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...invincibility. While Ruth was the first pro athlete to make more than the President, the NBA's minimum salary is now greater than the sum the U.S. pays its commander in chief. At the same time, sports teams and leagues have become larger and wealthier - and, perhaps, unwilling to rein in the stars who are creating that wealth. Maybe the suspension handed out to Rocker - considered tough by many observers - is a sign that the higher-ups in professional sports have seen the writing on the wall. They, of course, will not be the judge and jury for Ray Lewis...
...plane in order to point a finger at Pakistan. While Pakistan's military ruler, General Parvez Musharraf, officially condemned the hijacking, his armed forces - still smarting from their political defeat in last year's attempted land grab in the Indian-controlled section of Kashmir - don't appear set to rein in anti-Indian terrorism originating within Pakistani borders. Maulana Masood Azhar, the Pakistani cleric whose release from an Indian prison was the key demand of the Indian Airlines hijackers, celebrated his release at a rally in Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday, where he urged all Muslims not to rest "until...