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...into an independent democracy after centuries of foreign occupation and a bloody civil war. He pursued his duties in Iraq with a savvy that won him friends throughout the country's competing political factions. A devastated Annan noted, "I can think of no one we could less afford to spare." --By Unmesh Kher...
...Daryl K store. "Wild, crazy Karen used to come in all the time," says Joy, 29, a willowy brunet wearing heels that have been spray-painted green. Joy, who is now a part-time sales associate at another New York store, Martin, had been making T shirts in her spare time, but the outfit that clinched the Yeah Yeah Yeahs deal was the "car-crash dress...
...Cambodia; in the suicide bombing that struck U.N. headquarters, killing 23 and injuring 100; in Baghdad. After a 34-year diplomatic career, the Brazilian diplomat was seen as a possible candidate for the U.N.'s top job. "I can think of no one we could less afford to spare," eulogized U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. De Mello survived the initial blast and was heard calling from the building's debris, but died before rescuers were able to reach...
Thanks for your story. It will help the parents of dyslexics spare their children the shame that often accompanies the disorder. I was always told that I wasn't trying hard enough, that I wasn't college material. At 37, I learned that I was dyslexic, and for the first time in my life, I understood why school had always been so difficult for me. After many years of hard work, I earned my bachelor of science degree at age 45. DIANE THURMAN-GEORGE Rocklin, Calif...
...Most people, when they’re first introduced to it, are astonished by her style,” says SSP Assistant Dean Keith Moon, who has worked with Hewitt for a total of eight summers. “She is blunt, and she is spare with her language. She says what she thinks needs to be said, and I think that is sometimes jarring for folks around...