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...maddening fuzziness of the Islamic-extremist terrorist network that makes it so hard to tackle. Throwing the term al-Qaeda like a blanket over all terrorist incidents can be misleading. "Who staged the Djerba attack?" asks a French Justice official. "Who financed the Karachi bombing? All we know is that they were Islamic extremists bent on the same sort of violence. Some groups are part of al-Qaeda, others associates of it. Still others are sympathetic fellow travelers." As if to confirm the analysis, Pakistani officials are cautious about ascribing the Karachi bomb to al-Qaeda, though they acknowledge that...
...speaks with such appalled and appalling clarity to our century. The Straw Mannikin, his tapestry design of 1791-92, can be read as a country amusement--four girls tossing a straw-stuffed mannequin of a petimetre, a male dandy dressed in the French fashion, up and down in a blanket. But clearly it is more than that. This doll man flopping bonelessly in the air reflects Goya's sense of the power of women--the civilian version, so to speak, of the dreadful potency of the witches and the toothless hags in the "Black Paintings" and of the evil...
Bush and Hughes insist that nothing will change. She will continue her role, just from a different area code. But the White House won't be the same without her. Hughes is a security blanket for a man who is addicted to his comfortable patterns. Bush is simply more relaxed when Hughes is within earshot. When she's not there, he wants to know what she thinks. Dick Cheney is a more seasoned Washington hand and Karl Rove knows the raw politics of the country, but no one knows Bush's body language better than Hughes, who has been clipped...
...proponents of parity legislation argue the cost-benefit analysis actually favors employers in the long run. Asked about employers' fears that blanket coverage could send insurance costs sky-high, Dr. Katon pointed out that while the there could be financial benefits to employers who extend coverage to mental disorders. "I think employers would actually benefit from coverage, even if it is more expensive, because employees who are well are less likely to call in sick or take extended time off," Dr. Katon says...
...Bush and Hughes insist that nothing will change. She will continue her role, just from a different area code. But the White House won't be the same without her. Hughes is a security blanket for a man who is addicted to his comfortable patterns. Bush is simply more relaxed when Hughes is within earshot. When she's not there, he wants to know what she thinks. Dick Cheney is a more seasoned Washington hand and Karl Rove knows the raw politics of the country, but no one knows Bush's body language better than Hughes, who has been clipped...