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Zagallai, 35, the son of a former mayor of Tripoli, originally came to the U.S. on a scholarship provided by the Gaddafi regime. But he soon soured on the dictator's repressive policies and became a leader of the anti-Gaddafi dissidents in the U.S., and had been warned by the FBI that he was a prime assassination target. Fortunately for him, the man who called at his apartment pretending to be a corporate recruiter bungled the job. Tafoya, 47, a 23-year veteran of the Army and the Marines, who fought in Viet Nam, fired at Zagallai...
Slack and Porter endorse what Whitla describes as a growing reliance on Achievement Tests at Harvard and other schools. But they warn that too much emphasis on these exams--which test knowledge of individual academic subjects on terms dictated by ETS and the College Board if teachers felt compelled to prepare students specifically for the achievements. The answer for Slack and Porter is one that admissions offices and ETS would consider a step backwards: abandon the SAT, use other standardized exams to a limited extent, and place even more stock in high school grades and recommendations...
...bookstore and bought a history that said the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1827 or World War I began in 1905, you'd be pretty angry." If followed too long, the Beverly Hills Diet may lead to diarrhea, and although medical evidence is scant, doctors warn of other complications...
...Baby Love, stealing means survival. He is the best gold-chain snatcher on the block. "I pretends to be making a phone call when the bus be comin' along," he explains, "so the driver won't warn the passengers. Then when it be by, I's leapin' in the air with my hand through the window and gone befo' anyone sees." He breaks into laughter, slapping skin all round. He has been caught five times this summer for pickpocketing. At Macy's he was caught boosting eight blue Izod Lacoste shirts in his Adidas...
Peking saw deal as a chance to send some signals to the United States. The Chinese wanted to warn the Americans that they would not appreciate any coziness with the Taiwanese, and they used the Dutch as an unwitting messenger boy. Peking declared that if Holland delivered the submarines to Taiwan, all diplomatic ties between the two nations would end. Confused and shocked, the Dutch government reconsidered the sale but decided it could not afford to lose the 3000 jobs. The Dutch, perhaps thinking the Chinese were bluffing, gave the government a vote of confidence. But the Chinese were serious...