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...security forces under his control to make Abbas strong enough to challenge the militants. According to a Palestinian source, before he acts, Abbas wants guarantees from Arafat, including a written statement supporting a strike against Hamas. Even then, the prospect of fraternal bloodshed might daunt the Palestinian Authority rank and file. An Authority soldier told TIME a few weeks ago, "I don't want to betray my people or be killed for the $300 a month I earn...
...willingness to think seriously about the architectural possibilities of mud, a traditional African building material, is another reason Adjaye is the young wonder of the London design world. (Keep in mind that architecture may be the only job description other than eminence grise in which at 40 you still rank as a kid.) At age 36 he has on his resume a number of much discussed projects for some of London's better-known names in the world of art and design, including a house for the fashion photographer Juergen Teller and an addition for the actor Ewan McGregor...
...She’s a stickler for correct use of the English language and she is not afraid to correct people of any rank, including many of her colleagues with a Ph.D.,” says Summer School Dean of Students Christopher Queen...
...forces working in Dean's favor is the disarray and disenchantment within the Democratic Party. If he's angry, well, so are many committed rank-and-file Democrats, especially on the defining question of war with Iraq, on which all the other leading contenders voted with Bush. An insurgent has more room in a field as large as this one, in which no true front runner has yet emerged to marshal the party's institutional forces. Dean's outsider appeal has made all the other first-tier contenders blend into button-down sameness. Campaign manager Joe Trippi, 47, a veteran...
...message will resonate as more people start paying attention; so far, the best he has polled is 12%, compared with Lieberman's 25% and Kerry's 14%. Another is whether the Establishment will try to rally its forces early behind anyone. All nine Democratic candidates will face questions from rank-and-file workers at the AFL-CIO's executive-council meeting in Chicago this week. But the panel appears in no hurry to give its endorsement, which requires support from two-thirds of member unions. Gephardt's long-standing ties to labor give him an edge, and he has already...