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...State Colin Powell, long the standard-bearer of exhaustive diplomacy on Iraq, appeared late last week to have fallen in step with the hawks' timeline, despite having argued only two weeks ago that the inspectors needed a lot more time. Still, the U.S. looks unlikely to call a halt to inspections and move to military action in the wake of Blix's report. President Bush will likely use his State of the Union address Tuesday to amplify his argument that Saddam has failed to disarm and therefore made military action all but inevitable, but he is unlikely...
...encouraged' to participate in interviews - but most are still resisting because they fear being executed in the future, when the world is no longer watching. UNMOVIC has to cope with diplomacy issues as well: Baghdad refused to allow UN surveillance planes in its airspace demanding first that America halt its "illegal" intrusions (the "no-fly" zone patrols) during the UN missions. The UN could not make that promise and therefore, said Saadi, "we could not guarantee the safety of the UN crew," from Iraqi air defenses targeting U.S. and British planes...
...most spectacular of Grumet-Morris’s 29 saves came with Harvard leading 1-0 in the second period, when he fell backward while making a sweeping glove save to halt sophomore center Joel Beal...
...President Hugo Chávez. The violence broke out when tens of thousands of protesters at an antigovernment demonstration marched to an army barracks to call on the military to join them and were confronted by Chávez supporters. Authorities used tear gas and rubber bullets to halt the fighting. A national strike aimed at forcing Chávez to step down has entered its second month. MEANWHILE Birthday Toast Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien from around the world celebrated what would have been the author's 111th birthday on Jan. 3. The number is especially significant to devotees...
...SUGGESTING YOUR SISTER IS A CONTROL FREAK? LINDA: To Loretta, if you drape your coat over a chair, the order of the cosmos comes to a screeching halt...