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...post of U.S. attorney general, and facing confirmation hearings beginning January 16, the devoutly evangelical Ashcroft is primed for what looks like an epic, front-page battle with liberal groups, who oppose virtually every opinion he holds dear. Most politicians agree that ideology alone cannot destroy a nomination - even for the post of the nation's top law enforcement official - but many of his opponents worry that Ashcroft's zealous views could influence his enforcement of existing laws. Needless to say, feverish dirt-digging has commenced in hopes of landing a bit of damaging information...
...Media Most is going to file suit against Deutsche Bank and Gazprom in the West, and Gazprom will file a new suit against Media Most in Russia. The bottom line is that Putin only has one interest, and that is to destroy NTV. So far he has not been very successful, but he has many means at his disposal. He wants to show that he has destroyed his enemy in a democratic...
...most powerful, best-equipped armed forces in the world and the capacity to destroy the entire Korean peninsula while the first North Korean missile would still be en route to the American continent. Presently, there is no way to intercept such a missile in flight before hitting the U.S., but I am pretty confident that North Korea's leader would not want to see South Korea become an island before his own missile ever reaches its target. In this regard, I feel pretty safe...
...remove himself from consideration, no matter how virulent the attacks get - and they promise to be plenty virulent. Nobody on the left likes Bush's pick for attorney general: Abortion-rights activists, minority groups, feminists, labor unions and environmentalists are already bombarding congressional offices with information designed to destroy Ashcroft's nomination. The former senator is under fire for his pro-life views, his efforts to derail judicial appointments of blacks and women and his affiliation with Bob Jones University, where he received an honorary degree. The liberals' antipathy, of course, is enough to solidify fervent support for Ashcroft among...
...social order--the order of financial and emotional comfort. Her luck turns to ashes when she rejects love (Stoltz) for a betrothal that promises security. She must be reduced to poverty by an upper class tired of her coquetry and unaware of her special heroism in refusing to destroy a rival (Linney...