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...Pakistan would suffer harsh consequences. If he agreed, there would be enormous trouble at home; many Pakistanis believe bin Laden is not a terrorist but a true warrior of the Islamic faith who must be shielded from the U.S. at all costs. Friends say that Musharraf, 58, a low-key soldier with a neatly clipped mustache and tolerant views, was aghast at the suicide attacks. He did not hesitate. "I'll face tremendous difficulties, but I'll support you," he told Bush...
...Because of the national mood, Jordan made the announcement in a low-key press release, rather than a fancy press conference...
Ridge did participate in internal campus politics—albeit at a low-key level. He served as a member of the Freshmen Council, the Undergraduate Council and the Quincy House Committee...
...Though brief and subdued, the demonstration was unusual for members of France's 600,000-strong Jewish community, which has long preferred a low-key approach to political activism. But the latest wave of violence in Israel and the occupied territories has jolted the complacency of European Jews. In France and Britain, home to Western Europe's two largest Jewish populations, Jewish groups are borrowing tactics used by America's powerful Jewish lobby to persuade their governments to adopt a more pro-Israel stance and to combat what many see as persistent anti-Israel media bias...
...album's effects, she chose low-key noises that sound good when downloaded--acoustic instruments, a music box, a whispered voice. This also reflects tech-heavy Iceland, which has more cell phones and Internet connections per capita than any other country. If you lived on an island that is mostly flat, barren, rocky, frozen landscape, you would make sure you had an Internet connection...