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...horror of shell-shocked, bloodied civilians wandering the streets after a suicide bombing is a sight that Americans associate more with Jerusalem than with New York. But the attack on Sept. 11 brought the specter of terrorism to the centers of our nation’s greatest cities. This is a specter that Israel has been fighting for years, and the international coalition against terrorism that President George W. Bush is trying to assemble should include Israel as a partner...
...would sharply reduce consumer confidence. Before Tuesday, experts had questioned whether the economy was slow enough to be considered in recession. Since then, “slump” has gone out of fashion and “recession” has been used mentioned more openly, raising the specter of a self-fulfilling cycle of fear regarding our economic health...
...sense of cultural uniqueness lost in the global-pop blender? If they are grooving to Ricky in Kingston, is there anywhere to hide? The first moments of the 21st century have been haunted by the specter of globalization, of a star-spangled world in which a parade of powerful letters--the U.N., the WTO, the IMF--hammers the diversity of the planet into homogenized goop. But Aterciopelados insisted on recording its latest CD in its hometown of Bogota. And Max de Castro projects blown-up images of old Brazilian LPs at some of his concerts to remind audiences...
Many officials, including PAC-10 Commissioner Thomas Hansen, raised the specter of the decision to go ahead with NFL football games the weekend after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy ’40 on Nov. 22,1963. While the NFL was roundly criticized for carrying on with its schedule, the NCAA was praised for postponing its games in the aftermath of that national tragedy...
Tower Terror A murderous explosion in the heart of New York City raises the specter of terrorism in America and sets off a feverish hunt for the bomber March 8, 1993 Read the Cover Story >> Also: Who Could Have Done...