Word: stress
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...resembled al-Qaeda. "These new terror groups are built the way the Internet is built," says an officer who took part in the exercise. "Every time you destroyed one chunk, the rest stepped in to fill the gap." Initially, air strikes against Afghan targets are likely; but Pentagon sources stress that a massive carpet-bombing exercise isn't in the cards. "There isn't that much to hit in Afghanistan," says an Air Force planner, "and we want every bomb to count." A huge bombing campaign, says another officer, "would be more for show than effect." Instead, planners hope that...
...here with other students to stress the importance of peaceful justice," says Herdlick, 23, "through due process of law, through international courts rather than war." A native of St. Louis, Mo., and a Wesleyan graduate, Herdlick has protested before. "Last year we had a week against the Taliban and in support of Afghan women," she says. Her parents are Republicans, and they have agreed to differ with their daughter. "My mom said she can understand why people want to blow up a lot of people," Herdlick says, "but I think the best way to honor the lives that have been...
...They momentarily straightened their shoulders, slumped from two weeks of stress and sorrow, for the Administrator's talk. "I just came to thank you," said Garvey, who is known for being meticulously prepared for official appearances. She is the public face of the FAA. Today was no different - despite 20 hour days, Garvey was sharply dressed in a pinstripe suit and her makeup in order, and she had already been smoothly meeting and greeting people in Dulles Airport for two hours. Then, she stumbled. "You are heroes in our minds," she gamely tried continuing, looking directly at a small group...
...year ago, when Netanyahu was cleared of corruption allegations and he moved to challenge Sharon for the Likud leadership, that pressure sent Sharon onto the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, in a bid to garner support from the right which was then seized on as the nominal - and I stress nominal, because it was not the real reason - for the current intifada...
...employees in dealing with the stress of counseling large numbers of students on sensitive topics, representatives from United Ministries and Hillel ran three non-denominational services in Holyoke Center, giving employees a forum to discuss their own feelings...