





Wednesday the Senate's rule-keeper is named in a post and asked why she has not been replaced — the first of the week's obstacles that are not abroad. Saturday he is in the Oval Office and the call is with half the Gulf at once. Sunday a gunman is shot dead at the White House gates, one month after the other one. The same day the deal is defended before anyone has seen it. Monday is Memorial Day, and the greeting includes the people he spends the rest of the week attacking. Monday night the negotiation is put in one line: a great deal for all, or no deal at all.
Readers' Corner
Letters from the readership on Week 571. Pick a pen name — no account needed.
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