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...Iranian policy, he says, is to stabilize the nascent government in Baghdad, not to disrupt it. ?Security [in Iraq] is good for us because then there?s no pretext for foreign troops to remain,? he said. If Washington had proof that Iranian forces were operational in Iraq, then it should be produced, he insisted. Instead, he says, it is time for Tehran and Baghdad to establish a strong strategic relationship, replete with intelligence sharing and Iranian assistance in building up the Iraqi security forces, roles the U.S. currently holds a monopoly over. ?What we actually want inside Iraq today...
...possibly in the history of the Republican Party, which helps explain why the politics of immigration is becoming so tricky for the G.O.P. The business interests in the party base don't want to disrupt a steady supply of cheap labor for the agriculture, construction, hotel and restaurant industries, among others. That's why business lobbyists broke into applause and embraced in the Dirksen office building as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12 to 6 to send its bill to the Senate floor, with four of the committee's 10 Republicans joining all its Democrats in favor. So doubtful...
...because he?s a white boy,? he allegedly told his mistress, Kimberly Bell. But he didn?t dismiss McGwire?s hulking physique, and soon connected with Anderson, known for his access to steroids. The authors say that the San Francisco Giants knew of Anderson?s background, but unwilling to disrupt their star player, allowed Anderson access to Bonds and their clubhouse. The authors also write that in 2002, the year Bonds led the Giants to the World Series and won his fifth MVP award, frequent three-week steroid binges, in which he injected growth hormone every other day, took...
...evasion, there are themes—like love’s impermanence and the inevitability of suffering—that recur in his songs, keeping things interesting for the attentive listener. In the album’s opening track, Bejar confesses to an unnamed lover, “You disrupt the world’s disorder just by virtue of your grace”, but later laments, “All good things come to an end / the bad ones just go on forever...
...Prevention is crucial with dementia, as medicines do no more than alleviate the symptoms for the 200,000 sufferers in Australia and New Zealand. The most common type of dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, is characterized by the spread of sticky plaques and clumps of tangled fiber that disrupt communication between brain cells. Gradually robbing people of their memory, personality and eventually all cognitive function, it typically kills within 5 to 10 years. Apart from the distress it causes sufferers and their loved ones, Alzheimer's is extremely costly: in Australia it drains an estimated $A3 billion a year from...