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...will not be an easy catch. Although he was Iraq's President, Saddam has been living like a man on the run for more than a decade. A butler who worked for him from 2000 until the day Baghdad fell tells TIME that the former dictator rarely spent more than 10 straight hours in a location. After waking up, Saddam would move on to another place before the call to morning prayer. Though he had his pick of huge palaces, says the butler, Saddam preferred to stay in small houses inside the palace compounds...
...idea of a work-life balance is a staple of European discourse, studied in think tanks, mulled over by policymakers. In the U.S., the term, when it's used at all, is said with the sort of sneer reserved for those who eat quiche. But it might still catch on. When Bill Keller was named executive editor of the New York Times last week, he encouraged the staff to do "a little more savoring" of life, spending time with their families or viewing...
...Afghans furious about the alleged incursions trashed the Pakistani embassy in Kabul last week. Afghan President Hamid Karzai is vexed by the refuge Taliban leaders have found in Pakistan's northwestern provinces. "The Afghans are convinced that the Pakistanis know where these Taliban leaders are--but they won't catch them," a diplomat explains. It was only after Karzai and Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf spoke on the telephone last Thursday--prompted by U.S. pressure, say diplomats--that the border crisis was defused. According to sources in Kabul and Islamabad, military operations against suspected al-Qaeda hideouts have resumed...
...bleachers where the audience of a couple hundred erupted in cheers. He worked the front rows just as he would a domestic political rally. Then, as he came to the end of the line, he suddenly locked in on awoman standing a few feet away. As if rushing to catch a closing elevator he quick-stepped towards her, crouched and grasped her hands, looking intensely into her eyes. As fast as he had taken the pose, he popped out of it and shook a few more hands...
...could not break an indigenous liberty delivered from God and Bush held out their example in what was a clear but largely unstated challenge to Africans now ruled by warlords and dictators. Bush has come to Africa to support the country's democracies in the hopes the spirit will catch fire across the continent. Earlier in the day, he met with leaders of eight African democracies to encourage their efforts, which the administration believes are fundamental to U.S. security interests. "The best way to fight terror is to support the habits of freedom," said a senior administration official "and that...