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...Iraq. Senior ministers, and Defence Force chief Peter Cosgrove, rebuked Keelty, a 30-year police veteran; behind the scenes the government, facing an election later in the year, pressured the police commissioner to issue a clarification. "We've moved on from that," says Keelty of the humiliating episode, ever keen to emphasize that the Howard government has been a strong supporter of the A.F.P. The lesson to be learned, he says, is "to make sure that you don't go into any interview without being well briefed, and to recognize the potential fallout if you haven't got it right...
Charlie Bishop is keen on touting the virtues of wool. Besides being all natural and biodegradable, wool, he will tell you, is flame, water, wrinkle and stain resistant--plus it keeps you warm in winter and cool in summer. But first and foremost, he wants to spread the word that wool isn't scratchy. "That's the presumption we've got to change," he says with a grin. Today's wool, like the kind being produced by his family's business, Pendleton Woolen Mills in Portland, Ore., is soft, supple, lightweight and not at all irritating...
Preston accepted his victory but noted that he has “a lot of work to do.” Last week at the Cliff Keen Invitational, Preston defeated the very same opponent in Tomasette by a score...
Heading into Cambridge, the Pride was also coming off a key victory over then-second-ranked Lehigh on Nov. 28 and third place finish at the Cliff Keen Invitational...
...Singer with Muscles The Milestone on baritone Howard Keel [Nov. 22] reminded readers of his success in a string of Hollywood musicals, one of which was Kiss Me Kate. Fifty-one years ago, when the film was released, TIME's critic wasn't all that keen on it but had praise for Keel's performance...