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...Megan E. Garcia, Alex B. Ginsberg, Garrett M. Graff, Zachary R. Heineman, Daniela J. Lamas, Robin S. Lee, and Jonelle M. Lonergan contributed to the reporting of this article...
...turn to the Osama bin Laden brand, and it's rising and growing. Yes, he's responsible for the death of thousands of people, but from the view of the Islamic streets, he's an Islamic Robin Hood who's standing up to the U.S. and fighting for traditional Muslim values. Terrorists are in the PR and propaganda business. Their product is a kind of noxious publicity - they are about the sizzle not the steak. And they've been succeeding. Around the Third World, bin Laden t-shirts and posters are doing a brisk business. You don't see many...
...team will have to grow up fast by the time the Olympics roll around. The tournament has expanded from six to eight teams this year. Play will consist of two four-team round-robin pools followed by semifinals and medal games. The gold medal game is set for Feb. 21. Although the U.S. and Canada are heavily favored to reach that game, 1998 Olympic bronze medalist Finland and 2001 World Championship bronze medalist Russia are expected to be among the other contenders...
...Robin Hood uses the same approach that made its founders rich. Target charities must meet their goals effectively, cost-efficiently and repeatedly or risk losing funding. Says Saltzman, 39, the lone public-policy wonk in the original bunch (he formerly worked in New York's public schools): "We were pioneers in applying due diligence and measuring outcomes." Now they have to keep the trail open for others to follow...
...perfect. "The answer to that is you can be heroic in one minute, perjurious in the next, depending on what your goals are," says David Lewis, the lawyer for a 1993 World Trade Center bombing defendant. Still, defense lawyers say Sept. 11's impact may not be all bad. Robin Steinberg, director of Bronx Defenders, a New York public-defender office, says world terrorism may make jurors question if it makes sense to devote so much energy to petty crime. She worries that cops testifying against her clients may benefit from extra goodwill, but she says it could be worse...