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...President and his intern had met each other before Nov. 15, 1995, but the first date they, well, y'know ... met was otherwise quiet. Clinton had no public events and did not leave the White House; he held a few meetings and signed a "Family Week" proclamation. Few civil servants were at work, a result of the government shutdown that led the unlikely pair to work closer together. Lewinsky, who later called their relationship until that point one of "intense flirting," flashed him the straps of her thong at a birthday party for a staff member that evening. Around...
...Onboard the U.S.S. Constellation, Navy Prowlers, charged with jamming the enemy's air-defense and communications systems, were told to take off for Baghdad within the hour. Two F-117s based in Qatar followed behind them, reaching the skies above Iraq's capital before dawn broke. "It was fairly quiet," says the pilot of a Prowler aircraft, who asked to be identified by his handle, Dutch. "There wasn't a lot going...
...military's early restraint suggests a question: How will America face the post-Saddam world--brazenly, with Old Glory flying, or with quiet authority? Will it be hubris or humility? Humility was, of course, George W. Bush's campaign promise. "If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us," he said in his second presidential debate against Al Gore in 2000. "If we're a humble nation but strong, they'll welcome...
...Another disturbing trend is that the 9,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan are being drawn into battles between warlords who are weakening President Hamid Karzai's government. In December, after an American vehicle was fired upon near the Iranian border, the U.S. sent in warplanes to quiet two sparring militias. More recently, on March 22 in Paktia province, the U.S. called in air strikes against warlord Pacha Khan Zadran, whose men had set up roadblocks and were shaking down travelers. Several militiamen were killed in the air raid, including Zadran's eldest son. Zadran had been considered an ally...
Kolarik’s goal silenced the heavily pro-Big Red crowd, which couldn’t bear the thought of losing another ECAC heartbreaker to Harvard. The fans were ghastly quiet with just over 30 seconds left to play, when Nowak sent the puck trickling toward the empty Cornell goal. The puck was on line to enter the net and end the game, but it hit a loose chunk of ice eight feet away and skidded wide...