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...tied up elsewhere in Iraq to open a new front in the north. More likely, Turkey will be permitted to take matters into its own hands, though not necessarily by sending troops across the border. "I think the U.S. would give a wink and a nod if Turkey were to take limited military action ... General Ralston is going to hold Turkey's hand," says Barkey, "not solve the problem." The p.k.k., meanwhile, claims not to be worried about the U.S.'s new interest in its affairs. p.k.k. political chief Aydar says that "if [Ralston's] approach is in favor...
...Lieberman looked unassailable, Schlesinger took the time to tour Connecticut collecting enough votes to get himself the Republican nomination. The former state legislator and mayor of Derby was not exactly a political star, but no one begrudged him the work he put in to get the party's nod. As one former GOP lawmaker put it in a recent op-ed in the Hartford Courant, "No one was very enthused about Schlesinger, but he had the virtue of wanting the nomination...
...recently bombed some booze shops, forcing others to go underground. Friends and family are always sending care packages full of DVDs, music, books and magazines - even video-game software. Our neighborhood cable guy has hooked us up to dozens of channels, which means I can watch Letterman as I nod off to sleep...
This week, the Federal Government is expected to issue rules requiring automakers to standardize the recorders and make the information uniformly downloadable with commercial software. Thus, some manufacturers who have guarded black-box data as proprietary will have to make it accessible. In a nod to critics, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would also mandate that the devices be disclosed to car buyers...
...disconcerting, since it would seem more appropriate if I had just declared that I was going to spend my summer break chewing off my own arm, not living in the suburbs. The second reaction I receive is pity. “Oh you poor thing,” they nod, “I’m so sorry you have to go through that.” This is probably my favorite, given that it’s the most pity I’ve gotten since Hubert, the hermit crab that illegally adopted my Grays room as residence...