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...hard-liners seem to think that by repeating this kind of unsubstantiated speculation, they can force Bush to stick to his vow to take on Saddam--even though, as White House aides insisted last week, he still does not have a plan for doing so. "Some people are, by design, trying to put him into a corner on this," says an official who works on Iraq policy. "They're arguing that if we don't attack, Saddam will win yet again because of the harm that will do to American credibility...
...only a tiny minority of China's cybercaf?s is playing by the rules. Since the hourly charge is less than 50 cents at the priciest Shanghai outlets, city dwellers vow to keep surfing. "Coming to an Internet bar is cheaper than karaoke or a pub or a disco," says Zhang Guoming, a 34-year-old cybercaf? owner in Shanghai. "There's less harm in it than going elsewhere. Why are they trying to close us down...
...highest principles have made him the best associate any editor could have. As I said at the time, "Although not a journalist, in his 30 years here Jerry has thought like one, and acted like one." We will miss Jerry as a friend and a colleague, and vow to uphold the principles he holds dear. We wish him the best in his next adventures...
...ready to fight a "decisive" battle. Indications are that India will hold off attacking in order to give the U.S. time to pressure Musharraf into shutting down the militant groups on the Pakistan-controlled side of Kashmir. But faced with Indian pressure, Musharraf had no choice but to vow to respond in kind. And, in what may have been an attempt to warn Washington of the consequences of confrontation with India, he announced Thursday that Pakistan may have to begin moving troops away from the Afghanistan border, where they're supporting U.S. search-and-destroy efforts against al-Qaeda...
Like Pinkerton, some men were drawn to the priesthood as a shelter. Others hoped that by taking the vow of celibacy, they could cancel out the orientation that had caused them so much shame. As one gay priest in New York City puts it, "Think of yourself as a gay person wanting with all your heart not to be a gay person. What do you do?" And for still others, there was the allure of the culture. "Catholicism has been one of the most homoerotic of widely available modern cultures," writes Mark Jordan, a professor of religion at Emory University...