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...force resolutions, one after another member of Congress rose to voice reservations about war in the Gulf, but support for the proposed resolutions. Their reason: President Bush needs to present a credible threat of war to Saddam, and Congressional pusillanimity would undercut his standing. No less a hawk than Sen. Robert Dole (R-Kan.) warned that Bush should not interpret the resolution as "a hunting license." The Washington Post backed the use-of-force resolution only because it might move the country "measurably closer to peace," and The New York Times gave its hesitant endorsement for the same reason...
That assessment could quickly change. But in the meantime, Israel remains in a rather unnerving defensive posture. Air defenses along the Jordan Valley have been strengthened with additional batteries of Hawk surface-to-air missiles, and an increased number of Israeli interceptors are kept aloft 24 hours...
...invade another (plant seeds, for example, can stick to vehicle tires). Wao Kele O Puna may not be the most pristine forest in Hawaii, but just 10% of the state's original lowland rain forest remains intact. The forest is still home to animals, such as the Hawaiian hawk and the happy-face spider, which are found only in the islands, as well as to unique medicinal plants. Says Henry Auwae, a practitioner of herbal medicine who traveled to Washington last year to share his knowledge with the Smithsonian Institution: "Wao Kele produces these plants with a quality and potency...
Back in his daydreaming mode, MacCready drove on, watching a red-tailed hawk circling above. Estimating the bird's bank angle and timing its circles, he calculated its speed, then did the same with a black vulture. His mind drifted to hang gliders and sailplanes, conjured up scaling laws to compare their flying characteristics with those of the birds, and suddenly focused on man- powered flight...
While sportswear may be the mainstay of most licensing programs, other manufacturers have more specialized wares to hawk. "Pencils, key chains, caps, drinking glasses," says Struss. "You name it, they'll make...