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After the Bush-Maliki Iraq Summit, Is Anyone in Control?
After the summit in Jordan, President Bush appears to reject James Baker's Iraq Study Group even before its recommendations get to the White House. Prime Minister al-Maliki may be losing control of his government. Who's running Iraq? What should the US do? Plus, traces of radiation discovered in a dozen sites during the investigation into the death of the late Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko, and does immigration cause violence and crime, or make cities safer?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenAfter the summit in Jordan, President Bush appears to reject James Baker's Iraq Study Group even before its recommendations get to the White House. Prime Minister al-Maliki may be losing control of his government. Who's running Iraq? What should the US do? Plus, traces of radiation discovered in a dozen sites during the investigation into the death of the late Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko, and does immigration cause violence and crime, or make cities safer?
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Since a former Russian spy died from radioactive poison in London, investigators have found contamination in 12 places, and it's likely there will be more. That's from Home Secretary John Reid today.
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Today's New York Times quotes sources it says were part of the Iraq Study Group 's deliberations on what to do next in Iraq. The bipartisan group will report its unanimous conclusions to President Bush next week. The Times says it will call for aggressive regional diplomacy, including direct talks with Syria and Iran.
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In the year 2000, a national survey showed that 73 percent of Americans thought immigration is "somewhat or very" likely to increase crime. Next Sunday's New York Times Magazine asks whether that's that really true and details some surprising new research.
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