The negotiating process, according to political columnist Murat Yetkin, has come to a virtual halt.

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Akiva Eldar is a senior political columnist at Tel Aviv's Haaretz newspaper.

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Norman Spector, a political columnist for The Toronto Globe and Mail, says even Canadians who don't support full legalization have come to sympathize with Emery.

NPR: Canada's 'Prince of Pot' Busted for Seed Sales

"There is this new avenue developing where national security is becoming more elevated in the debate on climate change, " said Jill Lawrence, a political columnist for AOL's PoliticsDaily.com.

CNN: Health care not Congress' only priority

Antonis Papayiannidis, a lawyer and political columnist I meet by dodging through the smoky streets to his office, believes Prime Minister Papandreou has been "heroic" but can do no more.

BBC: Greece: What's burning is consent