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...Glimmer Twin grandaddies and their band played a mix of their hits and more obscure tunes. While Jagger had most of the lead vocals, Richards, who could not muster the same presence as Jagger, took over for “Slipping Away” and “Happy.” Of course, the group ripped through some of their greatest hits, including “Honky Tonk Woman,” “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and an encore of “Sympathy for the Devil?...
...Monday Tariq Aziz, Hussein’s deputy prime minister, conveyed a letter to the U.N. declaring that Iraq would submit after all to the unconditional return of U.N. weapons inspectors, who have been barred since 1998. Although many of our jittery European and Arab allies pounced on that glimmer of hope, it is clear they are once again being misled—and that, as both Secretary of State Colin Powell and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld have said, they are being fooled by a Hussein “ploy.” Following Bush’s speech, world...
...Even in the worst-case scenario, there is a glimmer of hope, adds Thurber. If Congress doesn't move in time to approve legislation before heading home in October, they could return after the November elections for a somewhat unusual lame-duck session, bringing back all current members of Congress, including those just ousted, for a last stab at passing the bill...
...convince Saddam to face inspections rather than war. Even the Iraqi leader's recent bellicose pronouncements don't convince Butler that the situation is irretrievable. "The Iraqis always carry on with such propaganda," he says. Given his firsthand experience of being the target of that propaganda, Butler's glimmer of optimism is both unexpected and welcome. Q&A TIME: What's the basis of your conviction that Iraq has a significant weapons-of-mass-destruction program? BUTLER: The evidence comes in a variety of forms, from evidence of production at various facilities, Iraq's own documents, physical munitions, destroyed missile...
Martin Sheen may play the President on The West Wing, but back when the White House drama was just a glimmer in the eyes of NBC's programming execs, ROB LOWE, a.k.a. deputy communications director Sam Seaborn, was expected to be the biggest draw as the resident fox in chief. Now--crisis in the situation room, Sir!--Lowe is making like Jim Jeffords and ditching the party. "As much as it hurts to admit it, it has been increasingly clear for quite a while that there was no longer a place for Sam Seaborn on The West Wing," he said...