Republican political connections ran deep in his family long before Erik Prince founded Blackwater in 1997
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Where war and politics meet, Blackwater founder thrives
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By James Risen
THE NEW YORK TIMES
WASHINGTON
Erik D. Prince, the crew-cut, square-jawed founder of Blackwater, the security contractor now at the center of a political storm in both Washington and Baghdad, is a man seemingly born to play a leading role in the private sector side of the war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More
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A biography of Charles M. Schulz, the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip, has some of his family members shocked and upset
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Biography of ‘Peanuts’ creator upsets family
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By Patricia Cohen
THE NEW YORK TIMES
David Michaelis first contacted the family of Charles M. Schulz seven years ago about writing a biography of Schulz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip. It turned out that Schulz had read Michaelis' biography of N.C. Wyeth, and that Schulz's son Monte also liked the writer's work. Monte Schulz ended up helping to persuade the rest of the Schulz clan to cooperate with Michaelis, granted full access to his father's papers and put aside his own novel writing to help him. Read More
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Seemingly seeking a quid pro quo, Georgia now has the second-largest troop presence among American allies in Iraq
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Russia on its mind, Georgia flexes its muscle in Iraq
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By Andrew E. Kramer
THE NEW YORK TIMES
KUT, Iraq
The United States has found an unlikely ally in the struggle to block what U.S. commanders suspected to be Iranian weapons smuggling in this rural agricultural region south and east of Baghdad: soldiers from the former Soviet republic of Georgia. Read More
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Despite his bonanza with his newfound US partners, the investigators allege that Tomislav Damnjanovic, who is based in Belgrade, has continued to flout UN sanctions
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For Balkan shipping agent, war is good for business
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By Nicholas Wood
THE NEW YORK TIMES
NIS, Serbia
For the past four years Tomislav Damnjanovic has played a crucial role in the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 2003, he has delivered millions of rounds of ammunition, guns, grenades and mortars to the governments of Iraq and Afghanistan, U.N. officials say, facts he does not dispute. His aircraft have even been used to shuttle supplies between U.S. bases in Iraq, saving troops from having to make hazardous trips by land. Read More
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As Israel’s Jews start a new year, the country finds itself in the middle of a fierce dispute over a religious mandate that requires land to be left fallow every seven years
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In Israel, religion’s traditions clash with modern economy
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By Steven Erlanger
THE NEW YORK TIMES
JERUSALEM
As Israel's Jews start a new year, the country finds itself in the middle of a fierce religious dispute about the sanctity of fruits and vegetables. Read More
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In the battle against cancer
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Researchers find hope in a toxic wasteland
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By Christopher Maag
THE NEW YORK TIMES
BUTTE, Mont.
Death sits on the east side of this city, a 40-billion-gallon pit filled with corrosive water the color of a scab. Read More
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China helped George W. Bush on North Korea. Can it do the same on Iran?
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Look who’s Mr. Fixit for a fraught age
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By Steven Lee Myers
THE NEW YORK TIMES
WASHINGTON
George W. Bush, embattled at home, tied down in Iraq and watching the clock run out on his presidency, has found a diplomatic crutch in an unlikely place: China. Read More
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