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...White House reported an outpouring of supportive calls and telegrams after the speech (80% out of 2,800 in favor). Said Senior Adviser Michael Deaver: "He has had the most favorable response to any speech since he was elected President." But editorial reaction from around the country was more skeptical. The Atlanta Constitution, which labeled Reagan's characterization of the Soviet threat as "huckstering misimpressions," said that by "raising the remote possibility of a sci-fi defense against Soviet missiles, he risked destabilizing the U.S.-Soviet military balance?already dangerously tenuous." The Chicago Sun Times called the speech "an appalling...
...Leaderless Jihad, the latest book by the author of 2004's Understanding Terror Networks, forensic psychiatrist Marc Sageman attempts to unravel the psychological profile of Islamist terrorists. Like his earlier book, Leaderless Jihad discredits conventional wisdom about terrorists by eschewing anecdotes and conjecture in favor of hard data and statistics. And statistically, the enemy...
...Leaderless Jihad, the latest book by the author of 2004's Understanding Terror Networks, forensic psychiatrist Marc Sageman attempts to unravel the psychological profile of Islamist terrorists. Like his earlier book, Leaderless Jihad discredits conventional wisdom about terrorists by eschewing anecdotes and conjecture in favor of hard data and statistics. And statistically, the enemy...
Wallpaper's popularity has had ebbs and flows. It fell out of favor in the '90s when faux-painting techniques were preferred. Now some of the most popular wallpaper designs are inspired by haute couture. "On runways, we see embellishments, beading and crystals, which are all new innovations for wallpaper," says Gina Shaw, York's design director. "Black-and-white is also big in fashion, and that has translated to walls." Lovett has taken a cue from that trend. Six months ago, she put a twist on the traditional by papering...
...rest of the Southwest can use its water more efficiently, it should be safe for decades. One solution could involve diverting more of the river's water away from agriculture--which claims 85% of the supply--in favor of the region's thirsty cities. That would be challenging politically, but something has to give. Still, while Lake Mead has shrunk to just 52% of capacity, the immense reservoir still contains an incredible 9 trillion gal. (35 trillion cu L) of water. But the dry sky above and the rock all around reinforce the inescapable fact that this land...