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...people in custody, and we wanted to get them home—at almost any cost. So we said we were sorry, and sent our regrets, and generally acted meek and mild and mollifying, and lo, none of our airmen were hurt, and all of them were returned intact to the flag-hung confines of Whidbey Island. And deep in the White House bunker, Dubya’s pollsters rejoiced...
...just celebrities and folks who live in mansions. Ordinary mortals too are finding novel ways to keep their families largely intact following separation or divorce. They're sharing homes, living next door to each other, vacationing together. But why on earth would ex-spouses want to remain in each other's lives in light of the troubles that estranged them? The answer is usually a combination of pressures: financial necessity, a tight real estate market, a child-care shortage and--pre-eminently--an increased awareness of children's need for both parents. As those pressures increase, some people who work...
Despite the stock market downturn that has economists warning of a recession, most shop owners say that their sales have remained intact due to the Square's student and tourist-based clientele...
...time to perform such tasks: Armed Chinese troops didn't come aboard the plane until about a half an hour after the plane landed, some 90 minutes after the midair collision, Pentagon officials estimate. But now, with much of the gear destroyed but the crew's memories and knowledge intact, comes the next chapter. U.S. military personnel are instructed only to reveal their name, rank and serial number to interrogators, and Pentagon officials doubt the Chinese have asked for any more than that...
...Brigham and Women's Hospital. Nor is there anything in the latest study to suggest that women should avoid taking hormones for a few years around menopause. However, as a practical matter, women who have a family history of ovarian cancer or have undergone a partial hysterectomy (ovaries still intact) may want to rethink their choices for long-term hormone replacement. The rest of us are just going to have to wait four years for more definitive answers...