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Stepping Up the Fight against the Taliban in Pakistan
The Taliban, which has moved within sixty miles of Islamabad, has alienated many Pakistanis recently, with videos of the public flogging of a young girl, as well as speeches challenging the democratic principles that are cherished by Pakistanis. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, guest host Sara Terry asks if the military offensive against the Taliban is diverting attention from the need for a new Pakistani-US relationship. Also, the White House appoints a "compensation czar," and after a year in limbo, SAG finally ratifies a new contract.
By Sara Terry • • 51m ListenThe Taliban, which has moved within sixty miles of Islamabad, has alienated many Pakistanis recently, with videos of the public flogging of a young girl, as well as speeches challenging the democratic principles that are cherished by Pakistanis. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, guest host Sara Terry looks whether the military offensive against the Taliban in the Swat Valley is diverting attention from the need for a new Pakistani-US relationship. Also, the White House appoints a "compensation czar" with authority over executives at companies that receive federal support, and after a year in limbo, the Screen Actors' Guild finally ratifies a new contract.
Banner image: Pakistani men carry a body from the rubble of the Pearl Continental hotel after a bomb blast killed 11 and injured at least 50 people in Peshawar, Pakistan. The blast, powerful enough to leave a crater 6 feet deep and 15 feet wide, collapsed the western wing of the hotel.The Taliban have continued their revenge attacks keeping all cities on high alert. Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
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3 storiesCompensation Czar Will Set Executive Pay at Top Banks
The White House today appointed a Compensation Czar , who will have wide authority to set the pay for 175 top executives at seven companies that received hundreds of billions of dollars in federal assistance.
Read the story7 minPakistan Steps Up the Fight against the Taliban
Suicide bombers set off a massive blast in Peshawar yesterday, killing 18 people. Was it a response to the Pakistani military's recent offensive of a Taliban stronghold in the Swat Valley? What will become of the two million civilian refugees who have fled the fighting? Could this humanitarian crisis been averted?
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It's finally over. After a year of bitter in-fighting, the Screen Actors Guild has overwhelmingly approved a new contract . The deal looks much the same as one SAG was offered by the studios last year and which has already been approved by the AFTRA , the Writers' Guild and Directors' Guild .
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