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...firm rules on detaining combatants. "We are in uncharted legal territory here," says one. And some experts believe security trumps due process. "If we err too far on the side of civil liberties, an awful lot of Americans could lose their lives," says Robert Turner, a University of Virginia law professor...
RESIGNED. S. VANCE WILKINS JR., 65, as the first G.O.P. speaker of the Virginia house; in Richmond; under growing pressure from fellow Republicans. Wilkins, accused of groping two women, denied making unwanted advances but said, "I don't blame anyone for my troubles. Most of them I brought on myself...
Like a chemist tweaking a formula, Arena constantly adjusts strategy and lineup to capitalize on the strengths of the players who are available against the next opponent. "His best quality is man management," says backup goalkeeper Tony Meola, who played for Arena at the University of Virginia in the late '80s. "You get chosen for a reason, whether you're a hard-nosed tackler or a playmaker. And those are the things you do." That's not the way many international coaches work it. Former U.S. and current China coach Bora Milutinovic, says Meola, makes players adjust to his system...
While his new audience may be a tad precious, Stanley is anything but. Growing up in the Clinch Mountains of Virginia in the 1930s, he learned the banjo from his mother while his brother Carter took guitar lessons from the mailman. The Stanley Brothers were naturals, and soon they were performing live out of a Bristol, Va., radio station and recording for Columbia. At one point, they were the biggest act in Appalachia not named Bill Monroe...
Such encounters can be life changing for American teens too. "The world will never be the same for me," says Matt Farwell, a U.W.C. student from Virginia who graduated on May 25. "I can no longer make sweeping, stereotypical judgments about anywhere or anyone. And I feel responsible for sharing what I learned with as many people as I can." In the fall he will enter the University of Virginia to study international relations and Arabic. He hopes someday to have a career in international...