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...that cities are laying off firefighters. If Bush doesn't provide one, a Democratic candidate who laid out an aggressive federal plan to figure out exactly what state and cities need and then provide the resources to do it would make many Americans sleep easier at night - and lift some of the weight of uncertainty off the economy...
...There was some good news: the French and Russians finally allowed the U.N. to lift economic sanctions on Iraq. And some not-so-good news the same day: Wolfowitz visited the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and was a study in subdued opacity when it came to the Iraq reconstruction plan. In fairness, he wasn't pressed very hard by the Senators, who apparently find precise questions, unlike imprecise speeches, an unnecessary act of self-abnegation. Nebraska Republican Chuck Hagel was an exception. He asked, simply: Why was former General Jay Garner so quickly replaced by former diplomat L. Paul Bremer...
...added disadvantage of being difficult to reverse. The major risks are infection--which can spread to the jaw and throat--and uncontrolled bleeding. You also have to learn to talk all over again. Proponents say it's no different from having a tummy tuck or a face-lift, but even professional piercers are not convinced. Legislators in Illinois are considering a bill that would require tongue splitting to be performed by a medical professional. So far, few doctors or dentists have signed...
...work on mini-nukes for the past decade out of fear that smaller nuclear weapons might be more likely to be used. But the Bush Administration, citing the jump in what it calls hard and deeply buried targets (HDBTs) has persuaded the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to lift the prohibition. Both houses could vote on the measure as early as this week when they take up next year's military budget. The Pentagon has included $21 million for the two new programs as well as $25 million to jump-start nuclear tests, if the Administration sees...
...This is a compromise, and in a compromise, no one gets all that they want." Kofi Annan, U.N. Secretary General, after the U.N. Security Council voted to lift economic sanctions on Iraq...