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Horror of Dracula
February 8, 2008, 11:09 PM
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Horror of Dracula Movie 1958

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Film on Pedophile Priest Revives Focus on Cardinal
February 8, 2008, 3:54 PM
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A documentary film featuring an extraordinarily candid interview with a former priest convicted of molesting children has heightened interest among law enforcement officials here in considering a criminal case against Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, says a prosecutor who has been investigating sexual abuse cases involving priests.skunks-world-theories-looking.jpg In the documentary, “Deliver Us From Evil,” the former priest, Oliver O’Grady, describes how he abused young boys and girls across central California over 20 years, including a period in the 1980’s when Cardinal Mahony was his superior as the bishop in Stockton.’

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Army Says Troops to Stay in Iraq Until 2010
February 8, 2008, 3:44 PM
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‘The U.S. Army has plans to keep the current level of soldiers in Iraq through 2010, the top Army officer said Wednesday, a later date than any Bush administration or Pentagon officials have mentioned thus far. The Army chief of staff, Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, cautioned against reading too much into the planning, saying it is easier to pull back forces than to prepare and deploy units at the last minute.’

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CFR State and Local Officials Bulletin: February 2008
February 8, 2008, 3:37 PM
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UPCOMING CFR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS CONFERENCE CALL: PANDEMIC UPDATE

Health Preparedness Update

Thursday, February 7, 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. (ET)

Speaker: LAURIE GARRETT, Senior Fellow for Global Health, CFR


To participate in this conference call, please email outreach@cfr.org or call Jessica Brandt at 212-434-9573. Invitations are transferable but limited to state and local officials and their staff; please share with interested colleagues!

CFR EXPERT RESPONSE: STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

CFR Scholars Respond to State of the Union

Ten CFR experts examine President Bush’s final State of the Union address on an array of foreign policy issues including the economy, Iraq and the Middle East, homeland security, and global health.

CFR.ORG BACKGROUNDER: POST-KYOTO CLIMATE POLICY

G8’s Gradual Move Toward Post-Kyoto Climate Change Policy

G8 members offer a mixed picture on meeting Kyoto Protocol targets.

CFR MEETING ARCHIVE: WORLD ECONOMIC UPDATE

World Economic Update

Speakers: RICHARD BERNER, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley;
MICKEY LEVY, Chief Economist, Bank of America Securities;
LAURENCE MEYER, Vice Chairman, Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC

Presider: DANIEL K. TARULLO, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

January 24, 2008

Experts discuss the recent volatility in the markets, with particular regard to credit markets and implications for the U.S. economy as a whole.

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CFR CONFERENCE CALL ARCHIVE: FOREIGN POLICY AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

U.S. Foreign Policy on the Road to the White House

Speaker: PETER BEINART, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR

CFR Fellow Peter Beinart discusses the presidential primaries and the key international issues being debated among the candidates as part of CFR’s State and Local Officials Conference Call Series.

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CFR.ORG CAMPAIGN 2008 FEATURE: CANDIDATE POSITIONS

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Candidate Positions

A guide to where the candidates stand on the issues.
CFR.ORG DAILY BRIEF

The Daily Brief provides a daily roundup of analysis and international news from CFR.org’s editors in one comprehensive email.

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CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Bulletin: February 2008
February 8, 2008, 3:31 PM
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From the Council on Foreign Relations

February 4, 2008

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UPCOMING CFR RELIGION AND FOREIGN POLICY CONFERENCE CALL: IRAN

The Challenge of Iran

Wednesday, February 13, 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. (ET)

Speaker: VALI R. NASR, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, CFR; Coauthor, “The Costs of Containing Iran,” Foreign Affairs; Author, The Shia Revival

To participate in a conference call, please email outreach@cfr.org or call Jessica Brandt at 212-434-9573. Invitations are transferable, but limited to religious and congregational leaders and scholars; please share with interested colleagues!

CFR REPORT: ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate Change and National Security: An Agenda for Action

Author: JOSHUA W. BUSBY, Assistant Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin

Connections between climate change and national security are receiving unprecedented attention from policymakers and analysts. This report moves the discussion from broad assessments of the links between climate and security to a plan for action.

CFR INTERVIEW: ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AFRICA AFFAIRS

“Kenyan Crisis Has Consequences for South Sudan, Somalia”

JENDAYI FRAZER, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Africa Affairs, U.S. Department of State

The top U.S. official in charge of African affairs says Kenya’s crisis could have serious consequences for peace plans in Somalia and Sudan.

CFR MEETING ARCHIVE: U.S.-IRAN RELATIONS

U.S.-Iran Relations: Past, Present, and Future

Speakers: TRITA PARSI, President, National Iranian American Council;
BARBARA SLAVIN, Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace; Senior Diplomatic Reporter, USA Today

Presider: CARLA A. ROBBINS, Deputy Editorial Page Editor, New York Times

January 7, 2008

Experts discuss relations between the United States and Iran, including the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate, Iran’s role in Iraq, and prospects for an improved U.S.-Iran relationship in the future.

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CFR CONFERENCE CALL ARCHIVE: PAKISTAN

Pakistan’s Political Turmoil

Speaker: AKBAR AHMED, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University

American University professor and former high commissioner of Pakistan to Great Britain leads a conversation on the current political turmoil and civil unrest in Pakistan, as part of CFR’s Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call Series.

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS FEATURE ARTICLE: IRAN POLICY

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“The Costs of Containing Iran: Washington’s Misguided New Middle East Policy”

By Vali R. Nasr and Ray Takeyh
Foreign Affairs
March/April 2008
CFR.ORG BACKGROUNDER: CLIMATE CHANGE

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G8’s Gradual Move Toward Post-Kyoto Climate Change Policy

G8 members offer a mixed picture on meeting Kyoto Protocol targets.
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