A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time

John Jackson

	A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time
	Published: 21 February, 1996
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A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time

Obama tells Karzai he will continue terror war (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_el_pr/obama_afghanistan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080720/capt.cps.nau98.200708140718.photo01.photo.default-512x377.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=WJh5gvzBnrb_SugUupiK.g--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Afghan President Hamid Karzai (left) walks with US Democratic Presidential contender Barack Obama in Kabul. Obama met with Afghan Karzai, who has been criticised by the Illinois senator for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country.(AFP/HO/Ho)" border="0" /></a>AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks with its Western-backed leader Sunday and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if he is elected, an Afghan official said.

Mullen worries about troop withdrawal timeline (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/mullen_two_wars"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080708/capt.bc36a17b87324856ac33c3ffb534a319.iraq_long_slog_ny121.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=boedbMEhCrCoQkuag7DIBw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses Iraqi Army troops at Combat Outpost Rabiy, Mosul, Iraq, July 8, 2008. Mullen thanked the troops for their dedication and sacrifice in the continuing fight for Mosul during his visit to the city. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the region to visit troops. (AP Photo/ Defense Dept., Navy Petty Offier 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley)" border="0" /></a>AP - A fixed timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Iraq could jeopardize political and economic progress, the Pentagon's top military officer said Sunday.

Tropical Storm Cristobal strengthens off NC coast (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_re_us/us_tropical_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080719/capt.fbc8a937e70b4ebbac34964da8662b42.noaa_caribbean_ny4c.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=mOFnTzkSA3KI.hN3mIv0hg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 2:15 PM EDT shows clouds off the Southeast Coast associated with Tropical Storm Cristobal. The storm is expected to move northeastward along the eastern seaboard with a possible landfall along the Outer Banks of North Carolina late Sunday. It is not expected to reach hurricane strength. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tropical Storm Cristobal, the first system to menace the Southeast seaboard this hurricane season, strengthened slightly off the North Carolina coast Sunday, and was expected to dump several inches of rain in some areas of the drought-stricken state.

US troops kill relatives of Iraq governor in raid (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_raid"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080720/capt.9cbcb3d2abab4a6dbddb59784438d89c.iraq_security_bag102.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=t6zNHUlyZNFdYdYGqBlVXQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Iraqi police officers march during a graduation ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has not endorsed any specific timeframe for possible U.S. troops withdrawals, Iraq's government spokesman said Sunday.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" border="0" /></a>AP - The U.S. military says American soldiers have killed two armed relatives of a provincial governor during a raid against al-Qaida in Iraq.

Pope urges Australian youths to spurn materialism (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_re_au_an/australia_pope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080720/capt.d559a1054a554f0ba51bc37dcd4e3180.australia_pope_syd168.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=WMpEiAztnrOefYuXv6k6dg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Pope Benedict XVI smiles after he kissed a child from his Pope-mobile on his arrival for the Final Mass at Randwick Racecourse during World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, July 20 2008.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)" border="0" /></a>AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday a "spiritual desert" was spreading throughout the world and he challenged young people to shed the greed and cynicism of their time to create a new age of hope for humankind.

Dream of gas tax holiday falters over job losses (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_go_co/gas_tax_highways"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080719/capt.a4f87d4c9fbb44219aee4d944f395891.gas_tax_highways_wx108.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=lg5TrF5tuef2FnAr6Usvvg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="A gas price sign is shown in McKinney, Texas, Friday, July 18, 2008. Prices at the pump backed away from record highs as oil futures edged up Friday, but crude's gains were modest in comparison to the spectacular three-day drop earlier in the week. The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)" border="0" /></a>AP - The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere.

As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_re_us/military_scarred_families"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080720/capt.e4f0298624b0438584f7b50604f5c311.military_scarred_families_ny347.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=2XKOjcQ.ZWiRUNbqID1vNw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Instructor Jessica Leonard, left, talks with Alison Ross after a class at Fort Campbell, Ky., April 15, 2008. The class is for spouses of soldiers at Fort Campbell, and helps them to deal with Army life. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)" border="0" /></a>AP - Far from the combat zones, the strains and separations of no-end-in-sight wars are taking an ever-growing toll on military families despite the armed services' earnest efforts to help.

'Dark Knight' sets box office record with $66.4M (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_en_mo/box_office_dark_knight"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080719/capt.6b6abbaefb4042d59e770cd74d9ddf30.box_office_dark_knight_gfx215.jpg?x=130&y=128&q=85&sig=G3weH.1Q3_IdhpH41OTVLQ--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="Chart shows the top-ten largest one-day boxoffice earning in the motion picture industry;; 2c x 3 5/8 inches; 96.3 mm x 92.1 mm" border="0" /></a>AP - Batman's joust with the Joker has set another box office record. Stoked by fan fever over the manic performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, "The Dark Knight" set a one-day box office record with $66.4 million on opening day, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Saturday.

It's the law: No sagging pants in Chicago suburb (AP)

AP - Be careful if you have saggy pants in the south Chicago suburb of Lynwood. Village leaders have passed an ordinance that would levy $25 fines against anyone showing three inches or more of their underwear in public.

Norman gets off to shaky start at British Open (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_british_open"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080720/capt.165e2633c3224966beffa873536604b3.british_open_golf_rbi110.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=Zv3pUaULZQzW.x_51LiGbw--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Greg Norman of Australia plays from a bunker on the first hole during the final round of the British Open Golf championship, at the Royal Birkdale golf course, Southport, England, Sunday, July 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)" border="0" /></a>AP - Trying to clinch a win for the ages, Greg Norman got off to a very shaky start Sunday at the British Open.

