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...Poland. The new leader of Britain's Conservative Party, David Cameron, has said that he wants to "rebalance" London's relationship with Washington. "We have never, until recently, been uncritical allies of America ? We must strive above all for legitimacy in what we do." You can bet the ranch that Prime Minister Tony Blair's likely successor Gordon Brown will not let himself get tagged as "Bush's poodle" as he prepares to face Cameron at the polls...
Fortunately, phenylephrine does a pretty good job for most people when it's sprayed directly into the nose. So a decongestant spray like Neo-Synephrine is a good bet, but only if you use it for three days or less. Using the spray any longer sets you up for something called rebound congestion, in which you become even more stuffed up than you were when you began. That warning also holds true for oxymetazoline, the nasal decongestant found in such nasal sprays as Afrin...
...long, and the faith in the current unity government fades away, admits the ambassador, Iraq "will be in a much more difficult situation." Despite all this, Khalilzad knows that getting the groups to hash out differences in the political arena - instead of on the streets - is the best bet for future stability in Iraq. "These are complicated, difficult issues. We have to give them the time while urging them to do it as quickly as possible...
...Night had fallen on the old Baghdad quarter, a byzantine maze lit only by kerosene lamps flickering from rugged stone houses. We moved warily in the darkness, patrolling for insurgents in blind alleys custom-made for ambushes and narrow passages perfect for concealing roadside bombs. It was anyone's bet who faced a more dire risk, the hunted in terrorist cells or the hunters in humvees, along with whom I was riding under a half-moon. I was in Iraq to profile the American soldier as "Person of the Year" for TIME magazine. It was a dream assignment, a chance...
...held my father's winnings and thought of the larger bet he lost. He deferred a family life to business success, and died before he had either. I had almost repeated the mistake. The realization put my father's death in a new light. I understood for the first time why he exited before getting to know me: he had gambled on a future that never materialized. It was a mistake I could begin to forgive...