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...subject to unexpected developments," Alexander told me--so that Bush can pretty much ignore it at will. Still, there is a possibility that the amendment will succeed as an anodyne bipartisan plea for a change of strategy, which would be an oddly benign, if ineffectual development. "It's a sleeper amendment," Alexander said. "It's there for Senators who are tired of voting for futile partisan resolutions that fail...
...duration of a typical stint in a drug-treatment program. It turns out that this is just about how long it takes for the brain to reset itself and shake off the immediate influence of a drug. Researchers at Yale University have documented what they call the sleeper effect--a gradual re-engaging of proper decision making and analytical functions in the brain's prefrontal cortex--after an addict has abstained for at least 90 days...
...CNN’s Bill Schneider points out, healthcare “could be the sleeper issue of the coming campaign.” Yet, absurdly enough, Romney’s own party has questioned his conservative principles because he provides a plan for this problem. In the Republican debates, John Harris, editor in chief of politico.com, reveals that Romney’s plan has been “criticized by conservatives as something Hillary Clinton could have devised...
...outside of al-Marri's wife and kids in Peoria, Illinois, prefers the last option. A citizen of Qatar, al-Marri allegedly trained at an al-Qaeda camp in Afghanistan, palled around with Osama bin Laden and came to the U.S. on Sept. 10, 2001 as a "sleeper agent," a computer hacker bent on disrupting the American financial system. He was arrested at home three months later as a material witness in the investigation of the Sept. 11 attacks. Al-Marri denies any connection with al-Qaeda or terrorism, but constitutional issues aside, we might all rest easier...
...about JFK.) What worries him instead is an accidental confrontation, like a hothead in the IRGC firing a missile at one of our carriers in the Gulf. If that were to happen, a war could follow, and we'd find out soon enough if the Iranians really do have sleeper cells...