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...made it in a preserve dominated by men. Prosecutors see it differently. "Martha Stewart is being prosecuted not for who she is but what she did," said James Comey, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The case against her, experts say, will be difficult to prove but could serve as a deterrent in the government's larger effort to curb abuses of corporate power...
After a war, the victors always write the history, and that means they can rewrite the war's causes. Even without WMD, the mass graves discovered in Iraq prove that Saddam was a despot worthy of toppling. For many--including some in the Administration--that did not seem a sufficient reason to launch the last war. But until the missing weapons are found, it could be a long time before an American President will be able to rely on his interpretation of intelligence data to launch another war. --Reported by Perry Bacon Jr., Timothy J. Burger, James Carney, John...
...Abbas, now the Palestinian Prime Minister, prepares for another meeting with a U.S. President, Arafat has entered what may prove to be his most portentous sulk yet. George W. Bush is scheduled to arrive in the Red Sea port of Aqaba, Jordan, this week for a summit with Abbas and his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon. Bush wants more than a reaffirmation of their commitment to his road map for peace in the Middle East; he is expected to demand a real timetable for progress and genuine action on the ground. Sharon last week signaled that he is willing, though some...
Intriguingly, the parts of the Women's Health Initiative that look at the possible long-term health benefits of taking estrogen alone--without progestin--are continuing. That suggests that estrogen alone may yet prove beneficial. (Only women who have undergone a hysterectomy can safely take estrogen alone; estrogen without progestin increases the risk of uterine cancer...
...small airlines are trying to prove that flying can be enjoyable again. JetBlue offers 24 free channels of LiveTV. Delta's low-fare Song subsidiary promises it will have pay-per-view movies and MP3 players by October. AirTran lets you upgrade to business class for only $35 above full coach fares and gives you Mrs. Fields cookies. Hooters Air's hostesses orchestrate humorous in-flight quizzes and pass out free hats and T shirts. "We're just trying to bring a bit of fun back to flying," says Mark Peterson, chief operating officer of Hooters. "It doesn't have...