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Americas shortsightedness in the region is undermining its own goals

Americas shortsightedness in the region is undermining its own goals With so much international coverage focused on the events unfolding in Lebanon, little attention has been paid to another one of US President George W. Bushs regional democracy projects - Iraq, which is also bursting into flames. Sectarian violence, which the United Nations estimates claimed the lives of 6,000 Iraqis in May and June alone, has worsened this month, bringing higher and higher death tolls every day. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who has left for Washington for talks with Bush on the security situation in Iraq, is still fighting to

NW Briefs: SPU soccer players named D-II All-America

NW Briefs: SPU soccer players named D-II All-America Seattle Pacific's Shannon Lovejoy and Sarah Martinez were voted to the NCAA Division II All-America team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. A midfielder, Lovejoy earned a place on the first team for the second year in a row, and it is her third All-America honor overall. She finished her career as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-time scoring leader, and had eight goals and nine assists this season. Martinez, a forward and the Falcons' top scorer with 16 goals, had earlier been voted the GNAC player of the year. She made second-team

North America market: 32-inch LCD TV prices fall below US$800

North America market: 32-inch LCD TV prices fall below US$800 The LCD TV market has seen aggressive price cutting during the holiday season in the North America market, according to Taiwan-based home appliance makers. Some second tier LCD TV vendors have been offering their 32-inch and 26-inch models for US$899 and US$599, respectively, this month. White box vendors are even offering 32-inch models priced at US$799, the home appliance makers pointed out. In line with hot season demand, the sales volume for LCD TVs in December is expected to jump 30% on month, according to David Hsieh, president of DisplaySearch Taiwan. Hsieh added

A Look at South America’s Leftist Leaders

A Look at South America's Leftist Leaders A victory by Bolivian Socialist Evo Morales would add to a growing leftward shift in South America. Other nations with left-leaning governments: ARGENTINA: Center-left President Nestor Kirchner took office in 2003 in the first election after the country's 2001-02 economic meltdown. Kirchner recently announced that Argentina would make early repayment of its $9.8 billion debt to the International Monetary Fund to avoid the IMF's free-market policy demands. Kirchner has strengthened ties with Venezuela's leftist leader, Hugo Chavez. BRAZIL: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rose from rural poverty to become Brazil's first elected leftist

America lags on the superhighway

America lags on the superhighway When countries are ranked by their ability to exploit new technologies, the US is almost always at the top of the list. In most cases the impetus has come from entrepreneurial newcomers, such as Intel in semiconductors or Amgen in biotechnology, not from established companies. This distinctively American phenomenon is usually attributed to a combination of two factors: a large and competitive domestic market and a set of institutions, including the financial system, that supports new ventures. Yet there is one recently developed technology in which the US has been a notable laggard. Broadband, which provides high-speed