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...determined to insult them. He not only invited their French counterparts, though the two countries were at war, but also escorted Dolley Madison, rather than Mrs. Merry, to the dinner table. The ambassador's personal secretary claimed that the affront caused the War of 1812. Though that's a stretch, "the Merry Affair" certainly contributed to the continued bad blood between the young U.S. and the former mother country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dinner-Party Diplomacy | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

...politically successful - tone that right-wing radio talk-show hosts like Rush Limbaugh pioneered." Has Klein ever really listened to Rush? He is far from rude and insulting to callers with a divergent view. He may be a blowhard, but that is not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination. If Klein had used Michael Savage or Mark Levin as his example, I would have seen a much better connection. Mike Nelson, MOUTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tending His Flock | 7/3/2007 | See Source »

...sentenced to 40 years in jail for plotting attacks on the U.K. A 39-page list of possible targets and methods that Barot prepared for his al-Qaeda contacts included a plot he dubbed the Gas Limos Project. This proposed using propane gas cylinders and fuel to turn stretch limos into mobile bombs that could then be left in parking lots underneath key buildings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Suspects Emerge in the Terror Hunt | 7/2/2007 | See Source »

...sentenced to 40 years in jail for plotting attacks on the U.K. A 39-page list of possible targets and methods that Barot prepared for his al-Qaeda contacts included a plot he dubbed the Gas Limos Project. This proposed using propane gas cylinders and fuel to turn stretch limos into mobile bombs that could then be left in parking lots underneath key buildings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Secure is Britain? | 7/1/2007 | See Source »

...sentenced to 40 years in jail for plotting attacks on the U.K. A 39-page list of possible targets and methods that Barot prepared for his al-Qaeda contacts included a plot he dubbed the Gas Limos Project. This proposed using propane gas cylinders and fuel to turn stretch limos into mobile bombs that could then be left in parking lots underneath key buildings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain's Burst of Terror | 6/30/2007 | See Source »

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