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...President's dilemma--like the country's--was plain. We are at war now, called to fight unseen enemies on multiple fronts. Report anything unusual or alarming, Bush said, in the hope that 280 million investigators have a better chance of foiling the next plot. But we are not trained for this, and an unmarked catering truck on a quiet street prompts three different neighbors to call the cops. "Be on the lookout for mysterious health symptoms," said health czar Tommy Thompson, but who doesn't have those? We were told last week not to panic but to be prepared...
There's something especially satisfying about the Nobels awarded this year, the 100th anniversary of the prize. The science is comprehensible; the literature is crisp and relevant; and the Peace Prize was given to the organization--and its plain-spoken director--that may have the best chance of bringing some to our fractious world...
...considerable, tasteful restraint in the, um, execution of the actual murders. Much is left to the imagination, as subtle shadows obscure physical wounds or the deliberate panning away of the camera leaves much violence out of the frame, even if the gory aftermath of the deceased remains in plain sight. In the Hughes’ Menace II Society, the gritty urban ghetto was reflected in brutal, excessive violence, whereas here, in restrained Victorian England, with the slums looking cleaner than ever; much remains sanitized until all hell breaks loose. That the brothers are gifted natural filmmakers is evidenced as when...
...package was nevertheless taken to the Massachusetts State Laboratory in Jamaica Plain for analysis...
According to a MIT press release, officials at the Massachusetts State Laboratory in Jamaica Plain carried out tests yesterday which showed that the powder tested negative for the anthrax bacterium...