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...fact, U.S. analysts are at a loss to explain why the homeland has thus far escaped such attacks, since a number of extremist groups, particularly Hamas, have a sizeable presence here. One factor, officials say, is that terror leaders still regard America as a cash cow, and don't want to antagonize moderate Muslim donors. Another reason, says one specialist, may simply be that while there seems to be an endless supply of fanatical youths willing to die for the cause in the Middle East, most of them simply can't get visas...
...British have sought to win over the local population through good works and a light touch. The American military has not found this manly enough. After underestimating the problems caused by a collapsing state and spreading lawlessness, the Americans overestimated the extent to which a tough approach would cow Iraqis. Even before Abu Ghraib, the battle for hearts and minds had probably been lost. All this has severely weakened Blair. Some would say it is already too late for him to step away from Bush. But he still believes that the position in Iraq is retrievable, that to break with...
...matter where you stand on the carb issue, what should be clear by now is the staying power of a trend that is sending tremors through the economic food chain. Not even December's mad-cow scare has put a dent in beef consumption. Pork bellies, which give us bacon, are trading at record high prices. Egg prices have hit a 20-year high. The stock price of Cal-Maine Foods, a leading fresh-egg producer, has soared nearly sevenfold in 12 months. Some economists go so far as to credit the low-carb culture as a chief force...
NATHAN'S: N.Y.C. Thomas rival Takeru Kobayashi, who ate 44.5 hot dogs in 12 min. to win last July, once scarfed down 57 cow brains...
Somehow, something about the words “Baseball Beanpot” just doesn’t scream “cash cow...