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Despite this fresh evidence, Pakistani police working on the Pearl case notice a distinct cooling in their superiors' interest. Saeed and his co-defendants are appealing the verdict, and Karim's testimony may weaken the government's case that Saeed was both ringleader of the plot and Pearl's executioner. Until the Pakistani Supreme Court rules on Saeed's appeal, say police, it is doubtful that kidnapping charges will be brought against Karim, who is in custody. Meanwhile, the search is on for Mohammed, who investigators think is still hiding in Pakistan. --By Tim McGirk
...Karachi police working on the Pearl case notice a distinct cooling in their superiors' interest these days. For them, the affair is closed; Saeed will hang for the crime. If they pursue clues provided by self-confessed kidnappers Karim and Bukhari, the Supreme Court might conceivably overturn Saeed's conviction, and nobody wants that. Khawaja Naveed Ahmed, a lawyer for one of Saeed's co-defendants, says, "Everyone involved got promotions. And now, there is no attempt to arrest the remaining suspects...
...likely be trying to persuade Bush against such a course, in the belief that inspections assisted by Western intelligence are certain to, sooner or later, make an incontrovertible case for war. But the deployment of a massive invasion armada that will near completion in the coming weeks may set distinct limits on how much longer President Bush is prepared to indulge the inspection process...
...average of 6% - the spending boom was nothing less than phenomenal. But real estate is now facing a slowdown; and like-for-like retail-sales growth fell from 4% in October to 1.7% in December. Should consumer spending tank in Britain, though, the government still has one distinct advantage over its euro-zone neighbors - the ability to spend what it likes without running afoul of Brussels. In 2002, Chancellor Gordon Brown unleashed a raft of spending initiatives that will underwrite GDP growth of almost 2% this year. To listen to economists, there are two things that could help lift Europe...
...very grateful to the other Masters for allowing Leverett to go our own way on this. In spite of randomization, the Houses retain distinct personalities determined by their architecture and geography. Leverett is unusual in having a large number of married tutor suites. In part because of this, our tutors tend to be older and more mature than resident tutors at other Houses. Some raise kids in the House. This contributes to a homey, family atmosphere at Leverett that I love and have tried to nurture...