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...seems that the two speakers believe that Arafat's greatest failing is that he did not crush his Islamic opposition. As a secular Palestinian, however, I believe that Arafat's greatest achievement to date has been his ability to contain the radical elements of Hamas--until Israel foolishly decided to assassinate one of its leaders for past crimes during a stable cease-fire. The greatest evil that this nascent state can face is civil war--calamitous as that may be--that constitutes the gravest danger. The manner in which Arafat deals with his Islamic opposition, indeed all opposition, will crucially...
...women's side. Joining the winners were 38,706 official entrants and thousands of unofficial "bandits" who slipped in along the route. Response to the celebration race overwhelmed organizers at the Boston Athletic Association who provided water, blankets, portable toilets and other necessities for participants. In spite of the crush, race-day logistics and weather were flawless. Despite a warm day for a marathon, each runner was given a silver mylar blanket to prevent hypothermia after crossing the finish line. "Under the bright, sunny skies, the thousands and thousands of shiny blankets looked like this giant school of fish coming...
There has always been a trickle of Americans who have exploited such price differentials. In the past, however, the crowds were smaller and younger. Now the crush consists largely of seniors who have the time to travel and the incentive to save. There are 36 million elderly Americans, and many are being squeezed between rising drug costs (which have jumped as much as 50% for the most popular prescriptions in the past five years) and the limits of Medicare (which does not reimburse for medication). After making a few calculations to factor in the cost of lodging and gasoline, they...
Last week senior co-captain Amanda Williams had predicted that the Crimson would travel to Princeton and crush their opponents. As it transpired, the victory was far from crushing...
...crushing break with his father came when he was a sophomore at Emory. Gingrich announced to his stunned family that he wanted to get married--to his high school math teacher, Jacqueline Battley. The unconventional relationship had stayed very quiet, but Newt's sisters knew this was no ordinary schoolboy crush. "Jackie was someone he could talk with, who could see his visions," says Newt's sister Roberta. But Bob was adamantly opposed to a wedding. Bob had never become a doctor because he had to work long hours as a bartender to support his family while going to college...