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...paradise, Hav had drowsed for centuries through Greek, Turkish, Russian and British occupations, wars of all colors and a League of Nations mandate before attaining a genial, pre-civil-war-Beirut balance among its many ethnic and political factions. Morris' word-portraits of Hav's labyrinthine Medina, its precious snow raspberries, its grueling annual "roof race" and the official trumpeter who woke the locals every morning with a tune dating from the First Crusade made the place indelible in the annals of travel. "Hav had seemed to me a little compendium of the world's experience, historically, aesthetically, even perhaps...
...consideration was Detroit's harsh winters. Although elephants can tolerate cold weather, standing on snow and ice increases the risk of slipping and falling. The only alternative was to have the animals spend most of the winter months indoors, where hard concrete led to foot problems and boredom. Many zoos, like the one in San Diego, have phased out certain species, like the moose, that do better in other climates. "Bringing cold-weather animals into the warm Southern California climate is a bad business decision and a waste of precious resources," says Larry Killmar, the zoo's deputy director...
President George W. Bush expressed "serious concern" about the deaths and directed that the remains be "treated humanely and with cultural sensitivity" in accordance with Muslim traditions, Press Secretary Tony Snow said. "He wants to make sure that this thing is done right from all points of view...
...Later, Snow used a televised briefing to walk a cautious line of taking credit while preparing the public for future trials. "We saw scenes of celebration in Iraq. Does this mean that happy days are here again? Of course not," he said. But Snow suggested that Zarqawi's death was "a blow to the morale of the other side" and might send a helpful message within Iraq. "We have been crushing the opposition," he said, "but what happens is, the opposition's been controlling the airwaves with scattered, fragmentary acts of violence. In this...
...Monday and Tuesday, Bush will meet at Camp David with national security officials, Cabinet members and outside experts - with Iraqis beamed in by teleconference - to discuss ways for U.S. officials to work with the counterparts in the new Iraqi government. Snow emphasized the discussions will be broader than just the military, including economic development, and Bush described the agenda as "how to best deploy America's resources in Iraq and achieve our shared goal of an Iraq that can govern itself, defend itself and sustain itself." Since last July 4, Bush has been saying that "as the Iraqis stand...