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Tuesday, July 3, 2007 12:00 AM

Israel's Olmert rises from the rubble

Despite the Gaza disaster and poll numbers that make George Bush look beloved by comparison, the shrewd prime minister has renewed his grip on power.
By Gregory Levey

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  • Tuesday, July 3, 2007 05:49 PM

    Parliament

    On the contrary, I think Israel's parliamentary system is one of its great strengths. They have a real democracy, rather than our two-party system. They'll never get stuck with a George W Bush and a Dick Tater Cheney for six and a half years (and counting) based on a dead heat in a backwater state.

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