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Within days after Saddam's capture, France, Germany and Russia announced their willingness to consider relieving Iraq's crushing debt burden. This was no burst of conscience about unrepayable billions lent Saddam to squander on grotesque palaces and grotesque weapons. This was the wind shifting America's way in Iraq - and the neutrals adjusting course accordingly...
...Instead, we were the guests?and not particularly welcome ones. As we headed out of the park at dusk, the track meandered within meters of a knot of females guarding their young. Two of the great animals then wheeled about and gave chase in a surprising burst of speed. The bigger of the two got within trunk-swiping distance of our jeep as we cowered and shouted. Fortunately, the track flattened out and we were able to floor it, to a chorus of furious trumpeting...
...ones who devised the accounting fraud, he has told prosecutors, although he accepts ultimate responsibility. One key witness has already emerged: former chief financial officer Fausto Tonna, who has given prosecutors crucial details about the firm's labyrinthine accounting, but insists Tanzi was calling the shots. The scandal burst into the open in November, when Parmalat had trouble meeting a routine bond payment, prompting tougher scrutiny of its books by its own auditors and Italian regulators. In early December the Tanzis held talks with the U.S. buy-out firm Blackstone Group about a possible sale - and mentioned that Parmalat...
Jill Asay fell in love with Ben Colgan on their first date in New York City when, in a burst of exuberance, he suddenly started running down First Avenue, hurdling parking meters. Struck by the sight, other men on the street began imitating Ben. Though some were taller than his 5 ft. 7 in., none could clear the meters. "That was my moment," recalls Jill, 34. "Here's this guy, he's athletic, he's fun, but mostly he's a leader. He made other guys want to follow...
Even though Nextel developed push to talk for business use, it's the off-peak appeal that makes it hot. People are using it at supermarkets and ski lodges, anywhere that a short burst of chatter from a speaker works better than a drawn-out conversation, phone to ear. You can even talk in a group, like a voice chat room...