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...with legends without regard for their individuality; in the end, all the greats just get filed under "fun music." Aguilera doesn't know much about history, but she has a voice with the blasting power of a fire hose and the gumption to treat every song like a five-alarm blaze. She absolutely devours Makes Me Wanna Pray and Ain't No Other Man, a great big goofy love song that moves with such pace and brass that you can imagine taking two quick steps, thrusting out your chin and taking flight over its chorus...
...years ago a British Airways flight got a dual F-16 escort back to Schiphol after a bomb scare. That turned out to be a false alarm, but after the events of the last two weeks, no one is disposed to take any chances on airplanes...
...real political motivations. Like the majority of Shi'ite Muslims around the world, Ahmadinejad believes that Shi'ism's Twelfth Imam will emerge near the end of time to do apocalyptic battle against the forces of evil. This is pedestrian Shi'ite piety, not a cause for international alarm. The majority of Shi'ites believe this, and such views are not unique to Islam; other prophetic religions have their own messiahs, and beliefs about the end of time...
...delivered and automatically refunds the payment. Cyber-monitoring also lets vendors save money by better managing inventory. And it provides security, sending out instant alerts of any tampering or theft attempts. Still, given that Vodafone's machines are crammed with a range of cool mobiles, they also have robust alarm systems. Just in case...
Some of her positions have been surprising--although not as inconsistent as her critics say. After she called abortion a "sad, even tragic choice" in a January 2005 speech, pundits said she was remaking herself for a presidential race, and liberal groups raised cries of alarm. But in fact, Hillary had made similar comments often in the past. Aides from the 1992 campaign say she helped come up with Bill's signature line that abortion should be "safe, legal and rare...