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...from the obscure firm that Greenberg took command of in 1967 and took public two years later with just $13 million of annual profit--a figure that swelled to $11 billion by last year. While building AIG in the 1970s and '80s, Greenberg often was the only foreigner in sight in politically combustible countries like Romania, Iran, Vietnam and other parts of the Far East, and would draw a curious crowd just crossing the street...
...report on Newsweek's botched item on mistreatment of the Koran at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay [May 30]: The media have let themselves be bamboozled by the Bush Administration once again. Officials concentrated on putting out stories about how Newsweek got it wrong, and we lost sight of the story of the desecration of the Koran. Our mainstream media outlets are much too quick with the mea culpas. How about a little tenacity when it comes to standing up to the White House? Shouldn't Bush's spotty National Guard record have been pursued instead...
...week, Arabic three days a week. Grades 2 to 12 break for prayer once a day. Beyond Scripture, a Muslim approach influences the traditional curriculum as well. When teacher Fuzia Jarad's English class read Romeo and Juliet, the girls wanted to know, "Is it love at first sight?" "Yes," the teacher answered. "As Muslims, we don't do that. The difference is lust versus love; appearance versus knowing. Islam protects you from mistakes." For assistant principal Abdallah, who is in charge of discipline, love is a big issue. "I've had students come...
...contrast, Ms. Cowman’s relationship with Mr. Schetter has been smooth sailing. When the two met on Valentine’s Day 2002, Ms. Cowman says it was “kind of a love at first sight thing.” Introduced to each other by Ms. Cowman’s roommate, Sarah M. Poage ’05, who went to high school with Mr. Schetter in San Diego, Calif., the two hit it off and kept in touch over the next year while Mr. Schetter was in boot camp in South Carolina. The following Valentine?...
...House, and so will the next. In October 2002, a friend of Lauren A. Jacks ’05 on the cheerleading squad introduced her to Keith D. Gamble ’03 at a party in his Kirkland suite. It wasn’t quite love at first sight. “He never wears anything but Birkenstocks,” says Ms. Jacks. “But on our first date I know he was really nervous because he was dressed...