Word: fallen
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...much they cooperate with one another, what links they have to international militant Islamic groups such as al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiah (JI)?remains largely a mystery. "Most of the groups have been dormant for years," says a Malaysian intelligence official in Kuala Lumpur, so they have largely fallen off the radar. But, he adds, while relatively few in numbers, the militants have remained active. "They were waiting for the right time, doing their networking. Based on ground reports, we believe the various groups have now come together to forge a stronger alliance against the Thai government." The best indication...
...Economy GDP is expected to grow a healthy 4.8% in 2004; stocks have risen; the rupiah and inflation are stable; and the national debt has fallen. Still, capricious bureaucrats and courts continue to deter foreign investment, which tumbled 41% in the first quarter, year-on-year...
...pass, and once again crossed the line from the mistaken to the absurd. A spokesperson for our president condemned the release of the photographs, with the bizarre comment “We must pay attention to the privacy and to the sensitivity of the families of the fallen.” Of course we must, but what could privacy possibly have to do with undated images of anonymous flag-draped coffins? The position will become more ridiculous when some reporter writes up Bush’s silence a few weeks ago when American television networks decided to broadcast images...
...keep the support, Thompson must bring the Hoyas back to prominence in the Big East. But it’s not as if Georgetown has fallen all that far off the pace. Two seasons ago, the Hoyas finished second in the NIT post-season tournament. Along the way to that runner-up finish, Georgetown knocked off Tennessee, Providence and North Carolina—all on the road...
...remains as little known as his five-man band did. I fact, though, this is rumored to be a new Steve Miller Band, and no one seems to know who's in it, besides Steve, and how many there are, but it's for sure that the quality's fallen off over the years. Miller's got a good, mild blues voice, and I imagine he's maintained a following, but I sure wish I could've seem him five years...