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Holidays could be a dreary time aboard Mir, especially for those from the officially atheist U.S.S.R., which had eliminated many of them anyway. On New Year's Eve, crews were permitted to set up a small, nonsectarian tree, which did little to improve the Das Boot ambience. To lift their mood further, they would break out the ship's vacuum cleaner and take turns riding it around the tree--the poor man's jet pack...
...summit is going to debate a lot of the specifics, but Arab leaders are being driven to lift sanctions both by strong Arab public opinion against sanctions and by economic factors. A lot of Arab countries stand to gain if sanctions are eased, giving them greater access to trade with Iraq in lean times. But most Arab regimes also don't trust Saddam, and some, such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, are adamant that if sanctions are to be lifted, Iraq must pay a price - in some form of apology to Kuwait and undertaking to never again invade. But Iraq...
...Since no one expects the awards themselves to generate much excitement, more depends on the host than ever before, particularly since this year Steve Martin was going to lift the schmaltz-coated fist of Billy Crystal. Martin, who's lately focused on his ar-teest side, writing humor for The New Yorker and plays for the stage, seemed to promise a brainier level of humor. Which, as David Letterman and, more recently, the Grammy's Jon Stewart can attest, you can usually count on to be cruelly rewarded at any L.A. awards show...
...What the markets need is a surprise on the upside. There are other things that Wall Street can do - analysts need to start downgrading their earnings estimates for the slowdown, and get that over with, so companies have a chance to beat the Street and provide a lift. And businesses won't start investing just because rates are lower; in that regard, there's only so much the Fed can do, and some on the Street are expecting too much from him. But we need leadership, and Greenspan can provide that...
...Expect a lift, not condescension, says Carney: "We're all relatively young, but the show won't talk down to its audience." Weekly co-hosts on the show will include Jake Tapper of salon.com Michelle Cottle of the New Republic and Robert George of the New York Post, plus a special guest. Take 5 debuts at 8:30 p.m. E.T. this Saturday, March...