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...then, military officials say, there will be 250,000 American troops on Iraq's doorstep or just down the block. That's more than enough to fight any sort of war that the Pentagon may be thinking of waging. Senior officers insist, with a snappy salute, that they are capable of fighting in an Iraqi summer, but in truth they would rather not. By April, daytime temperatures exceed 100F, and soldiers will be hampered by heavy suits protecting them from chemical and biological weapons. Helicopters can't fly as efficiently in hot, thin air; more water has to be shipped...
...neighborhood,” she said. “The media was at my doorstep, and as an individual I lived this tragedy...
...custom-fit service on its website last fall. Customers measure themselves, detail their style preferences and answer questions about their figure. The data yield a precise pattern that gets beamed to factories in Mexico or the Caribbean, and a pair of customized jeans arrives on the customer's doorstep three weeks later. Bass says he expected the custom-fit line would grow to 10% of sales. But a year later, nearly half of all Lands' End pants sold online are custom...
...second period was more of the same for Harvard, as Sweet struck again with a goal from the doorstep. Freshman Jennifer Raimondi set up captain Jennifer Botterill for the shot, and Sweet pounced on the rebound...
...Hasan put up no resistance, despite his repeated threat to "hit" any U.N. representatives who showed up on his doorstep. He, too, must answer to his conscience, his God?even his own family. Back in his home village of Liasidi, where he hasn't been seen in four years and until recently was presumed dead, Hasan's father stands stiffly trying to put his feelings about his son into words. Finally, he speaks: "I don't care what religion he is or what he has done. Tell Roberto I want to see him one more time before...