February 23, 2006

Charlie's Show Prep #51

• A bill that would end paying Milwaukee police accused of crimes passed a State Assembly committee. The police union is already threatening to sue.

• The bombing of Askariya shrine doesn't bode well for stability in Iraq.

• The Washington Times gives a clearer picture of how valuable the United Arab Emirates has been post-Sep. 11. A big port, a big airfield, and an important location (across the Persian Gulf from Iran) make me understand why the Dubai Ports World deal was allowed to go through. Too bad the editorial page sees nothing good about the deal.

• The feds required a secret condition to the ports deal: on-demand access to operations records.

• Harvard is a divided campus with president Larry Summers' resignation. Now, watchers wonder what direction the university will take.