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...destroying the regime that has hosted Osama Bin Laden. Britain's Guardian newspaper on Friday reported that the U.S. is canvassing European NATO allies on ways in which the international community could contribute to the administration of an Afghanistan liberated from the Taliban. While the U.S. is unlikely to tempt the miserable fate that traditionally befalls invaders of Afghanistan, it has other means of influencing the fate of the Taliban, from pinpoint military strikes at its power centers to cutting it off from its only sources of foreign support - Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, both of which have signed up with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush Claims the Mantle of World Leader | 9/21/2001 | See Source »

...date Jack Welch's great-great-granddaughter b) tempt both Will and Grace c) play host on the show Later d) make network exec Scott Sassa the second oiliest guy in the office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Aug. 27, 2001 | 8/27/2001 | See Source »

...invited you to tour their home. You peruse heritage inspired jewelry, clothing, handbags, furnishings, dining ware, cosmetics, and perfumes. Your hostess offers you a massage or make-up lesson. Or you sip herbal tea or coffee and cake in the Kafe. These lifestyle boutiques showcased in a Harlem brownstone tempt a plucky shopper to spend all afternoon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Shopping Bag: A Harlem Stroll | 8/2/2001 | See Source »

First up were three first-graders. Unfortunately, their favorite game is Pokemon, and there won't be an Advance version until sometime next year. Duh. I did, however, manage to tempt them with Activision's Pinobee, in which kids play a flight-challenged bumblebee that frolics through a pretty forest collecting flowers, meeting fairies and dodging funny-looking bad guys. "I'm good at this!" yelled Lucas. The seven-year-olds were less impressed with Nintendo's racer, F-Zero. "This game is impossible," said Jonathan in disgust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Kids Want | 5/28/2001 | See Source »

...concerns over preventing Iraq acquiring weapons of mass destruction. Given that both countries have a measure of self-interest in reviving commercial ties with Iraq - both are substantial Iraqi creditors - Washington is hoping that proposals to allow Baghdad to pay off some of its debt with oil revenues will tempt Moscow and Paris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the U.S. Is Shaping Up to Ease Iraq Sanctions | 5/16/2001 | See Source »

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