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...members--who would be captured, tried and punished by some kind of war-crimes tribunal. Second, the repentant: senior officials whose allegiance to Saddam is less certain and who could be rehabilitated through local trials or truth-commission proceedings if they disavowed the dictator during the war. Last, the closet dissidents: key government and economic leaders who privately opposed Saddam and would be needed to run the country after him could receive a general amnesty. Washington has canvassed more than 2,000 names so far but won't say how many fall into each group. Occupiers might need to fend...
...course, the Ironses have the space. (Their laundry room will measure 12 ft. by 14 ft.) But homeowners with less room are finding inventive ways to make the most of it. Scott Cuming converted an oversize closet in his San Antonio, Texas, home into a laundry room--miniature kitchen--wine cellar. "Our kitchen's incredible, but people migrate into the laundry room," says Cuming. "You can go in there and make your own coffee with the push of a button. It's inviting...
Anyone with a Paula Cole CD collecting dust or an Arrested Development dashiki moldering in the closet has a right to be suspicious. Music executives prophesy long-term success for their artists all the time. Davis, however, has a track record. During his 35 years as a label president, he has signed and developed Janis Joplin, Carlos Santana, Patti Smith, Laura Nyro, Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston. "I'm not really sure what it is with him," says Alicia Keys, whom Davis introduced to the world at his 2001 pre-Grammy party. "He just knows talent when he hears...
Lifting the ban on gays in the military will not necessarily lead to more people coming out of the closet, the study says...
...fashionista to name her favorite brand, and chances are you never heard of it before. Does Bella Dahl ring a bell? Or Ballroom? The Reeds or the Wrights? You may have a closet crammed with Gucci stilettos and Prada backpacks, and you may even know how to pronounce Nicholas Ghesquiere's last name, but these days if you really want to hug the trends, you need to have some hot little label that nobody's heard of. In the new millennium, it's the small, unknown fashion brands that are wielding power and influence over both the consumer...