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...making it difficult for more clear-sighted aides to effect policy, even as his political authority ebbs more and more visibly. And yet even inside Sharon's cabinet, there are countervailing pressures, with foreign minister Shimon Peres warning that any move to destroy the PA would force him to quit the government. But neither the Bush administration nor the Israelis are ready to relinquish Arafat altogether - not because they necessarily believe he's on the verge of an epiphany over ending terrorism, but because they fear that removing him from the equation would simply leave a dangerous power vacuum...
...Orangemen were beaten to the draw by Portugal and Ireland. Yes, Ireland. What went wrong? "At some stage, the players lost their heads," said the famously acerbic coach after his team went down to the Irish in the crunch game. At week's end, the beleaguered Van Gaal finally quit over his failure. But in a way we'll all be punished, deprived of the languid grace of Patrick Kluivert, the quick thinking of Ruud van Nistelrooy, the locomotive energy of Marc Overmars and the ice-cool defending of Frank de Boer. Other missing names from the Korea/Japan roll call...
...problem with Tenacious D is that it sags between songs; the skits and spoken tracks are not as funny as some of the musical material, and “Kyle Quit the Band” and “Drive-Thru” are lame and obvious space-fillers...
...Kunduz Losers JORDAN Burglars swipe photos of the British model, writing "Slag Jordan" on a mirror. If that's her first name, no wonder she goes by Jordan KEN CAMINITI Onetime baseball MVP is busted in Houston for crack. Cami may want to rethink his decision to quit baseball for a career of drug addiction KING MSWATI III Swaziland royal fines himself one cow after marrying an underage girl, proving that he remains impartial despite the conflict of interest...
...history—too many teams to recount here—suggests he was basically a professional from the very beginning, even if somehow playing in all those leagues and farm systems wasn’t quite a violation of National Collegiate Athletic Association rules. Often athletes have the good sense to quit varsity teams yet stay in school, because they are properly grateful to have the chance to study here. Yet this student has chosen to leave Harvard practically as soon as he arrived, which says only that he was never serious about education to begin with. Maybe...