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...would normally have rebelled at the spectacle of a Republican President creating a huge new government department. Before the announcement, White House officials who knew about the plan delicately tested the idea on conservative opinion makers; after the President's speech, officials and allies such as Ohio Congressman Rob Portman blitzed conservative radio stations. But privately few are buying Bush's reassurances that the new operation will "enhance operational efficiencies" without consuming an additional dime of the federal budget. Says a senior House Republican aide: "I don't know how they can say it with a straight face...
...downgrades of Japan's credit rating by Moody's, Fitch and Standard & Poor's. Goldman Sachs said Japan is not a default risk and deserves an Aaa rating instead of A2, which places it below Botswana. BOTTOM LINES "A hedgehog could have crossed any major road in relative safety." Rob Maynard, Royal Automobile Club spokesman, on the absence of a rush hour during England's early-morning Nigeria match "The problem I have is not firepower, it is a shortage of targets." Nani Beccalli, GE Europe CEO, on the company's desire to buy European companies "You're worse than...
...Rob watched the show alongside Dunn. When it was finished, he turned to his father and said, “You oversold that...
...U.S.A.F. bombed anything and everything," even though "the last thing [Afghanistan] needs is more bombs. Bombing is redundant..." Reasoning that the odds of being hit are slim, people learn to disassociate the sound of bombs from death. Instead they worry about the gangs of heavily-armed thugs who rob and murder with no recourse. Rall's interpreter explains that having someone killed would cost $100 if you bargained well. "Would anybody care?" Rall asks. "Why would they?" is the hard-boiled reply. Even through his limited experience as an visitor, Rall's story opens a window on the Afghani...
...became walking ATMs, dolling out $120 a day for translators and $800 for ten-minute car rides. But who's exploiting who in such an impoverished country? When a Northern Alliance leader tells the journalists at the front, "If you stay after dark some of my troops will rob you. And maybe worse," it becomes a "commuter war," complete with parking attendants. Even under constant threat of bombs, robbery and murder, the international press felt most oppressed by the boredom of a front without any "action...