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From Washington to London to Istanbul, politicians and experts were quick to lay the blame on bin Laden's al-Qaeda. Officials noted that last week's bombing spree bore all the hallmarks of the group's operational style: using suicide bombers to launch multiple attacks almost simultaneously at soft targets. An obscure militant group even invoked bin Laden's name in claiming responsibility...
...counseled her to play to the judge; this is not a jury trial. But O'Donnell has a double agenda: to win the case and to charm, amuse and bulldoze the largest audience she has had since her show went off the air. Nonetheless, she took direction well and bore up under a stern cross-examination, never sniping or exploding. Briefly, she dabbed her eyes--less Betty Rizzo, more Camille. It was a Tony-worthy, possibly career-saving performance...
...particular by two things. First, it seems there was a time in my life when I actually had two distinct eyebrows without plucking. More importantly, though, is the red hair: it’s a long story involving ear wax and hydrogen peroxide but I won’t bore you with the details...
Even if it were possible to conduct extended studies, getting volunteers for the work is difficult. The attrition rate is high in any years-long research, especially so when the subjects are kids, who bore easily and, at any rate, eventually go away to college. On average, 40% of children will drop out of a long-term study before the work is done. And that assumes their parents will even sign them up in the first place. Some brain scans involve at least a little bit of radiation--something most parents are reluctant to expose their children to, particularly...
...Carlson, the first signer and one of the most vocal advocates of the neighborhood-developed petition that bore his name, said he felt the allowed heights on the Mahoney’s site were too high under the new agreement...