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...Nannygate scandal has stirred up passions that seem certain to outlast it. "We have these convulsions periodically," says Thomas Mann, a senior political analyst at the Brookings Institution. "Some kind of behavior comes to the surface because of a particular event, then we get a flood of publicity and obligatory surveys. Everybody points fingers, and then the tide subsides and we return to greater normalcy." While that may be true, the country's need for affordable child care is a tide that will keep on running...
...fight again. With one eye on the history books and another on the sandglass marking the final hours of his presidency, Bush seemed determined to show Saddam Hussein one last time that he was not to be trifled with. Saddam, fully relishing the irony that his own reign would outlast that of his chief nemesis, could not resist tweaking Bush. This time Bush had no patience for the game and ordered a bombing raid that -- at least briefly -- forced Saddam to retreat...
Most often, though, the private memories seemed likely to outlast the public ones: one of the charms of the Olympics is that it plays tricks with perspective, so that ordinary Joes become superstars, and superstars can seem like ordinary Joes. There was Magic Johnson, his smile as broad as an unbalanced beam, taking in the women's gymnastics, and there was Steffi Graf, looking unusually relaxed (before her loss in the final to Jennifer Capriati) and confessing that she would have liked to try the 100 m. There was Jim Courier, speaking with touching sincerity of the joys of living...
...measures Hussein has taken come too late to prevent Saddam from rebuilding his country. Jordan's belated bow to U.S. pressure reflects the monarch's sensitivity to the threat of Western political and economic retaliation. But he also calculates that Saddam could outlast George Bush. As long as he retains power, the Iraqi dictator is a potential menace to regional stability -- nowhere more so than in Jordan. "Smuggling in this country is an industry," concedes Finance Minister Jardeneh. Many Jordanians have come to view it also as a necessary form of insurance to placate the bully next door...
Want a light that will outlast the century and illuminate your children's homework from kindergarten through high school? Two small Silicon Valley companies unveiled an electronic bulb that uses radio waves to produce 20,000 hours of light, or about 14 years of average use. Intersource Technologies Inc. and Diablo Research Corp. said their new E-Lamp, which fits standard sockets and uses 75% less juice than ordinary bulbs, will cost from $10 for residential use to $20 for commercial applications when the bulbs become available next year...