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...common factor in tracing the history of equipment found in Libya, Iran and North Korea. That is evidence of a clear breach of law and a real alliance of evil. In this age of nuclear weaponry, new lines must be drawn in the sand. If diplomacy and inspections fail, a multilateral military solution might be the only viable way to avert catastrophe. Nick Gatsoulis New York City It is interesting to contemplate - and not difficult to imagine - just how high up in the Pakistani government and military establishment Khan's allies are. Khan was too hot to handle, so even...
...narratives: sympathetic characters facing overwhelming obstacles. "When I first wrote it, [Center Street] called and said, 'We need 80% of the Christian content to come out of it,'" recalls Kingsbury. "Because it's about love, I was O.K. with that. It's really about love that doesn't fail, and that's a I Corinthians 13 message." A message that can be embraced by devotees of the Bible or romance novels. --By Michele Orecklin. Reported by Andrea Sachs/New York
...rest of the community is farming on tiny plots, sometimes no more than one-quarter of an acre, with soils that are so depleted of nutrients and organic matter that even if the rains are good, the households still go hungry. If the rains fail, the households face the risk of death from severe undernutrition. Stunting, meaning low height for one's age, is widespread, a sign of pervasive and chronic undernutrition of the children...
...while politicians in Washington fail to make significant strides in curbing congestion, one airport is taking matters into its own hands. Next week, Logan Airport in Boston will begin monitoring airline delays during its rush hours (mostly 4-7 pm) to see if airlines are over scheduling flights. Logan will keep close tabs on the timeliness of the airlines for the next six months, and then may start slapping airlines with a surcharge of up to $300 a flight for those found to be clogging the system ?We don't have a delay problem now,? says Logan director Tom Kinton...
...political heat was getting to be a lot to handle, and Harvard would be a breath of fresh air. In Washington, Summers told Allan Murray, then a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, that half the people who knew his name were waiting for him to fail at all times. Summers was looking forward to working in a place where everyone would be cheering for his success...