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With the world this crazy, you almost wish some B-list actor would shoot somebody, just for the distraction. Thank goodness our crack foreign policy team has everything well in hand...
...really think they’re going to marry one of the escorts. I don’t think New York debutantes go into it with that kind of outlook.” Hagan shared a similar experience. “Every now and then I’d crack a joke about how silly it was and people would kind of look at me in a very strange way. That was a little upsetting,” she says...
...personal victory for Arafat over Sharon's efforts to sideline him, it also makes the Palestinian leader's political life infinitely more difficult. Arafat will be expected, by the Americans with some degree of support from the Saudis and other moderate Arab leaders, to contain Palestinian rage and crack down on militants even as he tries to rebuild his battered political, administrative and security structures. And despite Arafat's newfound freedom of movement, most West Bank Palestinians are still living under siege - the Israeli army remains encamped around most Palestinian towns, tightly controlling access and launching new incursions in response...
...auto industry wants to take another crack at it. A hybrid version of the Honda Civic, the best-selling compact car in America, started rolling into dealerships nationwide last week. Next year Ford, which has produced a string of electric cars, is expected to be the first U.S. manufacturer to introduce a hybrid vehicle. I took the politically correct version of the six-cylinder Escape for an exclusive spin earlier this month. Meanwhile, Toyota, General Motors and Chrysler have all promised a new crop of hybrid vehicles by 2004. J.D. Power & Associates, which tracks consumer tastes for the auto industry...
...Meanwhile, Musharraf must also resolve some knotty issues that go beyond the hunt for bin Laden. To ensure Pakistan's stability, he must rely on the ISI to crack down on sectarian extremists, who have killed more than 70 people this year. Yet elements in the agency are believed to have maintained shady connections with these groups. Then there's the matter of the Pakistani leader's own survival. Many Pakistanis are angry with America these days, over the civilian bombing casualties in Afghanistan and Washington's support of Israel in its conflict with the Palestinians, who like most Pakistanis...