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Instead, Saddam continues to smile that crooked grin from his Baghdad bunker. Fate intervened on his behalf, and, for now, he is safe. For months Washington had been plotting an invasion of Iraq to remove Saddam from power. Just a few weeks ago, preparations were well underway: Vice President Dick Cheney was on a Middle East tour, shoring up support for the imminent attack; Washington had resumed funding of Iraqi opposition groups; and President Bush had all but declared war on Iraq in his January State of the Union address...
...Harvard’s battle to build a new government center reaches feverish pitch, the fate of its most important building project hangs in the balance...
...recent months by the University to win permission for the tunnel has intensified—all geared toward tonight’s meeting of the city council, the first time Harvard will publicly present its case to the body that ultimately will decide the tunnel’s fate...
Whatever Arafat’s eventual fate, imprisoning him inside his office only fuels the rage of Palestinian extremists by making Arafat a symbol of resistance to Israeli oppression. Moreover, he has no opportunity to mitigate extremist violence, as Sharon and Bush have asked of him, if his contact with those groups...
that would allow hunting under strict licensing. In a quandary, the government invoked another six-month talkfest, after which it promised to introduce a bill to settle the sport's fate. But the backbenchers are angry and hunting's future looks bleak...