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...long dreaded, the scenario they knew they could not avoid. It is that moment in every Hollywood cliff-hanger when the star gets within sight of a happy ending, only to find another twist in the plot. Yes, they have produced a presumptive nominee for President, and he has risen dramatically in the polls against George W. Bush. But just as John Kerry is getting ready to enter the winner's circle, his bank account is depleted and he's just beginning to refill his coffers. Meanwhile, his opponent, who has spent only a quarter of what he has raked...
...they have him narrowed to a certain sector." That sector probably encompasses several hundred square miles along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, which is not exactly like having him cooped up in your backyard. Nor would this be the first time that hopes of bin Laden's imminent capture have risen, only to lead to disappointment. So no one, either in Washington or Afghanistan, is getting too giddy. Tracking bin Laden, the intelligence official says, is "kind of like trying to grab Jell-O before it solidifies...
...called Compal using Taiwanese circuitry, a U.S.-made Intel chip and a screen from Korea. All those imported parts explain why, despite a trade surplus of $123 billion with the U.S. last year, China's worldwide surplus was a slim $25.6 billion. As America's imports from China have risen, its imports from Taiwan, Singapore and Japan have declined. China has achieved this critical global role not by protecting its economy but by throwing it open. Tariff rates are comparatively low, and last year it attracted some $53 billion in foreign investment. Accusations that China manipulates its currency miss...
...minorities, has fallen,” Mac says. “It has fallen from where we were. The spiritual guidance has gone and left us, for number one, and that’s a very dangerous thing. And the mentality in terms of microwaves has risen. We want things overnight. It’s a fast-food, instant-gratification, efficiency-not-quality society...
...situation was getting better, basically just due to jawboning,” Feldman said. “But this last year, the average grade has risen to its high of three years ago, though the number of A’s is still down by one percent from its high. It still appears we haven’t solved the problem and we have some concerns that the problem will get worse...