nicolas Sarkozy brokered a complex deal with Libya's Muammar Ghaddafi: a measure of international respectability for the release of the Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor, who spent the past eight years in a Libyan prison and were sentenced to death on trumped-up charges of deliberately infecting children with AIDS. PJM's Nidra Poller sorts through the domestic criticism of the move.
Doctor Haneef is Out, But Not Completely Free
Update:Haneef leaves. The Australian Immigration Minister may release classified information he used to revoke visa. PJM Sydney editor Richard Fernandez reports.
Hillary, Obama, and a “Return to Normalcy”
When the leading Democratic candidates take the opportunity to snipe at each other about experience and wisdom versus youth and enthusiasm in the press, Rick Moran sees one of the primary choices facing voters next year. Do we want to continue on our course into the future, perhaps lead by youth; or return to the comfortable normalcy of our traditional isolation, and forget the big bad world beyond the oceans?
Chicken Run: Repubs Bail on September YouTube Debate?
That's today's buzz, after some of the candidates - like Mitt Romney- seem to think that being questioned by the likes of "Snowman" and his ilk doesn't look too presidential. Naturally, bloggers had a lot to say... "Wouldn't it be a breath of fresh air to see a Republican candidate take command, show some intestinal fortitude, and kick some MSM/left-wing assets?" (Michelle Malkin) More after the jump...
Flip the Angry Dolphin
Flip the dolphin, representing the aquatic-mammal-protest community in Iowa, was sighted trailing the Romney campaign to several events. Richard Miniter caught up to him and took the opportunity to get Flip’s perspective on the campaign, life, and standing in parking lots.
Tommy Thompson: Man With a Plan
In an exclusive video interview, Republican presidential candidate Tommy Thompson tells PJM Editor Richard Miniter why he’ll be “shocked” if he doesn’t win next month’s Iowa straw poll. On Iraq, Thompson says oil revenues should be split so that “every man, woman, and child” can get a check. He also recommends dividing the country into 18 regions to defuse the inter-factional civil war. (Miniter comments on his blog here.)
A Sporting Chance: Will a Crooked Zebra Destroy the NBA?
PJM sports columnist Rick Moran, saddened but not surprised by the unfolding NBA scandal, contemplates the amount of damage referee Tim Donaghy's gambling will do to the integrity of basketball. It all depends on the answer to the question on everyone's lips -- was he the only ref involved or is he the tip of the iceberg - with other "crooked zebras" roaming the jungle of professional sports?
Building a Better Pie Crust
For most of us, a pie is just a pie. But for baking aficionados, creating the ultimate flaky yet fruity concoction is a sacred mission and pastry expert Shuna Fish Lydon is the Dalai Lama. At a pie crust seminar, PJM's food writer Nancy Rommelman gobbled up her pearls (crumbs?) of wisdom.
AMC’s ‘Mad Men’ And The Sweet Sell Of Success
Ed Driscoll reviews the deconstruction of Ike's America in the new cable mini-series Mad Men. "In the hands of a writer like Larry Gelbart or the late Terry Southern, this could be wonderfully satiric stuff... But the writers and producers of Mad Men don't seem interested..."
Mitt Romney: Supporting the Surge and Committed to Victory
In an exclusive PJM video interview in Okoboji, Iowa, Mitt Romney tells PJM Washington Editor Richard Miniter that he is “absolutely” committed to victory in Iraq. Of Iraq, Romney says that “at this stage the right course is the troop surge. No one has put forward a Plan B that is superior to that one.” Romney also talks about cutting spending as well taxes, immigration policy, his plan to keep Gitmo open, and putting pressure on the Iranian regime.
