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...this corner we have Bill Bennett, former drug czar, author of The Book of Virtues and Somber-Presence-at-Large for the Republican right. His new book, Why We Fight (Doubleday; 170 pages), is a continuation of the culture wars framed as an attack on critics of the war on terrorism. And in this corner we have Michael Moore, the left-wing prankster and filmmaker (Roger & Me) whose new book, Stupid White Men (HarperCollins; 277 pages), is a smart-aleck rampage through the world made by CEOs and the G.O.P. It quickly hit the top of the New York Times...
...intellectuals made during the Soviet period. And the church, now an icon-restoration workshop not officially open to the public, has its own tragic history. It was closely associated with the charities founded by Grand Duchess Elizabeth, Nicholas II's half-English sister-in-law. The day after the Czar and his family were murdered, Elizabeth and other members of the royal family were thrown down a mine shaft in Siberia...
...airports to replace the private security firms that let al-Qaeda through on Sept. 11. In October the Administration created a new Office of Homeland Security to deal exclusively with the job of preparing the country for future terrorist threats. Since he took the job of Homeland Security czar, former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge has had some rough sledding; Bush gave him no authority over Cabinet members or agencies, which means he lacks the clout to win crucial bureaucratic fights. But Ridge has shown his skill in the Washington art of writing checks. The Administration's $38 billion homeland-security...
...This is an arrest that no one had thought was possible," U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration czar Asa Hutchinson exulted when he got word of the capture of Tijuana Cartel kingpin Benjamin Arellano-Felix. "No one has come close to the power, violence and dominance that family has had in the last decade and a half...
...friendly attempt to improve cross-strait relations. But the going is slow. Taiwan is initially allowing only mainland tourists who are living or studying outside China. Still, the visit is the latest sign that tensions are easing. In a speech late last month, Beijing's top foreign policy czar indicated that he would have no problem if members of Taiwan's ruling party were to visit the mainland. Last week a senior official spoke of opening direct shipping and trade links between the two nations as soon as possible. At least one pioneering tourist is ready. After sampling a Taiwanese...