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Among those drawn back home by the lure of the familiar and comfortable are Harry and Linda Safstrom, who moved two years ago to a house in Lafayette, Colo., 45 minutes from their hometown of Englewood, Colo. The couple, who met in fourth grade, left the state in 1967 and spent the past 34 years in 17 different homes as Harry moved during his career with Dow Chemical Co. They now live near their siblings and parents. Harry's contacts in his hometown have made it easier for him to set up shop as a management consultant. "We traipsed...
...most part, the Northern Alliance commanders avoided the widespread barbarism they administered a decade ago. And while America certainly has not finished the fight against terror, the punishment doled out by the U.S. and its allies in Afghanistan has made it more difficult for future bin Ladens to lure followers to join the jihad by portraying America, as he did, as a soft superpower that can be easily intimidated. "The Taliban really thought this was going to be the 1980s and their fight against the Soviets," a senior U.S. intelligence official told TIME. "They didn't realize that what...
...costs wherever possible at your firms. Problem is, you think it will actually help your firms if you cut down on the number of Harvard students you recruit this fall, and if you slash the logo-imprinted giveaways, lavish dinners and other such perks you used to use to lure us into your companies, back in the good old days...
...extent that retailers saw an economic slowdown coming when they placed their Christmas-season orders back in July - and spent October frantically slashing prices and ponying up incentives trying to lure Sept.11-shocked shoppers back into stores (we're looking at you, car dealers), this season could actually see rather slim pickings on the shelves if shoppers - whether out of patriotism, a determination to act normal, or an urge to get the kids a few extra toys with all this tragedy around - turn out in any force...
...most part, the Northern Alliance commanders avoided the widespread barbarism they administered a decade ago. And while America certainly has not finished the fight against terror, the punishment doled out by the U.S. and its allies in Afghanistan has made it more difficult for future bin Ladens to lure followers to join the jihad by portraying America, as he did, as a soft superpower that can be easily intimidated. "The Taliban really thought this was going to be the 1980s and their fight against the Soviets," a senior U.S. intelligence official told Time. "They didn't realize that what...