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...Bush assassination fable in the Condon spirit would have Dubya in 2007 privately ready to back out of Iraq, only to be stopped by a gunman hired by Bush's old strings-puller, and the new president, Dick Cheney. But a peacenik or Islamist or disgruntled office-seeker pulling the trigger? Not if he considers the consequences. Those around Richard Nixon used to joke that no one would shoot him, because then Spiro Agnew would become President. Similarly, anyone who harbored murderous impulses toward Bush might think for a minute and, to put in in Maureen Dowd terms...
...president for designer fragrances. "But it will be a major investment for us, so we validated our intuition with research." What appealed to L'Oréal in the findings was Diesel's international positioning. Consumers perceive European styling with what she called a "think-positive, go-for-it" American spirit; young consumers perceive that "jeans are forever" and identify Diesel as sexy, creative, good quality...
Azria, 57, has achieved his vision of merging mass appeal and fashion credibility by coupling the sophisticated detail of European tailoring with the casual, unfussy spirit of American sportswear. His primary line, BCBG Max Azria, consists of dresses, denim, outerwear, swimwear, footwear, handbags, sunwear, eyewear, belts, small leather goods and watches as well as men's shirts, tailored clothing and ties. Much of this product expansion is due to a series of licensing contracts Azria began in earnest around 2002. Last year he hired veteran stylist Lori Goldstein to focus BCBG Max Azria, which will have its first runway show...
Since becoming Afghan leader nearly five years ago, Karzai has been the face, voice and guiding spirit of the new Afghanistan, an urbane antidote to the depraved rule of the Taliban. In 2004, bolstered by billions of dollars in Western aid and the firepower of 18,000 U.S. troops, Karzai won Afghanistan's first presidential election in a half-century. Since then, nothing has gone right. Taliban guerrillas have overrun swaths of territory in the south, sparking a battle for control with NATO forces that has left 55 Western troops dead in five weeks. Squabbles between Western military commanders...
...That is the spirit of unity, courage and compassion that defines the American people. Let us always observe Sept. 11 as a day to remember the innocent victims, to recall the tragically shortened lives that enriched so many and to pay homage to the heroes who responded...