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...debate endlessly whether the violence committed by one kind of terrorist is morally less objectionable than that by another (to say nothing of violence committed by men in uniform - the Japanese soldiers who killed for fun on the Bataan death march, the Allied commanders who firebombed Dresden). What is indisputable is that the two types of terrorism lead to very different outcomes. Because the first form exists in a political framework, it is always possible - given time, patience and compromise - to absorb it into a conventional political dialogue. This is precisely what happened in both Ireland and South Africa. With...
Reichert, who was elected sheriff in 1997, looks like a cop from a Hollywood movie, circa 1950, only he's not crusty. Tall and square-jawed, he wears his uniform without wrinkles, pops breath fresheners before going into meetings and ends his e-mails with electronic smiles. Despite his easygoing manner, he knows how rough it is on the streets. In 1974, when he was a 24-year-old rookie, a man holed himself up in a house and threatened to kill his wife. Reichert went in through a window alone and got the woman out, but was surprised...
...only curriculum and teacher appointments but also scheduling for the school conference rooms. The church settled before the case went to trial. "This is akin to a private getting caught and the general saying, 'He doesn't work for me,'" says Weil. "They're all wearing the same uniform...
...vintage jeans--with that lineage back to the miners--have a huge appeal." While jeans always suggest ordinariness and comfort, they're now also a style vehicle. At a time when it seems superficial to be thinking about clothes, jeans allow individuality without ostentation. They're a uniform, without being uniform. --With reporting by Andrea Sachs
...Rotarians then solemnly affixed silk tulips to the chain-link fence that has become a thriving impromptu memorial. Well-wishers have left everything from origami cranes to a United Airlines uniform. The offerings are fiercely protected by Shanksville's residents, who eight months after the crash are still finding shreds of airplane in their backyards. "We see this as our calling, to make sure this final resting place is well kept," says Kim Friedline, who has cut back her hours at the county courthouse to stand sentry at the site several days a week. "The families can't be here...