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Imagine that most of the 9/11 hijackers were French, that the French government encouraged extremism, that French churches taught hatred and financed terrorists. Would the French President or Foreign Minister be invited to dine at the White House or President Bush's ranch? That privilege, believe it or not, was enjoyed by the Saudis, who have mastered the art of diverting U.S. public attention from themselves every time the spotlight shines on them. And the Bush Administration swallows it, hook, line and sinker. It's time the American media and public realize they're being taken for a ride. GAUTHAM...
...life should be, and we wrongly projected our anger at Yoko for interfering with our idolization of him. How petty we all were! Yet how very heartening to read that she is finally being recognized for the talent John always saw in her. Congratulations, Yoko. PATRICIA BECKER-SPELLMAN Stevenson Ranch, Calif...
...also forced more than 50 military generals and admirals into retirement, naming lower-ranking generals in their place. Kirchner said his anticorruption drive was crucial to solving the country's grave economic crisis. See Also: Latin America News MEANWHILE IN THE U.S. Welcome Home Troops! The Moonlight Bunny Ranch in Carson City, Nevada, is offering free sex to the first 50 soldiers from the Iraq war who show up. The brothel will issue them with the erotic equivalent of the military hygiene kit, including condoms, lubricant and a $1,000 gift certificate for the Moonlight Bunny of their choice. Those...
...Dalmations. "It's like children's day care. They get time outs and treats," says owner Lisa Schettino, adding, "Some of the dogs are cliquey." And for those who are forced to leave their dogs overnight at places that used to be called kennels, there are now Canyon Ranch--style options. At Tappen Hill, in the wine country north of San Francisco, $36 a night will get a pup access to heated floors, two swimming pools and lots of scheduled activities...
DIED. SUE SALLY HALE, 65, trailblazer for women in the clannish sport of polo; of apparently natural causes; at her polo ranch in the Coachella Valley, Calif. Beginning in the early 1950s, when women were still barred, Hale competed as "A. Jones," a mustachioed man. "Gentlemen," she liked to admonish her male-chauvinist opponents, "better boys than you have tried." Bowing in part to pressure from Hale and her friends, who vowed to publicize the fact that she had been duping them for years, the U.S. Polo Association admitted women...