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...Skype. Terpstra had logged on from Alesund, Norway, where she works as a driving-school instructor. "I was just looking to have a conversation with somebody from a different part of the world," she says. "But from the start, I sensed that Mohammed and I had a special bond." The two kept up their online friendship for several months before it developed into something deeper. They then arranged to meet in Damascus. Any trepidation that Subhi, 29, may have felt before the meeting vanished within seconds. "She was exactly the person she appeared to be on Skype: vivacious, smart...
...learn how to change, feed, hold and generally take care of their infant. Some fathers may even get in on the pregnancy part by wearing the "empathy belly," a bulge the size and weight of a third-trimester fetus. Suddenly available to men hoping to solidify the father-child bond are "Saturday with Daddy Outings," special songfests, field trips and potlucks with dads. Even men behind bars could get help: one program allows an inmate father to read children's stories onto cassette tapes that are then sent, along with the book and a Polaroid picture...
When I look at my group of incredible friends here at Harvard, I am struck that the common bond I share with nearly all of them is a love of sports...
...Still, the case is too high-profile for probation, so look for a sentence in the neighborhood of the 15 months suggested by the probation department's report. And don't expect Libby to be free on bond pending appeal. Federal judges usually don't allow that unless the bases for appeal are strong, and they don't seem to be in this case. Libby, it seems, will do time sooner rather than later - even if he doesn't do as much as Patrick Fitzgerald would like, or sentencing guidelines would allow...
Heroes come with chariots. James Bond had his Aston Martin, Batman had the Batmobile. Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry rides in a rattletrap 1994 Mitsubishi Pajero with ailing suspension, an inoperable sunroof and no windshield wipers. Shy, slightly cross-eyed and at times awkward, Pakistan's Supreme Court Chief justice is as unlikely a hero as his ride. But he is at the center of an escalating crisis that threatens to destabilize Pakistan's military dictatorship. On Saturday, the Chief Justice, who was suspended by President-General Pervez Musharraf nearly three months ago for alleged misconduct, left his home in Islamabad...