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...survival instinct may be the glue that holds Republicans together behind Frist. Bush told voters in November that if they put Republicans in charge of both houses, he would heal the economy and improve health care and education. Those promises could be hard to keep if he wages an expensive war with Iraq. "We're going to have to produce," says Nebraska G.O.P. Senator Chuck Hagel. "If we don't, Republicans are going to get hit hard the next two years." If that happens, having a doctor on call may not be enough. --With reporting by John F. Dickerson/Washington
...some good kick and punt returns out of Delvin Joyce, but the rest of the special teams for both clubs are anything but. Each team's offense could wind up with good field position after a mistake. The biggest knock on the 49ers is that they lack a killer instinct. So the question is, Are they ready to knock someone in the jaw, or are they best defined as a team whose best player is more concerned about coordinating his touchdown celebration...
...danger demands no less. Its members believe that the enemy is mobile and can't be deterred, the targets are soft and can't be protected, and the old rules of battle no longer apply. The war on terror is a war of annihilation, and the President's every instinct tells him that however divided America may be over policy or priorities, this is the only fight that matters...
...many auditors, the word of the CFO and an Andersen partner would have been more than enough to leave the situation alone. "You have to understand," says a WorldCom employee, "Scott was probably the most respected person in the company." But, says Cooper, "when someone is hostile, my instinct is to find...
...popular perception, Bush’s ideas and principles guide his advisers—not the other way around. Bush has a self-described “ability to recognize talent, ask [his advisers] to serve and work with them as a team.” He leads by instinct, personal charisma, a zeal for “real action” and a mandate to “provoke people…make sure it’s clear in everybody’s mind where we’re headed.” Woodward characterizes Bush?...