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What isn't clear, though, is whether the various foreign fighters who have managed to slip into Iraq are a coordinated force, or even how big the threat really is. Before the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, Iraqi officials claimed that as many as 6,000 foreign volunteers had entered Iraq to resist the U.S. invasion, but allied forces encountered only a fraction of that number on the road to Baghdad. An Iraqi intelligence source working with the CIA says the number of foreign militants active inside Iraq is in "the low hundreds," most of them drawn from Saudi...
...When the Clarks bought their four-bedroom house in Battle Creek six years ago, they put 20% down to get the best interest rate. They have no credit-card debt, economize every way they can--yet can't escape the feeling that they are just a pink slip away from financial disaster. "If Tom lost his job, we'd be hurting fast," says Mary. "I guess it would mean moving in with the folks...
AIRPORTS Expect more big changes at the nation's air terminals--probably at the security checkpoints. The screening devices that currently check your bag and the beeping gateways you walk through are best at finding suspicious metal objects only. Soft explosives, such as plastique, can slip right through. In an age of suicide bombers, that's a fatal shortcoming. But as early as this November, L-3 Communications, a New York City manufacturer of screening devices, expects to demonstrate a machine that uses "millimeter microwave" technology, similar to what the military already uses to "see through" walls, to examine passengers...
...Forty-seven of the nation's 50 governors are staring at budget shortfalls this fiscal year totaling $80 billion, forcing them to slash popular programs or raise taxes. None so far is threatened with being ousted by a recall like the one Davis faces. But for many a pink slip might be a blessing in disguise. Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who's been in the pressure cooker seven years, likes to give this advice to new governors, only half jokingly: "demand a recount and hope you've lost." Four states where the post is losing its luster...
...former dancer from Philadelphia sketched some ideas for a clothing line based on the way she liked to dress. Three years later, Fetish--Eve's broad-ranging line of denim jumpsuits, corduroy skirts and slinky slip dresses that look like basketball jerseys--has been snapped up by stores like Bloomingdale's, Macy's and Rich's and is scheduled to hit shelves in time for fall. Sales for the first year are projected at $50 million...