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President George W. Bush first got word from Rumsfeld on Saturday afternoon in a call to Camp David. "We think we may have him," Rumsfeld announced, and the President said to keep him informed. The President had already planned to return to the White House early to avoid a snowstorm descending on the mid-Atlantic coast that could have prevented his attending a special Christmas show taping the next day. Bush called Adnan Pachachi, the acting president of the Iraqi governing council, to congratulate him; as they were trying to get him on the cell phone Pachachi was with Bremer...
...avoid exorbitant shipping fees is to order online and pick the item up yourself at the store. A growing number of retailers are offering this option, among them REI, Circuit City, Best Buy and Sears. But it won't always save time. Be sure to confirm that the outlet you have in mind has the item on hand or can get it quickly, or you might end up empty-handed after...
...Pacific University's $14.4 million, ski-lodge-style Emerson Hall. "Emerson, right away, was referred to as the rich-kid dorm," she says. "I had to separate from friends who went to another dorm because they couldn't all afford to live in Emerson." Some schools take steps to avoid such rifts. Michigan State charges the same fee for all dorms, regardless of extra frills. The University of Georgia awards nicer dorm rooms to students based on factors like grades and plans to start need-based scholarships to help poorer students pay for them...
...perhaps, from his gentle fans. "I wanted to avoid [romantic] roles in my 20s," says Law, "because I didn't see much longevity in my career were I to take that path. I've not seen many films like that when guys come across as anything but shallow. It's all [in a dopey voice] 'I'm in loooove...
...task force will avoid evaluating the recommendations the committees have made, members said, instead focusing on taking the next step to institute the suggested changes to mental health services...