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...Sadr, whose power base lies among the poorest Shi'ite communities, especially in Sadr City. Descended from a line of venerated ayatullahs, two of whom were executed by Saddam's regime, al-Sadr has the one thing the Hakim brothers lacked: street cred. He speaks in the rough argot of the slums, and his sermons, usually given after Friday prayers, are delivered in a take-no-prisoners style that appeals to young Shi'ites...
...rankled by his decision to enter the draft without official permission--has refused to let him test his mettle in America. So instead NBA scouts and agents are focusing on the crop of younger players, ranging from Tang Zhengdong, 19, a bruising 7-footer with an uncharacteristic taste for rough play, to prodigy Chen Jianghua, 14, a 6-ft. 1-in. ball handler whose gravity-defying 360º dunks look like something out of a Jet Li movie...
...flaming leftist some say he is. We support him because he did not cynically back President Bush's Iraq-war gambit. Dean speaks out for what he believes; he's willing to tackle difficult problems and try innovative approaches to solving them. He's not perfect, he has his rough edges, and we supporters may not agree with him on some issues. But we believe wholeheartedly that he is the right man to lead this country. TERRY LAKE Hayward, Calif...
...build a city is, of course, what every architect dreams of. Adjaye is getting there, one building at a time. Earlier this year the borough of Tower Hamlet in London's rough-edged East End broke ground on his largest project to date, a library so up to the minute--with its cafes and retail space, escalator atrium and digital displays across the exterior walls--that the lackluster term library has been put aside. The official name for this place is the Idea Store. Directed to create a library that would be as user friendly as a shopping mall, Adjaye...
Evidente knows how to handle women. Although one regular client from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., here for the sale says he treats her "like a princess, even though I'm just one of the little people," he also knows how to be rough. He bags a sale by the second pair of shoes he brings out, not just because he figures out what looks good on women but because he convinces them of it. In his quiet way, he is forceful, like Clint Eastwood. Plus he has the added appeal of often being down on one knee. "You almost have...