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...this has left a vast audience of admirers at home and abroad wondering what all that Powell charisma and celebrity and promise are being used for. What has happened to make the Bush Administration's ace look like its odd man out? Is it Powell, or the circumstances he's in? Is it something in the Powell makeup, or some combination of rivalry and situation, that holds him back...
...would have seen it. The main entrance is marked by the remains of a portico--eight limestone pillars, today half submerged in the sand--that stands in front of a peristyle hall whose high masonry walls are inset with false windows. This entrance hall in turn opens onto a vast ovoid, some 300 ft. across, that formed the sanctuary itself. The ovoid is enclosed by a thick, curving wall of limestone blocks covered with inscriptions, some of which are more than 40 ft. long. The AFSM team believes the remains of the wall, along with additional inscriptions, extend more than...
...archaeologists' radar has already located the remains of other structures, part of a vast temple complex covering more than 15 acres. In addition to a thicket of buildings on either side of the hall, the radar has spotted a water well and what appears to be a grand causeway linking Mahram Bilqis with the ancient citadel of Marib, which rises above the desert about three miles to the north. A separate team from the German Archaeological Institute, meanwhile, has uncovered dozens of multistory mausoleums in a cemetery area southwest of the oval enclosure. "We have excavated less than...
...billion will also be able to choose between a Chinese and a foreign bank. But the Chinese banks that now hold this money have been lending it, on Beijing's instructions, to largely moribund state-owned enterprises. Despite intensive propaganda to the contrary, efforts to salvage these vast, gangrenous remnants of Maoism are failing. The SOEs "cannot, or will not, pay back the banks, so today there is a silent crisis," Chang warns...
...that if you want to fight for the world championship you have to pace yourself so you don't arrive burnt out at the end. Sometimes I get so heavily into it I don't realize I need to take a break." Though his talents have won him a vast following, Schumacher's determination not to be beaten has earned him few fans among other drivers. Jos Verstappen of Orange Arrows is said to be his only close friend. Last season Schumacher riled many drivers by using a racing rule that allows one change of direction per lap to dart...