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...time of 9/11 - I'm now in eighth - I had been utterly confused by the tragic events. However, your article about the heroic efforts of Rick Rescorla and the risks he took for his colleagues sent my mother and me into tears. Rescorla's ability to remain calm and assertive in a dangerous situation is inspiring, and I hope we can learn from his example. Martha Harding, Palo Alto, Calif...
...backpackers and their friends cram the point break under the admiring eye of a local surf-school instructor. They hoot and holler, gliding toward the beach. At night, the bush echoes with the sounds of their revelry. But there's a feeling that this is all the calm before a storm. Agnes Water probably still looks the way it did in the late 18th century, during Cook's sail-by. But be warned: the 21st Century is closing in fast...
...embassy in Baghdad and the White House downplayed the remarks on Tuesday. "Negotiations and discussions are ongoing every day. It is important to understand that these are not talks on a hard date for withdrawal," said White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe. There is some basis for this relatively calm assessment out of Washington. Last month, al-Maliki said negotiations over the SOFA had reached a "dead end." His Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, later admitted the comment was little more than a negotiating tactic...
...Webb, Virginia Senator, telling McCain's campaign to "calm down...
...state summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on June 30. Africa must either continue with Robert Mugabe and his ilk, or finally say goodbye to the Big Men. How it decides will help determine whether the continent's future remains war, graft and destitution, or a chance at calm and prosperity...