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...Your cover story gave an apocalyptic view of Iraq and perhaps a plausible excuse for Bush's antagonists to smirk. But Iraq will come out of this quagmire just as the U.S. did after its Civil War. Iraq needs only to look within itself to solve its problems, like any other nation. What Iraq is going through often happens to people who are given a chance for self-awareness, self-discovery and self-expression?a chance to exhale?after having been oppressed, shackled, silenced and placed in the dark. The unfortunate thing is that terrorists and enemies of the free...
...budget deficit, compounded by war, inflation and soaring oil prices, would make a nasty dent in George W. Bush's image in his own country. Kangayam R. Narasimhan Madras, India Your cover story gave an apocalyptic view of Iraq and perhaps a plausible excuse for Bush's antagonists to smirk. But Iraq will come out of this quagmire just as the U.S. did after its civil war. Iraq needs only to look within itself to solve its problems, like any other nation. What Iraq is going through often happens to people who are given a chance for self-awareness, self...
There?s no quicker way to get a smirk in Washington than to leave a $161,000-a-year White House job, without having something new, and say you're doing it to spend more time with your family. That's what Claude A. Allen, President Bush?s domestic policy adviser, told his bosses before he resigned in February. And that's what the White House told the press when his departure was announced three days after Bush had released his new budget and Allen, one of the administration?s most senior African Americans, had told reporters, "The safety...
...Fastow sat calmly on the front corner of his seat. He filled his cheeks with air and blew them out. He mashed his lips together between questions. His face often fell into a smirk. If there was a question he didn?t want to answer, he poured himself a glass of water first. But by the end of the second day of cross-examination, he looked worn out. The more tired he got, the more polite he became. His brow was furrowed and he said that he was a little confused. His answers were shorter, and he said "sir" without...
...publisher Kenyon S. Weaver ’03. October 30, 2003 FM printed a jack-o-lantern stencil of Summers’ face so students could make their own festive Jack-O-Larrys. With a pin of the pattern to the pumpkin, viola! Summers’ smirk glowed eerily throughout the night. December 4, 2003 FM got the scoop on Summers’ “low-carb, high-tennis” diet. Summers’ suddenly lean look shocked students, and FM was determined to get to the bottom of the sudden weight loss. The presidential secret was Atkins...