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...marks India. And not even the most audacious of cultural con-artists can claim to find any trace of the cultural roots of the Afghani and Iranian refugees who purportedly handcrafted the convoluted designs. I find it difficult to believe (a doubt which some of my friends from Delhi confirm) that even the elite in Delhi, where Ms. Ramani has a boutique, would venture their bodies into the tinseled town clothes that passed for "the East...
...whole game is to locate people who want to vote for you. It's not the simplest thing to confirm their support. Many people remain undecided until election day," Reeves says...
...Kevorkian ignored them all. There were no second opinions, no consent forms, no examinations to make sure that Kevorkian's "patients" were of sound mind as they made their decision. As a pathologist more accustomed to dealing with people after they have died, Kevorkian was in no position to confirm the diagnosis of any of the women he helped kill themselves. And his defiant pursuit of publicity suggests a man more obsessed with the justice of his cause than with the interests of his patients...
...other intelligence agency," he says, describing White's portrayal as a "fantasy." Even so, Bath, while insisting he is nothing more than a "small, obscure businessman," is associated with some of the most powerful figures in the U.S. and Middle East. Private records show, and associates confirm, that Bath is a "representative" for several immensely wealthy Saudi families, an unusual position for any small-time Texas businessman...
...affair, a charge that Gates denied. Although some Senators shared Democrat Howard Metzenbaum's skepticism about the nominee's "uncanny ability to forget key events," those doubts were not enough to sink him. The full Senate, seeking to avoid another bruising fight over a presidential appointment, is expected to confirm Gates...