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Faced with a further erosion of their party's power, 51 of the state's 62 Democratic lawmakers packed their toothbrushes and at least one acoustic guitar last Sunday and ran away. Without a minimum of two-thirds of the 150 legislators in their seats, a vote can't be held, but a house rule allows the speaker to order the arrest of members trying to thwart a quorum and force them back to their seats. So, like Jesse James heading for the Oklahoma hills to evade Texas Rangers, the Dems waited until the cover of night, then...
...collapse of order. Lieut. General David McKiernan, head of the U.S. land forces in Iraq, said last week that Baghdad's breakdown was largely the result of an organized resistance engineered by Saddam loyalists. But other military officials say this is secondary to the main issue: restoring the minimum quality of life for ordinary Iraqis--a job, electricity, proper sewage, safe streets. An American intelligence official says he believes that the amount of politically inspired armed resistance is "remarkably...
...site of this Florida-based chain. "I want more items but organized in a better way," she says. The quality of the produce was mixed: tomatoes were red and ripe but bean sprouts were wilted, watery and brown. Still, "I would definitely do it again," she says. The minimum order is $50, with a $7.95 delivery fee. Deliveries are from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in 90-min. slots...
...fate of the settlements and the borders of a Palestinian state. Despite his mantra of readiness to make "painful compromises," Sharon's entire political career has been built championing the settlement movement, and nobody's expecting him to come close to offering a political deal even close to the minimum acceptable for Abbas, or any other Palestinian or Arab leader. But Sharon can rest easy that the domestic political situation in the Palestinian territories and in Washington are such that he won't be called to put his cards on the table any time soon...
...million is the minimum amount North Korea earns yearly from illegal drug trafficking, says the U.S. military...