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...indeed subvert Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, who was once Arafat's first lieutenant. "He felt that Abu Mazen was going to take his crown," says a senior Arafat aide. Arafat exploited Palestinian anger at Israeli military operations in the occupied territories to cast Abbas as a tool of Israel. For Abbas, the final straw came in early September when Fatah militants confronted him as he entered the offices of the Palestinian Legislative Council and accused him of treason. A shaken Abbas resigned the next day. An aide says he plans to go abroad as soon...
Blackburn didn’t have the answer, but he pointed to a new website put together by the USDA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which provides an online tool to evaluate one’s daily diet. The Interactive Healthy Eating Index allows users to list foods they’ve eaten—from alfalfa to zwiebek toast—and then enter in an approximate serving size. The website crunches the numbers to compare the users’ food intake to the USDA’s recommended guidelines (see related article, right...
Perry cited the international Non-Proliferation Treaty as another important tool. The U.S. should work to close loopholes, he said, which currently allow North Korea and Iran to manufacture weapons in civilian nuclear plants...
...funny feeling to tool around town in a $20,000 family car and get noticed as though you were driving a Ferrari. But that's exactly what happened when I took the futuristic-looking 2004 Toyota Prius for a spin around New York City. The new, improved hybrid car goes on sale in mid-October, but it's already getting plenty of buzz...
...part of his $15 billion AIDS initiative, Bush recognized the importance of low-cost AIDS drugs as a tool for fighting the global pandemic. Cheaper generic versions of brand name drugs make it possible to reduce the cost of treating AIDS patients from $12,000 per year to $300 per year. As Bush acknowledged, “seldom has history offered a greater opportunity to do so much for so many...