Word: snaked
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...French history had both General Charles de Gaulle and his nation at her feet; even Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was smitten. A later, solo trip to India and Pakistan set the stage for Jackie's best performances yet, when she played first the "little girl," terrified of a snake, with Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, then the bold horsewoman with Pakistan's leader, Ayub Khan, leaving both men charmed. Back in the U.S., her elegant parties, renovation of the White House and patronage of the arts all helped "lend prestige to her husband's presidency." Once Kennedy regained his footing...
...Such success, of course, begs a question: Are feats of courage, like trips to the crematorium, necessary to nurture champions? Kim still shivers at the memory of a 1994 episode when she and her teammates had to pick up live snakes and bite their bodies (gently). Kim was so frightened that her trainer had to hold the snake while she did the biting. A colleague, initially thinking the snake was rubber, slung it around her neck. She was about to kiss it when it flicked out its tongue. Says Kim: "She completely freaked out." So have some of Korea...
...Beijing championships, the women finished, as usual, in the gold. But so did the men who replaced the suspended archers and hadn't attended the grueling camp. Could that mean snake handling is overrated? No way, says Jung, the women's team coach: "That's like saying you don't need to practice driving because you managed to somehow get a license without studying." Note to next year's team: see you at the crematorium...
...even if the special forces get to him, what then? This isn't a case, in the sort of language loved by military folks, in which you just cut off the head of the snake and let the body wither. "Terrorism is not bin Laden," says a senior U.S. intelligence official. "He's got lieutenants waiting to succeed him." The cellular, secretive structure of al-Qaeda--small groups of operatives acting almost independently--militates against a quick, decisive strike. Says Ranstorp: "Al-Qaeda is truly a multinational enterprise; they have made it into a decentralized organization that understands the power...
...that makes him kind of like Mandela and Havel! THE CONCORDE Supersonic planes get O.K. for return to service. Never mind what the global economic meltdown has done to CEOs' travel budgets Losers BRITNEY SPEARS Slammed by animal-rights activists for plans to bring cheetahs onstage, she totes a snake instead. Like, who knew reptiles were animals? KEIKO THE WHALE Free Willy star's keepers give up on trying to free him to the ocean. Now they want him to gain 10 kg for a role in Bridget Jones's Diary 2 VICTORIA BECKHAM The singer formally known as Posh...