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...that during his trip he would encourage Beijing to resume a dialogue with Taipei. The Administration, which has consistently stated it does not support independence for Taiwan, was pleased by the tone of the speech given by Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian on Oct. 10, though the initial reaction to the speech from Beijing was hardly a warm...
...reaction is that if somebody took the effort of preparing a well-crafted petition, backed it up with some facts, and sent it out in the same way that the earlier [Israel-focused] divestment petition was sent out, a comparable number of people—maybe more—would sign this,” said George Moseley, a lecturer at the School of Public Health. “But that’s just my guess...
John Edwards' wife Elizabeth had another theory to explain Lynne Cheney's reaction. "I think that it indicates a certain degree of shame with respect to her daughter's sexual preferences," Edwards said in an ABC radio interview. But there's no evidence that the Cheneys have treated their daughter with shame. After the vice-presidential debate, Mary and Heather both went up on stage with the rest of the family while the TV cameras were still rolling. Later Kerry said that he had meant to hail the Cheneys as an example of "the way strong families deal with this...
...means they're planning," says a Marine who asks not to be identified because he has told his wife he is in Kuwait. Indeed, the response comes at night. Shortly after 9 p.m., another company encounters resistance in the town. The Whiskey platoon, tasked as that night's Quick Reaction Force, gears up, led by company commander Captain Patrick Rapicault. "We'll probably get hit tonight," says his driver, Corporal Marc Ryan, who gazes at a picture of his sweetheart back home before speeding into town...
Chontosh sets up a command post in the sand and lights a cigarette. "It's time for a defensive mind-set now," he says, settling back to await the insurgents' reaction. On a screen with a live satellite feed, he monitors movement in the surrounding area. There isn't much to see. Word from headquarters is that communications intercepts suggest the insurgents thought this was in fact the big showdown and had congregated in the middle of the city. But other than random bursts of small-arms fire, which is met with heavy fusillades, there is little action...