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July 18, 2012 | | IN THE MAIL With even McCain lauding his former running mate, Romney needs to ask her to address the convention. The original Mama Grizzly is no more off-putting than Herman Cain or Michele Bachmann—and he needs her ability to rev up the base, writes Michelle Cottle. REBELLION Syria’s national security building was attacked by a suicide bomber on Wednesday, killing both the defense minister and President Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law, and critically injuring other ministers and security officials who were inside for a meeting at the time. The Damascus attack came as Syrian officials claimed to be fighting off a major offensive by rebel forces, and was the first since the uprising started 17 months ago in which high-ranking members of Assad's elite. The United Nations is expected to vote in New York on Wednesday on whether it will renew its mandate to keep U.N.-Arab League observers in the war-torn country, though they have until Friday to decide. Meanwhile U.N. chiefs are trying to encourage Russia and China to put more pressure on their ally to clean up its act before voting on more sanctions. CRISIS MANAGEMENT Yahoo’s new CEO is widely admired. But why is it that women tend to get tapped for top jobs only when the company is in crisis? By Nancy Hass. MORE POWER Just two days after Ri Yong Ho, North Korea’s general military chief and vice marshal to the North Korean People’s Army, was ousted, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has assumed his role. By putting himself in control of the 1.2 million-person military, the late dictator Kim Jong Il’s son has further consolidated his control over North Korea. Kim does have the opportunity now, however, to use military resources to help the boost economy of his isolated and impoverished country. “Kim could have created a lot of instability and opposition by suddenly firing Ri Yong Ho, one of the most influential figures in the military,” said a senior research fellow at Seoul’s Sejong Institute. “By raising Kim’s authority over the army, the regime is able to wield more control over the military leadership.” Though North Korea’s neighbor to the South has no say in the matter, a senior regional economist at Barclays Capital in Singapore said the move is actually good for Seoul. “The transition has been smoother and faster than expected and I think this points us to more stability in North Korea and capital markets.” ARIZONA Opponents of Arizona’s controversial immigration law launched a new offensive Tuesday in order to stop the “show me your papers” portion of the legislation, the only element left standing after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the three other parts of the hardline enforcement law last month. Civil-rights groups, religious leaders, and business organizations teamed up to lobby U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton to block the rule that requires police to check the immigration status of individuals that are stopped for other reasons, arguing that Latinos in Arizona would face systematic racial profiling under the law. Passed in 2010, the Arizona legislation was meant to combat the state’s status as the busiest illegal entry point into the country. | | 
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