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...Watching his daughters navigate work-family issues has influenced him. Rehnquist has two daughters, one of whom just resigned as Health and Human Services' inspector general amid charges that she misused her authority. "Having a child who is a woman with a career has to have some effect on his thinking about the role of women in the workplace," says former Justice Department official Randolph Moss...
Rather than route flights through regional hubs and blanket the world with service like the traditional U.S. airlines, the upstarts offer flyers a patchwork of routes and a wide choice of onboard perks. The smaller carriers are choosing routes for which demand is brisk even amid a slumping economy and lingering fears of terrorism. That means smaller markets are being turned over to regional airlines or abandoned altogether...
...after Mattel started licensing miniature rims for its Hot Wheels toy cars, the firm will unveil a line of wheels for real cars. Rimmakers are also expecting a boost from this summer's sequel to the 2001 surprise-hit movie The Fast and the Furious, which opens June 6. Amid all the over-the-top street-racing scenes, there's a dose of reality: one of the main characters (played by singer Tyrese), has spent a few years in the slammer for possessing "hot"--as in stolen--wheels...
...earth meet," added Chai. And indeed I thought I was quite possibly nearing nirvana, lulled by the mellifluous babble of water over timeworn boulders and the warm kiss of the sun through river mist. Damselflies in lurid shades of aqua and puce hovered lazily beside us. Kingfishers flashed amid copious vines and sprawling creepers. Tiny, white beaches?perfect and inviting? nestled under fluttering carpets of white and yellow butterflies. Scenes like this demanded another superlative: there surely was no more tranquil spot on earth. Farther downstream, though, the Mae Klong flexes its muscles, narrowing into Class 4 and 5 rapids...
...best asset Arafat, Hamas and others looking for Abbas to fail have going for them is the situation on the ground in the West Bank and Gaza, where millions of ordinary Palestinians struggle to survive amid the privations of constant Israeli closures and military incursions. Abbas desperately needs an easing of those conditions in order to demonstrate that his way can bring positive change to Palestinian lives. But Israel's actions are guided by its security concerns, and there may not be much more than symbolic gestures towards the Palestinians until the PA security forces launch a crackdown. Abbas...