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...dangers of WMD proliferation for years. "This is our moment of maximum opportunity," says an adviser, "when the U.S. has woken up from its isolationist dream. It's better to take action now before they go back to sleep." Given Bush's image in Europe as a wild Texan, it's interesting that Downing St. thinks itself lucky to catch the wave of his ambition to subdue Saddam...
...Last week, George W. Bush was doing his best to bite that tongue. The phrase "axis of evil" has been all too effective in pressuring North Korea, Iran and Iraq, say White House officials, and now that Bush has rattled the cups, the plain-spoken Texan has to prove he isn't quietly moving bombers into place. So throughout his six day jaunt Bush never whispered the controversial "bloody term," as Colin Powell calls it, and he caused more stir with his diplomatic tones than his war cries. The apparent course change left nervous allies wondering whether Bush...
...man” this Valentine’s Day, believes the latter item confirms a popular stereotype. “It’s true what they say about chocolate dicks!” she says. Like frosting? Try the cream-filled “Tall Texan.” Everything’s bigger in Texas...
Warm weather teams have the biggest advantage of all. Harvard’s first opponent, Rice, on March 16, has been practicing in the Texan sun for most of the winter. Plus, Ivy League restrictions that prohibit play until the middle of March mean that the Owls will have some 20 games more of experience...
Karl Rove loves a three-cushion shot. As the President's chief political brain, the Texan, 51, delights in crafting a message or staging a presidential visit that doesn't just score a political point but also plays to several constituencies at once. So when it was reported in the New York Times that Rove might have steered an Enron contract to Ralph Reed, a G.O.P. kingmaker whose support Rove needed, the political elite in Washington, which includes some longtime enemies, thought that just might be his kind of pool...