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...Byrd, history not only teaches the importance of rules and precedent but also offers warnings for the present. Deviation from democratic process can, he says, cloak an attempt "to dominate all branches of government." For that reason, Byrd says, "this Republic is at its greatest danger in its history because of this Administration." He cites as an example the Bush Administration's efforts to seek greater discretionary defense spending free of congressional scrutiny. That doesn't sound so alarming, but for Byrd precedent is everything. And everything about the Iraq war--from the radical new doctrine of military pre-emption...
...raised at the last minute to keep it going for at least another season. The Seattle Rep, across town, is in less dire straits, but will still have to reduce staff and cut its roster of plays from nine to six next season. These pressures could increase the danger that regionals will shy away from risky fare, in favor of tried-and-true revivals, or new works that might have the prospect of a commercial run in New York. That is a criticism that some have long made of the regionals; off-Broadway is still a more receptive place...
...Detroit outfit known as Electric Six are too stupid even for the stupid garage-rock revival, which is probably why their debut album, Fire, is so much fun. The first single, Danger! High Voltage, went to No. 2 in England earlier this year thanks to a Gloria Gaynoresque bass line, electric-current sound effects and lyrics like "Fire in the disco! Fire in the Taco Bell!" The track has a ferocious vocal cameo from a purported auto mechanic named John S. O'Leary, who everyone insists is not Jack White of the White Stripes. The same Jack White who insists...
...counter move, Hamas is expanding its operations out of the narrow Israeli theater. Jordanian security officials tell TIME that two Hamas agents recently traveled to Afghanistan to recruit the remnants of al-Qaeda's network to join its operations in the Arab world. The Jordanians say this spells danger for many countries in the Middle East, especially since a growing number of Hamas leaders now argue that the best way to strike Israel is to attack U.S. targets in Arab countries. A choice venue for such attacks, they say, would be Iraq, where Hamas would find local groups willing...
...Ness in TV's The Untouchables. But the L.A. native was equally impressive in 1950s epics by Budd Boetticher (The Bullfighter and the Lady), Samuel Fuller (House of Bamboo) and William Wellman (The High and the Mighty). Beneath his rugged looks and rough voice, Stack often suggested a psychic danger, an imminent imploding that got him an Oscar nomination for Written on the Wind and gave his Ness the undertone of obsessiveness: a G-man Javert. As host of Unsolved Mysteries, Stack lent this same Old Testament God authority to tales of missing persons and unquiet ghosts...