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...defend themselves against a 9/11-size enemy force, perhaps aided by air-and-water-based attacks. Another would have created a federal Nuclear Security Force and a 20-member mock terrorist team to test the plants regularly, The NRC and industry representatives argued against such a federalized force on the ground that the close cooperation between plant operators and guards would be lost if federal employees were protecting the plants. "That would actually create almost a barrier between security and safety," Diaz tells TIME...
...tennis can get giddy once again. With his powerful ground strokes, hunky looks and seductive playfulness--not to mention the fluorescent shirts and white Capri pants--Nadal, 19, could give tennis its next real box-office star. That's a little unfair to Roger Federer, but pizzazz isn't the strong point of the stone-faced Swiss who ranks No. 1 in the world. American Andy Roddick has a laser serve and smile but often fails to pack his A game when he travels. And Australian Lleyton Hewitt is too much of a crybaby to win any popularity contest...
...with them. Was that God's choice? Is it God's will that you stay alive to tell us about his message?" At that point, the log states, al-Qahtani threw his head back and butted the sergeant in the eye. Two MPs wrestled al-Qahtani to the ground. The sergeant crouched down next to the thrashing terrorist, who tried to spit on him. The sergeant's response: "Go ahead and spit on me. It won't change anything. You're still here. I'm still talking to you and you won't leave until you've given...
...model Islamic school. "Being a Muslim is synonymous with excellence in every area," its parent-and-student handbook says. Day-to-day life as a model student, however, has been an "edgier" balancing act ever since 9/11, says Zarzour. "Our acceptance as Americans is on far shakier ground." Last year, after a student's picture appeared in a local newspaper as the winner of a regional spelling bee, the school received a series of bomb threats. Meanwhile, from inside the box looking out, fear and anger have grown among many students, teachers and parents as the Iraq...
...globe-trotting couple will have their July wedding on familiar ground: the seaside park where they had their first date. —A.E.L...