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...does a fortysomething guy from Long Island, N.Y., get to be one of the most dangerous minds in Hollywood? It's not clear, since Kaufman is beyond miserly with life details. He is also loath to pose for photos. The son of an engineer and a homemaker, he studied film at New York University, and now lives a quiet life with his wife and young child outside Los Angeles. He doesn't go to parties or take meetings. "I do a lot of walking," says Kaufman, politely deflecting inquiries. "I walk and write. I walk and think, and then...
...Netherlands are reminders. Though we older people will never forget the wars and still stand in awe when we visit these cemeteries, a new generation is totally estranged from this history. In Kosovo, U.S. forces again had to quench fires in the heart of Europe that Europeans were loath to put out. We holler when the U.S. rightly fights international terrorism, which is also close to our doorstep. Pacifism and left-wing governments have blocked wholehearted support of American goals. It will take another Sept. 11, on this side of the ocean, for Europe to wise up. ARIE DE KORT...
...first times women had a strong political platform, and many were soon using it to lobby for other freedoms, including suffrage. Yet drinking retained a special stigma. Not only did women do most of their drinking privately in homes or apartments, but they were also loath to publicly admit drinking too much. (When Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in the late 1930s, only one of its 100 members was a woman.) The sexual revolution of the '60s went a long way toward ushering women's drinking--along with so much else--into the open. So did liquor companies, which began targeting...
...Baghdad. "The Iraqis stated that these actions apparently deterred the United States from going to Baghdad," said Duelfer. Saddam believed it was his poison gases and anthrax that saved him in 1991 - and with the U.S. having declared "regime change" as its primary objective in Iraq, Saddam may be loath to give up what he considers his trump card by submitting to unfettered inspections...
...First off, let's be perfectly honest: if you're truly desperate for the hard stuff, of course, it's undoubtedly faster to personally investigate local dealers than to wait around for UPS to deliver a fix. But if you're willing to wait a few days and are loath to leave the comfort of your home, your computer can provide a few options...