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...begin meditating, focus on controlled breathing. Purge all thought, particularly the "three poisons" of greed, anger and ignorance, and concentrate on the here and now. Alternatively focus on Hwadu, known in Japanese as Koan, an enigmatic and ill-defined term that describes the apex of the concentrated mind. Followers of both methods hope to achieve inner peace, illumination and, ultimately, enlightenment. Beginners, however, will probably have to settle for a little relative tranquillity...
...which began almost as soon as she assumed the role of U.N. high commissioner for human rights three and a half years ago, arose "only because I've had a very high profile as a woman," she says. Never one to mince words, Robinson is frank about just how ill-suited she would be for the top job. "I'm not a skilled diplomat in the kind of compromises a secretary-general must be prepared to make," she says. Her refusal to compromise her principles and a growing frustration at what she calls "financial and human resource restraints...
...While it has rejected President Clinton's ill-starred peace activism in the Middle East, the Bush administration has made clear that its own policy will be guided by U.S. interests in the region as a whole, with an emphasis on stability. In other words, the Bush team has less interest in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than in ensuring it doesn't escalate to the point of threatening regional stability. In the short term, that works for Ariel Sharon - and against Yasser Arafat - by removing U.S. pressure to seek a long-term political solution. But it may not always...
...Russ Feingold, acknowledging that the courts might well strike Snowe-Jeffords down, called it a baby-and-bathwater issue and quoted his partner McCain: "Non-severability is French for 'kill campaign finance reform,'" Feingold said, "and I think he's right." Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), who still hasn't gotten over Rehnquist's deciding Florida vote, announced that the conservative court had too much power already - and that campaign finance reform was worth risking an imbalance down the road...
Spying is an essential activity of our government. As a world superpower, the U.S. must be adept at locating and taking care of its many enemies. Without the CIA and the FBI, our country would be a much more dangerous place. KEVIN STOUWIE Lansing, Ill...