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...found a string of ... fundamental failures throughout all levels of command, from the soldiers on the ground to the Central Command and to the Pentagon." TILLIE FOWLER, member of the U.S. government panel investigating the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers...
...teens, it has become a staple of the biggest look for the back-to-school season: preppy. For the past three years, teenagers across the country have tested the limits of propriety--and school dress codes--with girls in ultra-low-rise jeans (often paired with a peekaboo G-string) and itty-bitty graphic Ts. Boys have opted for baggy denim, athletic jerseys and hooded sweatshirts. But the de facto uniform is finally changing. Teens describe their new look as "simple" or "clean" rather than preppy. Whatever name you give the trend, students are incorporating tweeds, tartans and button-downs...
...Walsh, along with partner Misty May of Long Beach, Cal., were the top ranked team in the world coming into Athens, thanks to a string of 15 consecutive victories last year. The pair made history on Tuesday by becoming the first U.S. team to win an Olympic gold medal in beach volleyball. They would have been the first to win any medal for the U.S. in the sport but were beaten to that honor by about an hour by teammates Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs, who won bronze in a tough three-set match against Australians Natalie Cook and Nicole...
Musharraf told TIME that the discovery of the March meeting has exposed the "second string" leadership of al-Qaeda. Summiteer Mohammed Babar, 29, was arrested in Queens in April, shortly after returning from Pakistan. He has been charged with trying to buy materials to make bombs for use in attacks in Britain. Al-Hindi, who is in his mid-30s, is also in custody, in England, having been picked up two weeks ago. U.S. officials say he was in email contact with Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan, 29, the Pakistani techie whose computer contained much of the material about staging attacks...
...aide to President George W. Bush came close last week to boasting that authorities had busted up more than just a plot. "I believe that the string of arrests represents a strategic success against al-Qaeda as opposed to the wrapping up tactically of a single cell," said a senior White House official. But others found that view premature. "We know we've disrupted a plot, but we don't know that we've derailed it," said a senior counterterrorism hand. "And we certainly don't know that it's the only plot." --With reporting by Massimo Calabresi/Washington