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...Bush-Benedict meeting offered a cordial public face to relations between the Holy See and the U.S. But it often takes weeks and months to unpack what has happened in the closed-door talks. One possible topic of discussion is bound to stay secret: a papal trip...
...powerful nation. He is a mass of homegrown superstitions (he brings with him "a jar of gypsy tears" to prevent AIDS) and prejudices (against Jews, whom he has apparently never encountered). Checking into a Manhattan hotel, he is accompanied by the manager into the elevator, where he starts to unpack his suitcase, then demands "a smaller room." He runs through a crowded subway car vivaciously hugging wary strangers, and interviews feminists who seem annoyed by his insistence that women's brains are smaller than men's. Of his nude-wrestling encounter with his producer, we will not speak - only gape...
...idea in luggage is one that addresses the weight issue. Last month Ricardo Beverly Hills introduced an upright roller with a built-in scale. "Anyone who's been through that embarrassing moment at the check-in counter when you're over the weight limit and you have to unpack in front of everyone will appreciate this product," says Cobb. Just lift the model off the floor, and a small screen under the handle will tell you whether you have overpacked...
...flipped through it, smiling at the dated language. Days later, he read a USA Today article online about Swanson and his rules. A memory flashed. He swiveled his chair to a box he had yet to unpack and fished out the King manual. Looking at the article and the manual side by side, Durrenberger, 29, was "flabbergasted" to note that 16 of Swanson's 33 rules were in fact King's--rusty lingo and all. "Bill Swanson of Raytheon is a plagiarist!" Durrenberger blasted on his blog...
...then it is probably safe to suppose that the American law enforcement would have intervened—as it has done with many an Islamic charity since 9/11—before Harvard’s own scrutiny of the matter came to bear.But, nevertheless, let’s unpack the accusation. Does the government of Saudi Arabia preach “reactionary Islam” and thus tie itself to “terrorism”? Setting aside the fact that al-Qaida is working to overthrow the Saudi government, let’s focus only on the charge...