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...Many in Iraq had feared that Sadr would nix the cease-fire, a move likely to set off another round of sectarian violence and reverse many of the gains of the U.S. troop surge. But U.S. officials had expected that Sadr would maintain the pause, which has been a major factor in bringing down the overall level of violence in Iraq. Sadr had sent some signals to the Americans suggesting he was likely to extend the cease-fire. And U.S. officials, such as Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, believe that the Shi'ite firebrand may be changing...
...really intended to go through with the project in the first place. After clearly seeing the amount of work that Castine was willing to put in to solve the technical issues involved, Kidd and the administration stonewalled and delayed, putting up hurdle after hurdle until it was convenient to nix the entire project. If there were truly insurmountable obstacles, why not detail them publicly...
Steven and Sarah Deutser of Houston know the value of extra help. They spent several months washing their kids' hair with Nix and olive oil and even hired an exterminator in a futile effort to rid their home of lice. Finally Steven mentioned what he considered an embarrassing problem to his sister, who assured him, "Everyone gets lice," and told him to call Penny Warner, owner of the Texas Lice Squad. For two days and about $1,000, Warner (who has a minivan-based operation in their hometown and charges $55 an hour) manually combed the nits...
...strict vote. Just because five agree and four don't doesn't mean an idea will go through," says Roger Kuo, an analyst who covers media companies and sits on the policy committee for international stocks. Four strong objectors and five moderately enthusiastic supporters will probably nix an idea. As will the rare situation when disagreement turns into polarization. "The process," says Kuo, "is like taking the temperature of the room...