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...Saddam's bed for hidden nukes - at least not right away. The C-130 UN transport plane carrying chief inspector Hans Blix and his team landed at Saddam International Airport with equipment for a more urgent task: industrial vacuum cleaners, to perform some desperately needed housekeeping at the inspectors' base in Baghdad...
Indeed, Boston will lend an important spirit to the next convention. The ideological base of the Democratic Party is most prominent here; this nation’s patriotic roots originate in Old North Church, the Freedom Trail, Lexington and Concord. Perhaps some of that revolutionary feeling will rub off on a party currently starving for focus—especially if they hope to beat an immensely popular wartime president...
...being consulted," says a senior House Republican aide. Tuesday's election suggests that Bush has loosened the country's 50-50 deadlock--Republican candidates won 53% of all votes cast in congressional and gubernatorial races--but not by much. In his first two years, Bush kept his conservative base happy but was also known to compromise on issues like education and campaign finance. Like Eisenhower's, Bush's popularity rests heavily on his prestige as Commander in Chief rather than on deep support for his domestic policies. Even with the Senate in G.O.P. hands, Bush will still have to court...
...Refuge, for example--remain unpalatable to the centrists who are still critical to passing big-ticket legislation. The White House is wary of sending another moderate Republican like Jeffords running to the other side of the aisle. Says a Republican lobbyist: "If they're committed to growing their power base, they must not overreach by misreading the election as a mandate for certain conservative causes...
This clear oil is a good base to which to add flavored infusions. A 420 smoke point makes grape-seed oil great for cooking over high heat. It emulsifies well, so it is easy to whip into mayonnaise. But don't use it in dressings; it has no flavor...