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...gap was opening behind the scenes between what U.S. officials were alleging in public about Iraq's nuclear ambitions and what they were saying in private. After Tenet left a closed hearing on Capitol Hill in September, the nuclear question arose, and a lower-ranking official admitted to the lawmakers that the agency had doubts about the veracity of the evidence. Also in September, the CIA tried to persuade the British government to drop the allegation completely. To this day, London stands by the claim. In October, Tenet personally intervened with National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice's deputy, Stephen Hadley...
...make matters worse, the U.S. is confronted with a refinery gap--just as it was in the 1973-74 oil crisis. The U.S. consumed 19.8 million bbl. a day of petroleum products last year, but its refineries could process only 16.6 million bbl. of crude oil. The 3.2 million barrel difference was made up through imports of finished products like gasoline and jet fuel, which are even more susceptible to supply disruptions than crude oil. Following the energy debacles of the 1970s, the industry began adding refinery capacity. By 1980, it could process all the crude oil required to meet...
...Karan and Versace, all of which offer clothes for the teething set. Sales of these brands, however, make up a small part of the market. More popular are somewhat lower-priced though still recognizable name brands like Liz Claiborne and Tommy Hilfiger and mid-priced stalwarts Old Navy and Gap. Additionally, stores from Nordstrom to the Limited have developed private children's labels...
...Ralph Lauren--next to a ridiculous little sportcoat cut from pink-green-and-blue madras plaid--that I spotted the Holy Grail: a perfect navy blue blazer in a smooth flannel wool. It was $240. I knew I would end up with the Gap's predictably adequate $48 version, but I lingered at Ralph Lauren, fingering the blazer's golden buttons, trying to rationalize such an indulgent purchase. It's a special occasion, I reminded myself. Nothing's too good for my boy. Besides, the jacket was cheap compared with the $525 vintage Levi's ("That's five bills...
...dream of one nation" and to the "legitimacy" of our leadership class. Anthony Kennedy said homosexuals are entitled to "dignity" and "respect for their private lives." If nothing else, these decisions demonstrate the distance between social reality and the witless intemperance of the current political debate--indeed, the gap between reality and politics is one of the reasons Americans find politicians so odious. Which may be why George W. Bush didn't have anything to say about either decision last week...