Word: circus
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...against just one: Zacaria Moussaoui, who was picked up at a flight school before Sept. 11 and isn't likely to have been let in on much even if he was martyrdom-bound. Oh, there's one other guy - but he's an American. John Walker is a media circus waiting to happen, and for all the hemming and hawing from Ari Fleischer, sooner or later the White House is going have to figure out what to do with...
Charles Krauthammer fears that a trial of al-Qaeda terrorists in a U.S. or world court would be a "legal circus" [ESSAY, Nov. 26]. Despite that risk, an open trial carries greater moral weight than a military tribunal, which is still associated with injustice and dictatorship in too much of the world. If Americans really want to persuade other countries to embrace our values of freedom and respect for human rights, we should welcome this opportunity to showcase how our democratic society puts into practice its belief in inalienable rights. PAM VINCENT Houston...
...writing a thesis) or the “f-word” (plans for the future are comfortably vague and pretty much wide open at this point). “I’ll either be married with three kids. Or pursuing my life long dream of joining the circus or of becoming a male model…” he says, rattling off an extensive list of far-fetched hypotheticals for this time next year...
...Danny Fox Quartet (Quintet or Trio, depending on the night) that plays local shows, including appearances at Club Passim, Loeb House receptions, Cabot housemaster birthday parties and other assorted events. So a foray into the jazz music world is a definite possibility if the whole joining the circus thing doesn’t work out. Instead of tickling the ivories professionally, however, Fox could also see himself chopping seven dozen onions a night at a culinary institute or working in a restaurant. He spends every Tuesday from 3 pm to midnight as a line cook at Casablanca, perfecting...
...think Crunch Time became Loss Control,” Fox says. He’s not feeling the pressure of job-search crunch time yet so the horizon seems clear for loss of control. But that risk will be managed when he comes to it. There is always the circus...