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...even without something graver, the Bush Administration believes the old evidence is good enough to justify action. Administration officials argue that the issue of proof has gone topsy-turvy. They say Saddam has to prove he doesn't have banned weapons, but skeptics insist the U.S. needs to prove he is, in fact, hiding them. Hans Blix, the chief inspector hunting biological and chemical weapons, provided the White House with an unanticipated boost when his Jan. 27 report to the Security Council gave Saddam's cooperation low marks and complained that Iraq had shown no "genuine acceptance" of full disarmament...
...screen is a frail minority. Start with the money. The year's most profitable picture ($236 million on a $5 million budget) was My Big Fat Greek Wedding, with which Nia Vardalos proved that a woman could walk Sylvester Stallone's Rocky road: write a script, then insist that you star in it. Sweet Home Alabama ($127 million at the domestic box office) certified Reese Witherspoon's star magnetism. Sandra Bullock in Two Weeks Notice ($89 million) and Jennifer Lopez in Maid in Manhattan ($91 million) revived a staple, the Manhattan romantic comedy...
...particular investments and potential suitability violations like selling high-risk, high-commission stocks to safety-conscious retirees. Brokerages set trigger points according to each customer's attributes, such as age, net worth and level of investing knowledge. In the case of a false alarm (that retiree really did insist on selling all his bonds), no harm is done...
...players, whose official appeal to move the match was turned down Friday, were plainly worried that any demonstrations by Mugabe's opposition that took place while a game was in progress would be harshly suppressed. The ICC, which controls the World Cup, and South African World Cup management officials insist that security isn't an issue in either country, but there are contingency plans to play the disputed games in South Africa. The teams could forfeit points if they refuse to play, which would probably prevent England from advancing to the second round, the Super Six. The ICC is also...
...inspectors. But the patience of the U.S. - and of the inspectors themselves - has worn thin. Absent a dramatic and genuine turnabout by Iraq in the next week, the inspectors will report that Iraq has failed to meet its obligations under Resolution 1441. And while France and Russia insist that Powell's evidence did not change their view that there is no basis to seek immediate military action, both also warned Iraq to changes its ways before February 14. Both countries realize that if the inspectors report that Iraq is violating 1441, they may find themselves with no basis to vote...