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...faithful. Caliph Omar bin Khattab won the city for Islam in the seventh century. Saladin liberated it from Christian Crusaders 550 years later. The Palestinian leader can compromise on refugees, on territory, even on the parameters of statehood. But Arafat sees Jerusalem as his chance to transcend politics and enter the pantheon of great Islamic heroes, a coup that could wipe away the disdain so often heaped upon him by other Arab leaders...
Though the newspaper side of my summer journey has been a wonderful experience, I must admit that the politics has not. That old adage about laws and sausages seems to hold. When the couriers enter the office, I look longingly at them walking down the hall. They bike away to freedom, with no ties, literal or figurative, to the office. They don't care, frankly, which senator walked down your hallway or called the office, which minute change in policy there is to be tracked. And--this definitely is key--they get paid...
...advantage of the summer to return home and strengthen ties with old friends from high school, us Harvardians might drop in on Mom and Pop for a couple days before flying over to Europe to analyze the details of the latest Northern Ireland peace agreement. In the rush to enter the working world, many forget the world they are leaving behind...
...Javanese soothsayer--who habitually accompanies Wahid called the party to a halt. He said he could see the "big man," the spirit of Suharto, standing in the doorway at the top of the steps. He insisted on carrying out a prayer ritual before the President and his family could enter the building...
...competitive starting salary: $41,000, plus a $2,000 relocation bonus. The department wants to add 1,000 officers to the 9,600 it now employs. Recruiters for the N.Y.P.D. spent $10 million last year on advertising that they say nabbed 1,500 new hires who will enter the police academy this September. The Seattle police have snared a high-profile ad agency to create glitzy sayings like "Bungee Jumpers at Space Needle. A job like no other. In a city like no other." Recruiters in Springfield, Mo., have assembled a network of college criminal-justice professors to help attract...