Winners & Losers

Winners Castro: Despite rumors to the contrary, he’s not dead. And he laughs about it.   U.S. evacuees: Condi waives the commercial-rate fee the U.S. government demands for getting Americans out of hot spots. Putin: For the second week in a row. You gave good summit. And no one noticed when the chief of Yukos – fed ...

Winners

Winners

Castro: Despite rumors to the contrary, he’s not dead. And he laughs about it.  

U.S. evacuees: Condi waives the commercial-rate fee the U.S. government demands for getting Americans out of hot spots.

Putin: For the second week in a row. You gave good summit. And no one noticed when the chief of Yukos – fed up with the “sham” – threw in the towel this week.

Losers

Tsunami warning system: Officials failed to issue the warning call.

U.S. intelligence: Had no idea the extent of Hezbollah’s arsenal

Karl Rove: The likely next chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee advises GOP candidates to distance themselves from Bush ahead of the midterms.

Stem cell researchers: Bush vetoes your funding. Maybe you should just call Bill Gates

Carolyn O'Hara is a senior editor at Foreign Policy.

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