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...took us into Iraq on the false pretense that Iraq harbored terrorists and was developing weapons of mass destruction; it misled lawmakers and the American public about the costs of adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare; it condemned the Abu Ghraib abuses yet didn’t see fit to fire anyone behind it; and it took no measures to distance itself from the sensational and false accusations about Sen. Kerry’s war record leveled by the disingenuously-named Swift Boat Veterans for Truth...
...Netherlands in 1890, she is, at 114, the oldest person in the world - so she's seen her share of technological marvels. Though she's watched how cars have changed the world, she never learned to drive herself, instead remaining loyal to her bicycle - which helped her stay fit. "People keep asking me how I have managed to reach this age and still be healthy," she recently told the newspaper Hoogeveensche Courant. "The answer is, I have never smoked or drunk too much alcohol. I eat well and just keep breathing." Though Van Andel-Schipper loves to talk, she hasn...
...Workers of America union (uswa), which made major contract concessions to Ross to help get the business underway. So far, uswa seems to view Mittal's move as positive. Says union president Leo Gerrard: "Larger, stronger steel companies benefit our members and retirees." And outside analysts see a good fit between Mittal's surfeit of raw materials and ISG's demand for them. Raju Daswani, head of research at industry analysis firm Metal Bulletin Research, says: "Mittal [has] a lot of raw material production, but not much exposure to the high-end value of the chain. ISG needs a supplier...
Orlean’s work occupies a place that lies somewhere between newsreporting, the personal essay and sociological ethnography. If she does not fit easily into a prefabricated category of writer, it’s because she’s carved out this niche for herself. “One of the things that’s so hard about wanting to be a writer is that you don’t apply for a job as a narrative nonfiction essayist,” Orlean said, laughing...
...single person is playing a huge role in each song, which requires an enormous amount of focus. A cappella singers must not only be outstanding soloists but exceptionally solid musicians as well. As a singer, I feel really lucky to be in a group with so many performers who fit that bill...