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...took over from Lott, Frist has confounded critics and admirers alike--proving himself both more nimble and less adroit than many expected. Despite his discipline--he sleeps only four hours a night--critics accuse him of making amateurish mistakes in managing the Senate calendar. And despite his gentle bedside manner, he is a ruthless, crafty warrior for George W. Bush, not afraid of doing what it takes to outmaneuver the Democrats...
...starting on May 12, when at least nine Arabs were among the 26 victims in the first Riyadh attack, al-Qaeda and its surrogates seem to have abandoned any concerns about causing Muslim deaths or alienating Muslim public opinion. "You have Islamist terrorists attacking innocent victims as an indirect manner of striking Arab or Islamic governments that militants condemn as corrupt," says the adviser to Morocco's King. France's Jacquard calls the tactic a new "strategy of rupture." The purpose, he says, is to force Muslims "to finally, fatally decide whether they are for or against righteous jihad." Jacquard...
...fierce and protracted. The idea of forces loyal to Saddam Hussein still running around in uniform seven months after U.S. forces took control of Iraq - and capable, according to the account of the U.S. commander on the ground, of sustaining 54 casualties and then retreating in a sufficiently organized manner that allowed for the evacuation of all of the dead fighters - certainly suggests the insurgents are not exactly on the ropes. Of course, the attempt of a lightly armed group to go head-to-head with an armored column riding shotgun on a consignment of banknotes does suggest, however, that...
...took over from Lott, Frist has confounded critics and admirers alike-proving himself both more nimble and less adroit than many expected. Despite his discipline-he sleeps only four hours a night-critics accuse him of making amateurish mistakes in managing the Senate calendar. And despite his gentle bedside manner, he is a ruthless, crafty warrior for George W. Bush, not afraid of doing what it takes to outmaneuver the Democrats...
...were not expecting such a blow, because here in Turkey, we have always proved Islam and Judaism can live harmoniously in a peaceful manner." AVI ALKAS, leader of Istanbul's Jewish community, after bomb blasts aimed at two synagogues killed more than 20 people...