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What makes librarians raise their voices above a whisper? Certain passages of the U.S.A. Patriot Act. Librarians are among the most vocal opponents of the law, taking particular exception to Section 215, which they claim makes it easier for the government to search library records. "A big part of the public library system was to sustain democracy so people could make up their own mind about things," says Carolyn Anthony, director of the Skokie Public Library near Chicago. "Aspects of the act compromise this...
...have yet to prove the Administration's claims about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, the new charges against Syria sounded particularly unnerving, as if hard proof no longer matters to a victorious Washington. Until last month, the Administration had rarely let its disgruntlement with Syria rise above a whisper: after all, Assad had cooperated with the U.S. by detaining and interrogating members of al-Qaeda. But Bush & Co. were ticked off by Syria's meddling in the Iraq war. The Pentagon particularly resented Syria's shipments of night-vision goggles, which could have vitiated one of its key technological...
...Zimmerman, a trader at a hedge fund with billions to invest, was constantly shifting money in and out of stocks that looked ripe for sudden movement. Once the two began dating, all it would take for Zimmerman to make a fortune for his firm would be for Becker to whisper the names of stocks she soon would upgrade or downgrade-and for Zimmerman to bet early on them. That's exactly what happened, regulators say, as Zimmerman made several million dollars in illegal insider-trading gains in the year before he married Becker in August...
...many singles, a noisy bar is the perfect setting for the rituals of courtship. But for others, loud voices, pounding music and noisy cell phones make the sweet nothings too hard to hear. Enter the Quiet Party, where all talking above a gentle whisper is banned, cell phones are forbidden and the jukebox is muted. Participants chat mostly via notes; some are suggestive, others discuss current events, while still others seek creative potential mates by starting chain stories. The first Quiet Party took place in New York City last November, and now the idea is spreading nationwide. The first international...
...Anger Management, written by David Dorfman and directed by Peter Segal, Dave Buznik (Sandler) is a mouse afraid to roar. Traumatized by a childhood depantsing episode, he is reluctant to kiss his girl (Marisa Tomei), sass his boss or speak up for himself in tones above a whisper. Dave needs fate, or a series of preposterous plot machinations, to effect his deliverance. He is put into the care of a radical therapist, Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson...