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...based his provocative charge that Alastair Campbell, Blair's communications chief, had "sexed up" the dossier at least in part on what Kelly had said. Hoon first said he had nothing to apologize for, then was awkwardly silent at a news conference when blamed for being complicit in outing Kelly after the weapons expert notified his bosses of a discrepancy between what he had told Gilligan and what Gilligan broadcast. Officials say Kelly was warned his name might become public. Certainly no one expected that putting him forward to contradict Gilligan would induce suicide. Only after his death, when...
...wife, three daughters and several bodyguards. On April 8, a day after American forces bombed a site in Baghdad hoping to kill Saddam, the Iraqi leader called the farmhouse. He was looking for guards to help launch surface-to-surface missiles. Later that day, Migdal returned from an outing and began sobbing. "Baghdad is falling!" he cried out. "The army is deserting." U.S. forces seized the capital on April 9 as Saddam statues toppled everywhere. But the man, perhaps, remained standing. On April 24, before the maid was allowed to return to Baghdad, she overheard her boss say Saddam...
...contrary to what you might think, American nudism is not rooted in the hippie '60s. A 1988 history, Family Naturism in America, credits German immigrant Kurt Barthel with organizing the first nudist outing in the U.S. in 1929. Barthel trumpeted the presumed hygienic benefits of light and air on the body. Within a decade, the American Sunbathing Association--which later became A.A.N.R.--was founded. It was run by Baptist minister Ilsley Boone, who for decades enforced a family atmosphere by refusing membership to clubs that sold alcohol...
...vehicle. (The front end was even designed to reduce injuries to a pedestrian struck by the car.) The brakes feel just as crisp and effective as those found on Volvo's sedans. And the turbocharged five-cylinder engine puts out 208 h.p., giving ample kick for any family outing but scoring a thrifty 24 m.p.g. on the highway. --By Joseph R. Szczesny/Detroit
Wahlberg, the senior captain who had put out fire after fire during the championship run the year before, was heroic in his longest outing in over a year. He allowed three earned runs, but never let the game get too close as the Crimson clinched its sixth Red Rolfe title in eight seasons...