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...with my money now? Business schools are adding courses on Enron to their fall lineup; a new book, How Companies Lie, promises to help investors see through the smoke and break the mirrors of corporate accounting. People say they have stopped investing and play poker instead; it's a safer bet. The Wall Street Journal profiles the barber who has given up on cnbc and now takes longer walks with his wife because he knows he has to stay in shape--he'll be working more years than he had thought. Fully one-third of Americans between...
That led to a second wave of leaks from various factions proposing cheaper, safer alternatives: Air Force and Special Operations teams wanted an Afghanistan-style operation, with commandos and bombers coordinating (in theory, anyway) with Iraqi opposition groups. That approach had backing from key officials, notably Wayne Downing, a retired Army general in charge of coordinating the war on terrorism. The Central Command chief, Army General Tommy Franks, rejected it because he believes the opposition isn't up to the job. "There are 24 divisions of the Iraqi army," an Army officer told Time. "There's a limit...
...have increasingly sprung up, making for a more “pleasant” scenery and “improving” the area near downtown while “beautifying” the city as a whole. The area’s economy is improving; it is a safer place to hang out after school gets out, and some people have moved in as an alternative to the suburbs. There is a sense of “progress” for an area that was once a blighted eyesore. Seemingly overnight, the slummy shacks and projects disappeared...
...began bombing al-Qaeda positions in the area. Reports about his presence in Tora Bora during the U.S. campaign there have never been confirmed, and the Pakistanis believe al-Qaeda may have deliberately created the impression that bin Laden was present in order to camouflage his move to a safer location. ISI members believe bin Laden, in fact, moved from Tora Bora to Nazian, another remote town in the lap of the White Mountains near the Pakistan border, before disappearing altogether...
...with my money now? Business schools are adding courses on Enron to their fall lineup; a new book, How Companies Lie, promises to help investors see through the smoke and break the mirrors of corporate accounting. People say they have stopped investing and play poker instead; it's a safer bet. The Wall Street Journal profiles the barber who has given up on CNBC and now takes longer walks with his wife because he knows he has to stay in shape-he'll be working more years than he had thought. Fully one-third of Americans between...