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...less than ideal, but it's not as if the U.S. has a wide array of choices. The hoped-for divisions from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have not materialized, and South Korea hasn't yet committed. There's less hope now that a new UN Security Council resolution will scare up more troops from reluctant allies. Still, Washington has submitted a third draft resolution in the hope of finding Security Council consensus. The new version accommodates some European concerns by requiring the IGC to establish a timetable for elections and a return to self-rule, although it doesn't address...
When the Rolling Stones crank up their guitars at the HMS Tamar exhibition ground in November, they'll be blasting out a message that Hong Kong wants the whole world to hear: the territory has shaken off the SARS scare and is once again open for business?and pleasure. After a nightmarish spring and summer when it was ground zero for severe acute respiratory syndrome, Hong Kong is quickly reclaiming its position as one of Asia's biggest tourist draws...
...listen to Lamont’s tunes, such as the fast moving recent single “Hotwire,” prove Knipfing and bandmates Jesse Sherman and Todd Bowman would shun the library’s quiet time rules. “I think we’d scare the shit out of your students,” Knipfing admits with the candor of a true rock star...
It’s easy to want to believe Patrick’s smile. Right now, he looks content and serene. Here at school, he is in a stable place, with stable adults who won’t hurt him, send him away, or scare him and his brother into hiding. When he is here, Patrick is with an entire network of professionals doing everything in their power to give him a positive day, a positive year, a chance at a positive life. When he is here, he is happy...
...holding a revolver that his classmate, Michael Lee Farley, 16, had handed him as they rode home on Farley's red motorbike, its small Confederate flag whipping in the wind. As they passed Virgil and his brother James, 16, Farley told Sims to fire the gun and "scare 'em." Sims closed his eyes and pulled the trigger. Two bullets hit Virgil in the chest and cheek, hurling him into a ditch as the motorbike sped on. "I've been shot," Virgil said. "No you ain't," James said in disbelief. "Just stop tremblin...