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...British may be reluctant to storm the plane with so many women and children on board," says TIME correspondent William Dowell. "They're more likely to simply use boredom as a weapon, waiting out the crisis and letting the hijackers tire and then later offering them a way out." Judging by their demand, the hijackers appear to be affiliated with the anti-Taliban opposition, which comprises diverse ethnic minorities and forces loyal to the previous government overthrown by the Taliban in 1996. They would, no doubt, have been inspired by the recent success of the Kashmiri separatists who managed through...
...road. Fame and fortune come her way, either through struggle or windfall. So do men, who often treat her shabbily. There might be a season of drugs or insanity, or both. Still, musical success has arrived. It's a well-worn tale, but we never tire of hearing about these divas of our day. And the publishing industry is ever eager to oblige. Here are some new tomes about our finest songstresses...
DEADBEAT CLAMPDOWN This month some Virginia parents are receiving pink or blue booties, courtesy of the state. The boots, though, are the kind that clamp onto a tire and will be used to immobilize the cars of egregiously deadbeat dads or moms. A window sticker accompanies each boot: "This vehicle has been seized by the sheriff for unpaid child support." The pioneering state shame-on-you plan is an expansion of a Fairfax County program that has netted $347,000 from 70 parents in two years...
...need to get the puck in deep and tire them out by cycling," Moore said...
Evidence links Carruth to the other suspects. Abraham's attorney, James Gronquist, says Carruth and Kennedy struck up an acquaintance at a tire shop after noticing they had the same rims on their tires. And according to Kennedy's attorney, Carruth was hanging out with both suspects on the evening...