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...joint command of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, replacing Turkey, in December. "It's pretty clear that Schroder will try to be as helpful as he can to the U.S. within the constraints of his campaign promises," says a British official. But will that be enough to patch up the family quarrel? --By Charles P. Wallace and John F. Dickerson
...Iraq would likely be, is unconstitutional in Germany. But, as a British official says, 'It's pretty clear that SchrOeder will try to be as helpful as he can to the U.S. within the constraints of his campaign promises.' The question is whether that will be enough to patch up the family quarrel...
...There's absolutely nothing of me in her," jokes Ginny. Then she pauses and twirls her own schoolgirl red curls. "O.K., these came from me, but in every other way, she is a patch off her father." Indeed, the two were so stunningly similar in physique and temperament that her father's friends find it a little spooky to be in her presence. Both were lean and lanky with broad shoulders built for the butterfly stroke; and both whip-smart but very tightly wound. Though students couldn't enter the science fair until the sixth grade, George and Hilary...
...history of crime.' Last Thursday, Veerappan demanded the release of Kolathur Mani, a political extremist with strong ties to the Tamil Tigers, to head negotiations for Nagappa's release. But as of last Saturday, police and federal commandos claimed to have the bandit cornered in a 5-sq-km patch of the Dinnahalli forest. Could this be Veerappan's final caper...
...Foster. At 53 stories, it was until recently the tallest building in Europe. It is also one of the leafiest. All around its triangular interior atrium are gardens in the sky, set at different elevations, so that no worker is more than a few floors away from a sizable patch of greenery. "Building allows us to explore nature in a different way," says Jeremy Edmiston, of System Architects, who is conducting research on green-design principles for the Lindbergh Foundation. "We're looking at ways to put parks into high-rise buildings...