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...injured colleague. The first chance to turn the Selfish Generation into something more like the Greatest Generation was missed last fall when Bush urged us to return to normality--at the mall, the cineplex and Disneyland. With the unveiling of Freedom Corps, the President has a second chance to tap that well of compassion and finally get last year's "communities of character" initiative, sidelined by the war, up and running...
...spending an additional $230 million for 25,000 more volunteers. And Bush wants $10 million for teaching support programs, $50 million to expand Senior Corps (foster grandparents and companions) and $40 million over five years to double the Peace Corps (especially in Islamic countries). The Citizen Corps will tap the naturally nosy--doormen, truckers, postmen--to report anything that looks suspicious to a new terrorist hot line. Unfurling Freedom Corps allows the President to bring the war home, to dress the entire country in green fatigues to "fight evil with acts of goodness...
...agency of choice. Callers to Enron's corporate-travel department still reach a telephone extension at Alliance Worldwide. Enron managers strongly discouraged employees from going elsewhere, according to former Enron staff members. Says one: "You only did that once." A memo last June reminded Enron employees to use TAP because of its volume discounts. But in some cases, the agency quoted fares that were no better than published rates, and still charged Enron a $30-per-ticket fee, Enron insiders say. Sharon and Ken Lay declined to comment...
...Tap, Tap, Tap...
Extremist centers like Finsbury Park and radical groups like the British-based Al-Muhajiroun may provide the milieu, Ranstorp says, "but these talent spotters and handlers are the really worrisome parts of al-Qaeda. They can tap into new recruits and dispatch them as well. Unless we get them, we're not making any inroads." Though Britain has some new anti-terrorism laws, there is no sign yet of apprehending or even identifying them...