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...murder prove his innocence by walking seven paces barefoot across hot coals. He made it without scorching his feet: case closed. The White House can take some comfort from the fact that unlikely outcomes are still possible in Pakistan. But as Weaver's engrossing and unnerving book makes plain, if the U.S. goes to war against Iraq, miracles may be needed to keep Pakistan, 1,500 miles to the east, from blowing into deadly pieces...
...Lewis are more straightforward. He has been referred to by colleagues as a "functional pothead." He spends half the year on a $16.5 million, 255-ft. yacht, where he smokes pot regularly; he even got arrested in New Zealand on drug charges a few years ago, he told the Plain Dealer. He is one of the main backers of the radical Nevada proposal, having given heaps of money to the Marijuana Policy Project, which is running Question 9 there. "The absurdity of its illegality has been clear to me for some time. I learned about pot from my kids...
...sometimes they would play until midnight. The man, John Allen Muhammad, 41, did what little talking had to be done. The boy, 17-year-old Lee Malvo, listened. Whenever cafe employees intruded with small talk, he would glance to Muhammad, as if for permission, before answering. They drank only plain coffee, as the college students and patrons around them indulged in smoothies and tarts and poetry readings. And each game ended the same way: with Mhammad winning...
...COMMON WISDOM: Antibacterial cleansers kill more germs than plain soap...
Perhaps Morocco’s confidence stems to some degree from his humble beginnings as a kicker. At the tender age of eight, shopping in Wal-Mart with his mother, Morocco saw a plain red kicking tee and simply had to have it. It came with a little manual that showed him the steps to take to kick properly. Morocco read it intently and started practicing...