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...would a be a blow to the Bush Administration, says former White House deputy homeland-security adviser Richard Falkenrath, because "we'd all come to believe that we had decimated the al-Qaeda leadership." --By Daniel Kadlec. Reported by Timothy J. Burger, Scott MacLeod, Elaine Shannon and Lindsay Wise...
...Stadium this season. My friend Jim Powers called me in advance of the date and asked if I would join the entertainment slate, which already included Jerry Trupiano interviewing Bronson Arroyo, Dr. Charles?s State of the Franchise address and, not least, Powers himself, regaling and cracking wise. ?Shaughnessy can?t make it,? Jim said. ?Hell with ?im. Your book?s better anyway...
...thing. The best-selling book series in the world contains lines of dialogue like, “MURDER! MURDER IN THE BATHROOM!” and, “You are setting too much store by the prophecy!” (emphasis not added). Its main characters include a wise old wizard who enjoys alliterative aphorisms, pensive beard strokes, and—hold on to your copy of “Lord of the Rings”—sometimes carries a cane. The stories’ emotional climaxes tend to be accompanied by the sound of mermaids singing...
...wise thing to do. I was even slightly taken aback by my own sensible actions, and tried to figure out what had prompted me to achieve this new, profound level of astuteness...
While discussing the problem that is my summer with a wise friend of mine, I was effectually told to quit bitching and enjoy the free time that this break provides while I still have...