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...Aires. Should Nasrallah be killed, Israeli missions today would be similarly at risk--as would U.S. interests around the world. But these sources say that the Israelis may be willing to court that danger if they have a chance to take out Nasrallah, whom they view as a particularly clever and dangerous enemy. The damage that Lebanon and the Middle East will face if another war breaks out could make the destruction caused by Hizballah and Israel last summer look like a brisk whirlwind by comparison...
...Sitting down for a chat with four of Holy Spirit's senior students, you sense why these kids have been chosen as leaders: Mark is clever, Mounia is vivacious, Charbel is exuberant, Rebecca is contemplative. They're puzzled about the fuss others make about their local area. The Muslims who are their neighbors, are just that: people to greet, to share food with and to visit on special occasions. Charbel, from Punchbowl, hangs out with the local Muslim boys; sometimes they ask each other questions about their faiths. Those whose parents are immigrants from Lebanon have heard stories of conflict...
...resulting media coverage has been intense. "The unraveling of the mismanaging of special funds in Mayor Ma's office has effectively balanced the pressure with Chen's alleged corruption," says Andrew Yang, secretary general of the Taipei-based Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies. "That's a very clever tactical shift by the DPP." For now, Chen's foes may have to keep their champagne...
...like a pickpocket with a great eye for fat wallets. But he doesn't add anything. (As TIME Theater critic Ted Kalem said of Cats back in 1982: "You'll leave the theater humming other people's better songs.") That's a shame, because Korie has a knack for clever lyrics; I'd never heard eunuch and Punic rhymed before. For the "Drift Away" bridge he conjures a lovely wistfulness - "Our tete-a-tetes, midnight duets, / Our breakfast tea and toast, / Funny how things that mean the least/ Are what we'll miss the most" - that approaches the pop poetry...
...G.O.P. Senators said they were eager to have Lott back in the leadership, as he's known as a clever back-room dealer and tactician on the Senate floor, which operates through a bizarre, complicated rules that at times outgoing Majority Leader Bill Frist didn't seem to understand. "He's the most effective leader I know," said Arizona's John McCain, who has won Lott's support for his likely presidential bid. Minnesota's Norm Coleman called Lott "the master of the Senate...