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...gone. He says people are not panicking. They're moving fast. I grab his hand, shake it and say, "Good luck. God bless you." We sort of do a little hug. Then I shake [First Deputy Commissioner] Bill Feehan's hand, and I wave to [Battalion Chief] Ray Downey--I had just given a dinner at Gracie [Mansion] for him and all his people, about half of whom are gone now. So I wave to him, not thinking I am saying goodbye. No way. I'm actually thinking our guys are pretty safe, because we can't get above...
...Prior to September 11, 2001, the United States, indeed the world, was unfocused, entrenched in self-serving politics. Osama bin Laden's actions unintentionally caused a worldwide coalition and cooperation never before seen, except perhaps during World War II. We have finally realized we need each other. Badly. - Philip Downey, Redlands, Calif...
...traveling a healthier road with the support of his family, friends and fans." And food, folks and fun, along with additional alliterative assurances at the Malibu drying-out center of choice, Promises. That's the same sumptuous, Spanish-style stuccoed villa where Paula Poundstone is convalescing and Robert Downey Jr. recently rehabbed. The Promises website boasts of "awe-inspiring sunrises," plus a gourmet chef--who presumably will whip up a tasty cake for Affleck's 29th birthday next week...
SENTENCED. ROBERT DOWNEY JR., 35, oft-arrested, Oscar-nominated film actor and Ally McBeal co-star; in Indio, Calif.; to a one-year, live-in drug treatment center and three years' probation, after pleading no contest to possession of cocaine and being under the influence. "This is not a gift of the court," Judge Randall White told Downey. "This is going to be hard work...
...Walters says this is a delusion. He believes people who advocate this are purposefully ignoring the long-term impact of drug addiction on some individuals. In fact, Walters will point out, as we?ve seen in the case of Robert Downey Jr., some addicts cannot get off drugs at any cost or under any threat. Walters believes it is morally wrong to suggest otherwise...