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Rita Hamad ’03 never thought she would have to cancel an event of the Society of Arab Students (SAS) for fear of vandalism...
...Israeli daily Haaretz has some bad news for their Egyptian neighbors: "Colin Powell is leaning toward a decision to cancel his plans to deliver a speech on United States policy in the Middle East containing suggestions for an Israeli-Palestinian agreement," the paper reported Thursday. "American diplomats sent a message to Sharon this week saying that the administration has no plans to launch a Middle East diplomatic initiative in the near future, and that any steps will be coordinated with Israel in advance." As ever in the Middle East, somebody's bound to be disappointed...
...people who sell the cars and make most of their money from commissions are suffering much the same fate. Joe Torchia peddles Chevies at a dealership in Racine, Wis., where business was down 27% in September from the year before. So he and his wife Karen have had to cancel a wedding-anniversary trip to Las Vegas and halt a home-remodeling project...
...vigils brought people out of their homes to the town square, then a plane rumbled overhead. Inhale, look up, follow the lights till they disappear, exhale and return to the prayers. It's hard to have the perfect autumn wedding when all the out-of-town guests call to cancel. Life insurance policies were selling fast...
...Yasser Arafat to discuss restoring the failed cease-fire was less significant for what it achieved (not much) than for the fact that it happened at all. Although the meeting was arranged before the September 11 attacks, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had immediately afterward ordered his foreign minister to cancel the talks. Sharon branded Arafat "our Bin Laden" and ratcheted up Israeli military activity in the West Bank and Gaza, mounting 16 incursions into Palestinian Authority-controlled areas in the week following the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks. Sharon's change of heart - allowing the meeting to go ahead...