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...Likud Party - has contributed to speculation of a dramatic turnabout on the part of the Israeli leader. But it might not be that dramatic. In explaining his "occupation" remark, Sharon referred specifically to Israeli control over Palestinian cities, which were reoccupied during last year's "Operation Defensive Shield." There was no indication he was using the term in the manner understood by the Palestinians and the international community to refer to the Israeli military and settler control of territories captured by Israel in 1967. Indeed, one of the references Sharon wanted struck from the roadmap document was its reference...
...Administration required 90. And while the National Rifle Association wasn't pleased with Bush's statements in support of the assault-weapons ban, no one expects the President to lobby for it. At the same time, Bush has promised to sign the NRA's top priority: legislation that would shield gunmakers and dealers from lawsuits...
...mandatory UHS fee will increase by 12 percent, from $1,020 to $1,142 per year, while the optional Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) insurance plan will see an even greater hike, rising from $750 to $1,196 per year...
Three weeks later, when U.S. forces rolled into downtown Baghdad, they headed straight for the Oil Ministry building and threw up a protective shield around it. While other government buildings, ranging from the Ministry of Religious Affairs to the National Museum of Antiquities, were looted and pillaged, while hospitals were stripped of medicine and basic equipment, Iraq's oil records were safe and secure, guarded by the U.S. military. General Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had an explanation: "I think it's, as much as anything else, a matter of priorities...
...fever ward at the medical clinic in Biange township in central China's largely rural Hebei province, and he's dangerously unprepared for an outbreak of the disease. A chronic funding shortage means his clinic lacks even enough surgical masks. Behind him, workers erect a flimsy Plexiglas shield across a hallway to create an isolation ward where one patient already lies feverish. Asked if his facility can cope with SARS, Dr. Li shakes his head. "All we have is our hands," he says. Even those go without basic protection against the virus that causes SARS. As the pathogen migrated from...