Word: meccas
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...years to travel to the Russian capital, where he held talks with President Vladimir Putin. Bogota A bomb ripped through a social club in the Colombian capital, killing at least 30 people and raising fears that leftist rebels were fulfilling a pledge to attack the country's élite. Mecca Saudi officials vowed to use "an iron fist" against any terrorists who try to disrupt the hajj, the annual five-day pilgrimage to Islam's holiest city, below...
Friday, Americans were confronted with unsettling news: the government's terror alert level rose from yellow (elevated) to orange (high) for the first time since September 2002. Officials theorize the "spike" in suspicious communications may be linked to the start of the hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, or to discussions of an attack on Iraq. And while the change in hue did not prompt fears to rival the jittery heights of fall 2001, the announcement did prompt a bit more worry in an already nervous nation...
...Schwarz, the Toys ’R Us of Fifth Avenue, has been delighting bright-eyed children and memorabilia-mad collectors with its pricey playthings and nutty name for nearly 140 years. Recently, the company announced that its Mecca of New England, the FAO Schwarz at 440 Boylston St. in downtown Boston, would be closing its tiny-handprint-streaked doors for good. After spotting numerous bargain hunters stumbling through the streets of Boston with hefty FAO bags overflowing with their plunder, FM donned its riot gear to investigate the chaotic consumerism at this childhood playground. The store hummed with activity?...
...increasingly concerned that the new Turkish government is reluctant to open its bases to U.S. forces. That would complicate the military's hopes of moving quickly from there into northern Iraq. The Pentagon's working plan may also be bumped down the road by the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the hajj, which will take place between Feb. 9 and Feb. 14. Officials say the White House may be reluctant to launch an air war over Iraq while commercial airliners are crisscrossing the neighborhood, carrying thousands of Muslims to Saudi Arabia...
...shrinking violets. "Smart people are naturally funny and clever." The Cheneys spend some nights at official events, like the Kennedy Center Honors, other nights eating off trays in the den and a surprising number of nights casually out and about. The Cheneys have even dined at the mecca of Georgetown limousine liberals, chez Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn. The Cheneys are the most social of the Bushies, asserts Quinn, which she feels accounts for the relatively friendly press coverage the Vice President gets. "It's harder to trash someone you've had pasta with the night before." Most casually...