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...fall of Mazar-i-Sharif may be a heartening victory for the U.S.-backed Northern Alliance, but it has sharpened the ancient feuds that bedevil Afghanistan. The Pashtun--a group of tribes that accounts for about 40% of the country's 26 million people--are almost sure to rally behind the Taliban, since America is now seen as backing the Pashtun's worst enemies. The Pashtun have ruled Afghanistan since the 18th century, and their will to fight may be steeled by the specter of marauding Northern Alliance troops--made up of Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazaras--attacking with U.S. warplanes...
English is notoriously illogical. For example, if "tongue" is pronounced tung, why isn't "argue" pronounced arg? And if "enough" is enuff, why isn't "bough" pronounced buff? The arbitrary rules that govern English bedevil nonnative students of the language as much as they torment would-be spelling-bee champs. But such frustrations pale before those endured by dyslexics, who live with a learning disability that can make reading and writing all but impossible...
...immunized witness or a wiretap, legal experts don't expect a bribery indictment. But if it could be proved that Rich, who claims foreign citizenship, gave his ex-wife the money she donated to Clinton, that could violate campaign-finance laws. At a minimum, a federal investigation could bedevil Clinton for months or even years to come...
...Bush's Texas record may bedevil him as he tries to reach for moderates and independents who approve of some gun control. In 1995 he touted the signing of a law that allowed Texans to carry concealed handguns. That Bush welcomed top N.R.A officials to the signing ceremony will not escape Democratic operatives, nor will stories of guns in Texas churches and metal detectors installed in amusement parks under Bush's tenure. Bush also made it harder for localities to sue gun manufacturers. He said the measure curbed frivolous lawsuits. Opponents called it the "N.R.A protection act" and noted that...
...aren't all convinced that they're actually linked "as flesh and blood" to the mainland Chinese, with many nationalist elements maintaining that their differences are ethnic as much as political. So if emergency aid sent across the Taiwan Strait is given different meanings in each capital, that could bedevil any warming of relations through earthquake relief...