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...Hitler's dead," remarked a stock clerk in a supermarket. "He couldn't get us with the Blitz, but the place is so incapacitated now, he'd walk right in." Meeting adversity with a sort of gloomy wit is not a characteristic that always serves Brits well; they sometimes crack jokes when they should be complaining. Yet in this coldest of economic climates, an unquenchable sense of humor is one commodity that won't lose its value...
...special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, will have to deal with ugly reality on the ground. Faced with a failing Afghanistan, the U.S. needs Pakistan's government and military leadership to work together to destroy al-Qaeda and Taliban sanctuaries along the lawless northwestern border between the two countries, crack down on Islamic militants at home and protect the country's nuclear bombs...
...ignore the now routine terrorist strikes within Pakistan; suicide bombers have attacked major cities, killing hundreds. Besides, since Bhutto's death, Zardari is at the top of al-Qaeda's hit list. Because of a sense of self-preservation, or a commitment to responsible leadership, he has promised to crack down on terrorist groups...
...game with a team-high 22 points.“Every team goes through stretches where they struggled to win…unfortunately, we seem like we’re going through one of those moments,” coach Tommy Amaker said. “Hopefully we can crack that losing streak.”To break its current three-game slide, relying on junior Jeremy Lin may not be enough. Lin solidified his candidacy as a frontrunner for Ivy Player of the Year with another astounding 27 point, six rebound, four-assist performance, but the team still fell.To...
...Served as chairman of a Presidential committee examining the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. His team produced a report in 2001 that called for Israelis to dismantle existing settlements and urged Palestinians to crack down on militant activity...