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...back in the first days of the war on terrorism a year ago, made the capture or demise of the al-Qaeda leader essential to victory. In the months since, as the bearded, 6-ft., 5-in. leader managed to elude spy satellites and listening devices, along with the hail of bombs at Tora Bora and the lure of a $27 million bounty, the Administration has downplayed the importance of the man while emphasizing instead the pursuit of his organization. In the meantime, his adherents fled, regrouped, adapted, and launched terrorist attacks in new guises...
DIED. EDDIE BRACKEN, 87, New York City-born comedian and actor who played, with hilarious but heartbreaking pungency, the perfect small-town sap in two classic 1944 Preston Sturges comedies, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek and Hail the Conquering Hero; in Montclair, N.J. His 70-year show-biz career included a Tony-nominated stint opposite Carol Channing in Broadway's Hello, Dolly!; a recurring guest role on TV's The Golden Girls; and appearances in the films National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) and Rookie of the Year...
...University of California, Berkeley. That's why Koizumi's appointment of Takenaka last month to head the financial services agency surprised many, who took it as a demonstration of renewed seriousness about breaking the reform gridlock. Others saw it as a last-ditch effort?the political equivalent of the Hail Mary pass?to salvage any semblance of a lasting legacy...
...Though the saga is likely to drag on, many observers are betting that the Prime Minister will ultimately buckle, compro- mising on the plan's recommendations until they are impotent. Real reform, they say, is about as likely as the successful completion of that Hail Mary pass. "The reformers are on their own 25-yard line and the anti-reformers control the rest of the field," says Peter Ennis, editor of the Oriental Economist. For Koizumi, failure may mean the end of his last, best hope of being remembered as a great reformer. "If the latest round goes down poorly...
There is a single crank for winding all four windows in the aging taxi I hail at Manas International Airport outside Bishkek. "Russian car" is the only explanation?and the only English?offered by the driver. Welcome to Kyrgyzstan, a country still recuperating from its 70-year stint as part of the U.S.S.R., when it was a top-secret site of weapons tests and uranium mines. Despite emerging as the Central Asian destination most welcoming to independent visitors, Kyrgyzstan remains seldom visited...