Word: vaines
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...Gaza attack is an unmitigated catastrophe for the Palestinian Authority, which has been trying - mostly in vain - to persuade the U.S. to put pressure on the Sharon government over settlements, the separation fence, and the conditions of occupation, while fudging its own obligations under President Bush's "roadmap" to close down Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade. The PA has vowed to investigate the attack with the help of the FBI. Such a probe could prove uncomfortable, given the fact that the attackers appear to have been aware of the schedule of the American convoy...
...Krauthammer's essay was neatly designed to turn all criticism of Bush into symptoms of liberal jealousy, envy and spite. Bush's Promethean overreaching, his imperial scorn for trade agreements and the U.N., his warmongering?all were presented as signs of greatness. I looked in vain for some sign that this was satire. Alas, it wasn't. Price Caldwell Tokyo...
...11th hour. If so, he will disappoint a lot of Democrats, who think his four-star-general power is just what the party needs to bolster its credibility on national security. In any event, the whole will-he-or-won't-he exercise probably hasn't been in vain; if Clark doesn't run, he is certain to be short-listed as a vice-presidential candidate. Clark seems to be laying the groundwork for that role too. At N.Y.U., he was careful to note that he has "tremendous respect for all the candidates." --By Karen Tumulty and Mitch Frank
...ruin them. It's not just the poor who do it, she says: "Glamour is a more sophisticated drug than money." Parents are bringing their hopefuls to her from all over Russia. "But they're taking horrible risks," she sighs. "And what if all their effort proves in vain?" At the same time, "tennis parents" remain the only way kids can get discovered. Russian tennis cannot afford scouts to comb the country for talent. Children might catch the eye of a tennis boss as they move upward from local to regional and national tournaments in the RTT. But unless parents...
...Amount paid by Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Sports, at a charity auction to learn the subject of Carly Simon's 1972 hit song You're So Vain. (He promised not to make the name public...