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...cover. Both measures showed their sharpest gains in more than a decade in September. And the Fed is sending out strong signals that it is concerned. Richard Fisher, the president of Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, has warned that inflation is near the "upper end" of the Fed's target range. William Poole, president of the St. Louis Fed, has said he had no doubt that the Fed "would respond to surprises in core inflation that seemed likely to be persistent...
...bears a personal responsibility for his son's bizarre ambitions. For the past 13 months, al-Tamimi has played a crucial, and murderous, role in the Iraqi insurgency: he is one of a small number of operatives who provide would-be suicide bombers with everything from safe houses to target information and explosives. Al-Tamimi says he also acts as a guardian, religious guide and all-around father figure in the final days of a bomber's life. "Once a volunteer is placed in my care," he says, "I am responsible for everything in his life until the time comes...
...arranges for the explosives; he knows how to get his hands on explosive belts or bomb-laden cars. Belts are more complicated, he says, since they may need to be custom-made to a bomber's size. All the time, al-Tamimi fine-tunes the plan, scoping out the target over and over, to prepare for any eventualities. He will check and recheck his information and adjust the plan to any changes--in convoy routes and timing, for instance. He may even do a dry run of the operation himself to be absolutely certain...
When the plan is set, al-Tamimi says, he takes the bomber-to-be to the target area some days ahead of the operation, to help him become familiar with the surroundings. He will show the bomber side streets and alternative routes to the destination and sometimes will drive a pilot car well ahead of the bomber to check for any last-minute changes in the target area. Sometimes al-Tamimi will videotape the climax of the operation on behalf of the bomber's sponsors. He enjoys documenting these final moments in the lives of the bombers, he says, "because...
...raise. It was a good day. Since Harvard started paying its workers a living wage five years ago, living wage campaigns have been sprouting up all over the country. In 2004, living wage initiatives were on the ballot in two states, Florida and Nevada. In 2006, activists expect to target an additional four states. At the same time, unions and community groups around the country have persuaded cities to pay more to their employees. As I write, activists in our own Cambridge are working on a minimum wage increase. (Technically, a “living wage” law only...