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...refugee camps - Gaza City is one of the world's most densely populated cities. Even though Israeli military strategists believe Israel reestablished its deterrent capacity during "Defensive Shield" by breaking the previous taboo on sending troops into Palestinian cities and refugee camps, doing the same in Gaza raises the specter of civilian casualties - and also Israeli losses - far in excess of those seen in Jenin...
...Administration has upheld the vast majority of restrictions on public lands; earlier this month it did not kill a Clinton-era regulation governing the use of personal watercraft, like Jet Skis, in national parks, although to the consternation of some environmentalists it will review the issue, raising the specter of the craft's returning to the parks. But in general, the Interior Department has been much more inclined to allow the use of public lands by corporations and sportsmen. The Administration plans to allow off-road vehicles back on 50,000 acres of the Imperial Sand Dunes, near San Diego...
...This interest expressed itself with a forthright innocence that to our post-Freudian sensibilities seems to have pretty clear sexual overtones. There is no evidence that Baden-Powell ever acted on this aspect of his enthusiasm for youth, and scouting enthusiasts both deny and resent the implication. But the specter of what was on Baden-Powell's mind might well make modern American parents reluctant to send their sons off for a wholesome weekend in the woods with scoutmaster Bob. And it would probably doom efforts by someone similarly inclined to start an organization like the Boy Scouts today. Would...
...WANKENOBI In Episode II, the Jedi knight schools Anakin in the ways of the Force. In IV, his protégé kills him; in V and VI, he returns as a specter to guide Luke...
...white-collar employees is only about 50% compared with 75% for blue-collar workers. IG Metall is trying to expand its ranks by branching out into service industries, "but I can't say we've been very successful," Mehrens concedes. Even if there is relative labor peace, the specter of lost jobs is the biggest concern in the German economy. A strike should make workers even more nervous about their future. And Gerhard Schröder nervous about...