Obama talks terrorism and drugs with Karzai (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/pl_nm/usa_politics_obama_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080720/i/r3475860481.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=3eZBFnX5ymR5oK0W0sqkAg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (R) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai walk at the presidential palace in Kabul July 20, 2008. REUTERS/Afghanistan Presidential Palace/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama discussed terrorism, corruption and drugs at a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday, day two of a trip meant to bolster his foreign policy credentials.

Bin Laden driver faces first Guantanamo trial (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/ts_nm/guantanamo_hearings_hamdan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080720/i/r2095733634.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=1vTMnmMZ56WWDgnYI0ZpTg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this courtroom sketch reviewed and cleared for release by U.S. military officials, Guantanamo detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan (L) sits flanked by his legal team as army prosecutor Lieutenant-Colonel William Britt speaks at a podium inside a courtroom during a U.S. Military Tribunal arraignment at Guantanamo U.S. Naval Base in Cuba June 4, 2007. REUTERS/Janet Hamlin/Pool" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Osama bin Laden's driver will face a controversial form of American justice on Monday in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial, 6-1/2 years after the United States opened its prison camp in Cuba to jail fighters in the "war on terror."

U.S. troops kill son of Iraqi governor (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/ts_nm/iraq_violence_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080720/i/r2095733634.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=1vTMnmMZ56WWDgnYI0ZpTg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this courtroom sketch reviewed and cleared for release by U.S. military officials, Guantanamo detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan (L) sits flanked by his legal team as army prosecutor Lieutenant-Colonel William Britt speaks at a podium inside a courtroom during a U.S. Military Tribunal arraignment at Guantanamo U.S. Naval Base in Cuba June 4, 2007. REUTERS/Janet Hamlin/Pool" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. forces shot dead the 17-year-old son and another relative of the governor of northern Iraq's Salahuddin province in a raid on Sunday, local officials said.

Iran says nuclear talks a step forward (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/ts_nm/iran_nuclear_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080719/i/r909915476.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=WwASoFpqWzC9_jn_AjS8oA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (L) smiles before a meeting on nuclear issues with E.U. foreign policy chief Javier Solana (R) at the Town Hall in Geneva July 19, 2008. World powers will sound out Iran's readiness to negotiate an end to the long dispute over its nuclear programme on Saturday, and Tehran said more such meetings might be needed. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Iran's president described talks with world powers on its disputed nuclear program as a step forward on Sunday, official media said, even though the meeting in Geneva failed to produce any breakthrough in the standoff.

Mugabe threatens to seize foreign firms over sanctions (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/ts_nm/zimbabwe_crisis_nationalisation_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080720/i/r3576855728.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=.rJdBMqY9x3hB809u0kxTQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends the launch of basic commodities in Harare, July 16, 2008. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Zimbabwe will transfer ownership of all foreign-owned firms that support Western sanctions against President Robert Mugabe's government to locals and investors from "friendly" countries, a state newspaper reported on Sunday.

Foreign airstrike kills 9 Afghan police: official (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/ts_nm/afghan_violence_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080720/i/r105058041.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=DKn.zk0Ph64W579LEu22Lw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Policemen stand guard at a checkpoint in Kabul July 19, 2008. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A foreign airstrike killed nine Afghan policemen in western Afghanistan overnight after a clash in which both sides mistook the other for Taliban militants, Afghan officials said on Sunday.

ETA blamed for blasts in northern Spain (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/ts_nm/spain_explosion_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080720/i/r1025287370.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Yl3vibvzYNxht2dEfsL2Sw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="People gather during a demonstration organized by the political pressure group Foro de Ermua in central Madrid, March 7, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (SPAIN)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Four bombs exploded at popular seaside resorts in Cantabria, northern Spain on Sunday, after warning calls from the Basque separatist group ETA but no casualties were reported.

Pope warns youth of materialist "spiritual desert" (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/ts_nm/pope_australia_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080720/i/r1416282105.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=vYzbXRHCP89D1IPOTkKQ_Q--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="A World Youth Day pilgrim camping out gestures before the final mass led by Pope Benedict XVI at Randwick horse racing track in Sydney July 20, 2008. REUTERS/Will Burgess" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pope Benedict, wrapping up his visit to Australia, on Sunday urged a crowd of 400,000 young people to beware the spreading "spiritual desert" that often accompanied modern prosperity.

International strikes kill nine Afghan police (AFP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080720/ts_afp/afghanistanunrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080720/capt.cps.nau47.200708105511.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=HuzA6c9ri3Mt60qWbuq4gg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="File photo shows a US attack aircraft Afghanistan. Nine policemen were killed in Afghanistan Sunday in international military air strikes called in when police and troops clashed after mistaking each other for Taliban.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Nine policemen were killed in Afghanistan Sunday in international military air strikes called in when police and troops clashed after mistaking each other for Taliban, authorities said.

Pope warns Catholic youth of 'spiritual desert' (AFP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080720/ts_afp/australiavaticanpope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080720/capt.cps.nau79.200708124558.photo00.photo.default-512x346.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=N8tup.GCX.eDRTzoeGZRqQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Thousands of pilgrims wait for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Randwick racecourse in Sydney for the start of the World Youth Day final mass. The Pope urged hundreds of thousands of young Catholics to beat back a "spiritual desert" spreading through the modern world as he closed Catholic World Youth Day in Australia.(AFP/Greg Wood)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged hundreds of thousands of young Catholics to beat back a "spiritual desert" spreading through the modern world as he closed Catholic World Youth Day in Australia.

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