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FREAKY FROGS All is not well among the lily pads. For years, frogs with missing legs or extra eyes have been turning up in ponds across the U.S. Now scientists wonder if trace amounts of weed killer in rainwater may be partly to blame. A new report shows that male frogs exposed to altrazine--the best-selling agricultural herbicide--can develop multiple male sex organs or both male and female organs. Scientists think that even low concentrations of the weed killer--one-thirtieth the level allowed in drinking water--can cause the male hormone testosterone to morph into the female...
...instead secretly told Omar to resist, an ex-Taliban official told Time. Word of this double-talk reached Musharraf, who replaced him as ISI boss with General Ehsan ul-Haq, a trusted friend and ex-military intelligence chief who shares Musharraf's more Westernized views. His orders were to weed out "the beards," as the Islamic extremists are nicknamed inside the agency, and make the ISI more obedient to the President. "For us, Sept. 11 was a blessing in disguise," says one senior official. "We were scared that the religious extremists would dominate the country...
...Taliban official told TIME. Word of this double cross reached Musharraf, who on Oct. 7 replaced Ahmed as ISI boss. He put in Lieut. General Ehsan ul-Haq, a trusted head of military intelligence who shares Musharraf's more Westernized outlook. His orders from the President were to weed out "the beards," as Islamic extremists are called in the ISI, and make the group more obedient to the President. The top officers were reshuffled. "For us, Sept. 11 was a blessing in disguise," a senior official said. "We were scared the religious extremists would dominate the country...
...saying it's safe for humans. I'm not saying it's unsafe for humans. All I'm saying is that it makes hermaphrodites of frogs." TYRONE B. HAYES, a University of California researcher, on a study's conclusion that male frogs exposed to a common weed killer develop multiple sex organs...
...deal to have Lennox drink Yuban coffee between rounds Losers JACQUES CHIRAC Le Monde runs photo of French prez with sleazeball scandal-magnet. Chirac is getting off easy. Those naked, bongo pics? Still hidden JULIAN AND STEPHEN MARLEY Sons of the deceased reggae legend Bob Marley busted for smoking weed. Other charges: sitting on sofas, giggling, really getting into Memento ROBERT MUGABE President of Zimbabwe kicks out E.U. election-observers in the run up to his re-election bid. Well, that's one way to stay in office...