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...press, American troops had taken control of 70 percent of the Iraqi city of Falluja. In some of the most intense sustained combat since Baghdad fell, this week American and Iraqi troops have wrenched block after block from a web of snipers and insurgents. The success of this mission is imperative, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the thousands of American troops and Iraqi soldiers and civilians whose lives are on the line daily...
...Some of his successors, such Mahmoud Abbas, the U.S.-favored moderate who will likely inherit Arafat's formal leadership roles in Fatah and the Palestinian Authority, recognize the failure of the tactics of the past four years. They will promote compromise as a means of completing Arafat's mission of creating a Palestinian state. But the grassroots operatives of not only Hamas and Islamic Jihad, but also of Fatah itself are in no mood to compromise, and they will proclaim Arafat the very symbol of their unshakable defiance...
...despite a 1995 law passed by the Texas senate restricting the board’s authority to vet textbooks—factual inaccuracy is the only basis on which they are allowed to judge. But apparently the Board of Education does not see legality as a barrier to its mission to eradicate—in the words of Board member Terri Leo—“asexual stealth phrases...
...School of Public Health’s mission to disseminate health information, and increase awareness of public health as a public good and a fundamental right, naturally drives us to provide leadership in environmental and human health,” said HSPH Manager of Operations, Energy and Utilities Daniel O. Beaudoin. “We recognize the negative health, economic, and environmental impacts associated with the inefficient use of energy. Lets practice what we preach by taking this pledge and demonstrating our commitment to health through conservation. We expect 100 percent participation...
Andy Hanson, 24, is on a mission to break the most popular arcade game in America, a simulated golf match called Golden Tee. Over the next few months, he will spend days swinging at trees, walking into water hazards and bashing the game buttons as hard as he can, really trying to give the console a good whack...