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...soggy aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, during a year where there were more storms than official names, one might expect that coastal residents in the U.S. have fortified their homes; renegotiated their flood, wind and storm insurance; and squirreled away supplies for the six-month 2007 Atlanta hurricane season, which begins June...
...behalf of the church? I have a lot of friends from other religions who disagree strongly with some of the tenets of their professed faith. It's strange that every Mormon is assumed to embrace every point of doctrine. Maybe it says something about the high standards that people expect from us. But somehow, I don't think Romney's critics intend it as a compliment. Seth Bailey, Colombo...
...Expect more protests, and further political waffling-especially on the issue of foreign chains investing in India-even as the benefits of the revolution become apparent to ordinary consumers. Reliance says it has cut spoilage and wastage in places like Bangalore to less than 5%. The federal government is contemplating the introduction of a single nationwide sales tax that would replace state taxes complicating distribution. It is also now talking about building its own massive cold-storage facilities outside major cities such as New Delhi to spur the transition to a more efficient supply chain. While middlemen may be feeling...
...will be key, because Congress has made it clear that it will force the Bush Administration into a major change in strategy in September if it appears that progress is not being made. "It could be a very difficult August," President Bush said last week. "We're going to expect heavy fighting in the weeks and months [ahead]. We can expect more American and Iraqi casualties...
...immediate cause of the family rupture was Aliyev's recent public opposition to the constitutional amendment that gave his wife's father such power. Nazarbayev explained the move as necessary to steer new reform and designed to enhance democracy in the country. Few expect, however, that Nazarbayev will ever step down. Nor did Aliyev, who is married to Dariga, until recently the President's ideologist and confidante (the couple are the parents of Nuralli, Nazarbayev's 22-year-old grandson and the apple of his eye). Nevertheless, the would-be President for Life had grown to detest...