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...retrospect, I should have taken the train all the way out of Manhattan. Instead, I got off at the next stop, wanting to see if there had just been a joke after all. I also thought that it would be dangerous to be underground if something did explode and the buildings were to collapse on the underground subway system...
...Laden began attacking the U.S. in 1993, claiming responsibility in retrospect for the ambush that killed some 17 U.S. soldiers in Mogadishu that year. Although he had no direct role in the first World Trade Center bombing, he later sheltered its perpetrator, Ramzi Yousef, after the attack...
Perhaps, in retrospect, Immelt should have dressed a little snazzier for his coming-out party last November. Despite the fact that he and his boss both showed up wearing the same casual outfit--slacks, sports jacket and blue open-collared shirt--Immelt isn't a Welch clone. Where Welch is known for a blowtorch temper, Immelt is low-key and understated--more likely to tease employees than scold them to get his point across. "If you, say, missed your numbers, you wouldn't leave a meeting with him feeling beat up but more like you let your dad down," says...
...retrospect, the fleeting nature of Friday's big bell-to-bell rally was obvious. Home sales up again? Cisco's business "stabilizing"? Gee, home sales have been an encouraging consumer prop since January, and Greenspan first used the S-word about the economy in July. And look where that's gotten us. No, anyone with at least an arm's-length worth of objective distance from this market had to figure this was another "sucker's rally," a wild and temporary burst of optimism from traders and investors who closed their eyes, crossed their fingers and bought on Friday because...
...retrospect, the warning signs seem painfully obvious. The Minnesota Vikings started their training camp last Monday on what was one of the hottest days of the year in Mankato, Minn. All-Pro tackle Korey Stringer was overcome during the morning session and had to be carted from the field. The next day turned out to be even hotter and more humid. Some of Stringer's teammates reportedly teased him about a newspaper photo that caught him doubled over with exhaustion the day before. "I'll show them!" the 335-lb. offensive lineman must have figured. He turned in what...