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...president of the patrolmen's union. "If we control the problems out there, we get blamed for being aggressive. If we don't act fast, we get attacked. It's paralyzing." The paralysis may be part of the reason the murder rate has risen 12% this year after a modest increase last year as well. Still, there should be a middle ground between gunning down innocents and sitting around eating doughnuts. Says Mitchell Moss, an urban expert at New York University: "Cops know the difference between inciting a riot and controlling a riot, but they are acting as if they...
...last week, when he agreed to let TIME follow him on his peripatetic journeys and do the first interview of his reign. During the jog and more formal talks at a peacock-colored palace in Agadir and during a flight back to Rabat, he came off as confident yet modest, part regal, part ordinary guy. Combining a common touch with strategic vision, he may be the most impressive of the new generation coming to power in the Middle East. Moroccans are calling him M6 for short, and King of the Poor--good omens, considering the immense task he faces...
...separate coordinator was hired just to handle the children at the ceremony, who were ferried about in an antique Rolls-Royce complete with uniformed footmen. The rehearsal dinner, a picnic at a lake, included a trout-fishing derby. "All I did then," remembers Andrews of her earlier, more modest trip down the aisle, "was show up with the dress and the groom. My mother did everything...
...know if this is a suckers' rally? You can't. But note this: the NASDAQ's scintillating 19% gain Memorial Day week came on modest volume, and advancing stocks were roughly even with those falling--a tepid showing that suggests this rally could fade like a suntan. Don't be fooled by the sharp gain. Since 1900, there have been 31 bear markets, and in 17 of them there was at least one suckers' rally greater than 10% on the Dow, according to Ned Davis Research. All but one had at least one 5% bounce. The typical bear market...
Being groomed as his father's successor clearly put the modest doctor in an awkward position. "I am not seeking high posts," he told Al-Wasat, an Arabic magazine published in London. "But I will not evade my responsibilities." Bashar is, in many ways, a more impressive figure than was his brother, says British author and Assad biographer Patrick Seale. "Basil was a very physical man, very keen on dangerous sports like hang gliding, parachuting, fast cars," Seale recalls. "[Bashar] is much more reflective, much more thoughtful. Much more able to implement or pursue the political legacy of his father...