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They had made such vows before, of course. But according to Bernazzani, Riley and U.S. Attorney Letten, there was a new commitment in the room after Katrina. "It was a bond," says Bernazzani. "There was a recognition that Katrina broke the old crystal. Let's not go back to the old ways." The trauma created trust, something rare and precious in law enforcement...
...public schedule is known as an "audible," and generally, it's just about the last thing anyone wants to suggest to a boss so allergic to disruption that he makes people turn off their cell phones when he is in the room. But last week, when USA Today broke a story that the government has been secretly keeping track of the phone calls that tens of millions of ordinary Americans are making each day, it was George W. Bush who proposed an impromptu appearance before the television cameras. "I want to say something about this myself," he told aides...
...scandal, or even a constitutional crisis. But although there have been protests from civil libertarians and some criticism on Capitol Hill, early indications suggest the revelation could actually give a political boost to a President who hasn't had many of those lately. The day after USA Today broke the story that the National Security Agency (NSA) aimed to "create a database of every call ever made" within the U.S., as one of the paper's sources put it, a Washington Post--ABC News poll found that 63% of those asked said they found the NSA program...
...story about Iraqi girls broke my heart. If Islam is truly a religion of justice and humanity, then change must come from the so-called street. There should be outrage in the community that matches the reaction to the Muhammad cartoons--and that outrage should be directed at the perpetrators. DON KANG Speicher, Germany...
...could add a little story to the title and please me." Not only did Mercer add a little - no, a lot ("And that's when I'll discover that revenge is sweet, / When I sit there applauding from a front row seat, / When somebody breaks your heart / Like you broke mine") - he assigned Mrs. Vimmerstedt co-authorship and 50% of the royalties. Sadie was pleased. So was Tony Bennett, when he made a hit of "I Wanna Be Around...