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Still, many of the obstacles to ousting Saddam remain. Some Bush advisers believe a force of just hundreds of U.S. troops bolstering local insurgents could spark a nationwide drive to topple Saddam. But many uniformed officers say it would take between 200,000 and 500,000 troops to assure his downfall. And getting that many soldiers into Iraq would not be easy. Neither Saudi Arabia nor Turkey, likely key launching points for an attack, is eager to help...
...Internally, Bush's economic, foreign and trade policy advisers are warning the President that a high tariff could spark a nasty trade spat with U.S. allies. But most of his domestic and political advisers are telling him protecting U.S. steel is the right thing to do. Bush may try to split the difference with a modest tariff, but both the union and the manufacturers insist that a half-measure won't suffice. One sign that Bush takes the issue seriously: He added it to Vice President Dick Cheney's portfolio. The steelworkers will hold a rally this week in Washington...
Against Sweden, Botterill turned what had been a close game in the first period into an 11-0 Canada blowout. She scored two of the first three Canadian goals to spark the romp...
...only real recourse now is to play spoiler when the team visits first-place Yale in two weeks. Asked how he’ll motivate the team the rest of the way, Sullivan talked about wanting to win 16 games. Whether that goal will be enough to spark a team that couldn’t get inspired enough to beat Cornell with its season on the line, remains to be seen...
...epiphanic spark of thought—and moreover a culmination of past to forge present concept. But art isn’t concept. Art expresses concept. The mind is images. Art is the physical expression of those images, portraying concept—in physical image-based form—or words...